Exploring the generative potential of isovist fields the evolutionary generation of urban layouts based on isovist field properties

Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 355-363

  Schneider, Sven ^a   König, Reinhard ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolutionary Strategy; Generative Design; Isovists; Spatial Configuration; Visibility Based Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957668236     PISSN: 26841843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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