Chapter 10
Parameters and Algorithms
Chapter 10 provides a description of parametric modeling and algorithmic processes in architectural design and drawing. Working with parametric models has become a standard method of 3D modeling. This includes the use of variable inputs that control and drive geometric properties and relationships within the model. This allows for the ability to quickly update changes and create multiple iterations of a 3D model, which are based on topological variations. Algorithms are sets of instructions that are executed to complete a task. Algorithmic procedures allow for the design of rule-based systems, and logical operations that yield outcomes. This method of drawing and modeling allows for the repetition of procedures that are based on bottom-up design processes and concepts of emergence. Parametric and algorithmic modeling environments provide architects and designers with the ability to explore computational methods for drawing and modeling that go beyond...