Generative Redesign
with Rebecca Napolitano
Daniele Melo Santos Paulino
Sierra Hogan
Cooper Knapp
Holly Zimmerman
Jennifer Carvajal Moreno
Ella Hill
with Rebecca Napolitano
Daniele Melo Santos Paulino
Sierra Hogan
Cooper Knapp
Holly Zimmerman
Jennifer Carvajal Moreno
Ella Hill
Annually in the US, 1
billion square feet of existing buildings are demolished and replaced with new
construction. As an alternative to this linear cycle of waste, the aim
of this research is to develop a regenerative workflow, combining genetic
algorithms (GAs) and shape grammars (SG) to make an argument for how
diagnostics of existing infrastructure and design generation can aid in
promoting the sustainable reuse of structures. This will reduce waste in the
built environment, elevate the generative redesign of infrastructure, and
promote circular economic thinking. Our hypothesis is that the challenges of
existing infrastructure are uniquely situated for an interdisciplinary approach
in design computing that includes generative assessment, structural
optimization, and design automation to develop a repeatable workflow for
adaptive reuse.
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