publications
peer-reviewed journals +
book chapters
Ligler H. Forthcoming [in press]. “Rewriting Shape Rules: Developing Implemented Shape Grammars to See Anew,” S. Kotsopoulos (ed.), Shape Computation: Fifty Years, 1972-2022, Mathematics and the Built Environment 9, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Ligler H. Forthcoming [in press]. “Constructing Architectural Theory: A Pedagogical Framework for Engaging the Logic of Precedents with Shape Rules,” International Journal of Architectural Computing.
Paulino DMS, Ligler H, and Napolitano R. 2024. "On Determining Structural Wall Layout During the Adaptive Reuse Process of Historic Masonry Buildings" Journal of Building Engineering 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110178.
Walter N, Ligler H, and Gürsoy B. 2024.“The Truchet Tile Grammar: A Generative System for Versatile Tile and Pattern Design.” Nexus Network Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-024-00779-8
Ligler H. 2024.“The Grammar of Anne Tyng’s Simpler Space Structures.” Nexus Network Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-024-00775-y
Abu-Aridah D and Ligler H. 2024. "Shape Grammars and Self-Built Refugee Communities: The Transformation from Tent Shelter to Customized Structure in Irbid Camp." International Journal of Architectural Computing. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/14780771241229854
Paulino DMS, Ligler H, and Napolitano R. 2023. "A Grammar-Based Approach for Generating Spatial Layout Solutions for the Adaptive Reuse of Sobrado Buildings" Buildings 13, no. 3: 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13030722
Ligler H. 2022.“The Subsymmetry Analysis and Rule-Based Synthesis of John Portman’s Midnight Sun.” Nexus Network Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-022-00644-6
Ligler H. 2021. “Reconfiguring Atrium Hotels: Generating Hybrid Designs with Visual Computations in Shape Machine.” Automation in Construction, Volume 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103923
Economou A, Hong K, Ligler H, and Park J. 2020. “Shape Machine: A Primer in Visual Composition”, J.-H. Lee (ed.), A New Perspective of Cultural DNA, KAIST Research Series, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, pp. 65-92.
Ligler H and Economou A. 2018. “Entelechy Revisited: On the Generative Specification of John Portman’s Architectural Language.” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 45, no. 4 : pp. 623-48. doi: 0265813516676489.
peer-reviewed conference papers + proceedings
Ligler H. 2025. “Kahn’s Two Houses: From Formal Analysis to Design Synthesis.” In: Marques, B., Ruivo, C., Leite Viana, D., Vieira Vaz, J. (eds) Formal Methods in Architecture. FMA 2024. Digital Innovations in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02782-5_34
Ligler H. 2025. “Shape Computation: A Foundation for AI-Embedded Architectural Education.” ACSA Intersections Conference: AI Design Practices. Boston, MA, USA.
Ligler H. 2025. “The Architect as Developer and Urban Influencer.” Society of Architectural Historians 78th Annual International Conference. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hong T-C K and Ligler H. 2024. “The Isovist Grammar: Automating Isovists and Isovist Fields with Visual Rules.” SIGraDi 2024 “Biodigital_Intelligent_Systems”
Govindarazan K, Ligler H, Abbas Y and Duarte JP. 2023. “Translating Christopher Alexander’s Patterns for Immersive Virtual Reality: A Rule-Based Approach to Behavior Testing in VR.” Proceedings of the 41st eCAADe Conference, Volume 2, pp. 399-408.
Imam C and Ligler H. 2023. “3D Voxel Grammar of Mangalabas (Goodwill House).” Proceedings of the 41st eCAADe Conference, Volume 2, pp. 441-450.
Paulino DMS, Lewis KL, Napolitano R and Ligler H. 2023. “Automating the Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage: A Computational Framework for Reconfiguring Historic Masonry Buildings.” Proceedings of the 41st eCAADe Conference, Volume 2, pp. 691-700.
Ligler H. 2023. “Visualizing Anne Tyng’s Transformations of the Octetruss.” Nexus Network Journal [special issue, 2023 Nexus Conference]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-023-00692-6
Walter N, Ligler H and Gürsoy B. 2023. “From Graphical Treatment of Combinatorics to Tiling Grammars.” Nexus Network Journal [special issue, 2023 Nexus Conference]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-023-00715-2
Abu-Aridah D and Ligler H. 2022. “From Shelter to Home: Transformation Grammar of Housing Units in Irbid Refugee Camp.” SIGraDi 2022 “Critical Appropriations.”
Paulino DMS, Knapp C, Ligler H and Napolitano R. 2022. “The Reviver Grammar: Transforming the Historic Center of Sao Luis through Social Housing.” SIGraDi 2022 “Critical Appropriations.”
Nowobilski M and Ligler H. 2021. “The Market Square Grammar: Reconstructing the Facades of Warsaw’s Old Town.” Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference, Volume 2, pp. 283-292.
Paulino DMS, Napolitano R, Ligler H, Bak K, Hogan SL and Moreno J T C. 2021. “A Grammar Based Methodology to Support the Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings: The Case Study of the Sobrado Building Type,” Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVI-M-1-2021, 515–521, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-M-1-2021-515-2021.
Ligler H and Economou A. 2019. “From Drawing Shapes to Scripting Shapes: Architectural Theory Mediated by Shape Machine.” SimAUD 2019 Conference Proceedings, pp. 278-286.
Ligler H and Economou A. 2019. “On John Portman’s Atria: Two Exercises in Hotel Composition.” In: Gero J. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition '18. DCC 2018. Springer,Cham., pp. 401-420. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05363-5_22
Ligler H and Economou A. 2015. “Entelechy I: Towards a Formal Specification of John Portman’s Domestic Architecture.” Proceedings of the 33rd eCAADe Conference, Martens B.,Wurzer G., Grasl T., Lorenz W.E., and Schaffranek, R (eds), Volume 1, pp. 445-452.
Ligler H and Economou A. 2015. “Lost in Translation: Towards an Automated Description of John Portman’s Domestic Architecture.” Blucher Design Proceedings, 2(3), pp. 657-661.