ARCH463 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF SHAPE GRAMMARS
Course Code: |
1200463 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
4.0 |
Department: |
Architecture |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
Course Coordinator: |
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Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
A lecture course that focuses on the theory of shape grammars (Stiny and Gips, 1975); seeks to provide a critical perspective to quantitative and symbolic computations, and encourage design students to apply visual and spatial thinking in computation; aims to give basic knowledge of shapes and visual computation.