Shape grammars allow a designer to explore a diverse and broad design space. Especially
among architects and engineers, the opportunity to evaluate numerous alternatives in the …

Problems with multiple objectives arise in a natural fashion in most disciplines and their
solution has been a challenge to researchers for a long time. Despite the considerable …

Abstract Recent Artificial Intelligence studies have achieved substantial improvements in
practical tasks by using extensive amounts of data. We assume that a substantial part of the …

Although computational techniques for solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems (MOPs)
have been available for many years, the recent application of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) …

Grammar formalisms are one of the key representation structures in Computer Science. So it
is not surprising that they have also become important as a method for formalizing …

Over the last fifty years, the ability to carry out analysis as a precursor to decision making in
engineering design has increased dramatically. In particular, the advent of modern …

This paper commences by outlining notions of creativity before examining the role of
emergence in creative design. Various process models of emergence are presented; these …

Genetic algorithms (GAs), which are directed stochastic hill climbing algorithms, are a
commonly used optimization technique and are generally applied to single criterion …

This paper introduces a model for design exploration based on notions of evolution and
demonstrates computational co-evolution using a modified genetic algorithm (GA). Evolution …

Most computer‐based design tools assume that designers work with a well‐defined
problem. However, this assumption has been challenged by current research. The …