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Classifications of Shape Grammars

  • Sara GarciaEmail author
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Abstract

Since shape grammars were first described about forty five years ago, several types of grammars have emerged. The goal of this paper is to provide a framework that gathers together the main existing types of grammars. The categorization is preceded by a glossary of 19 terms related to shape grammars. Then, 44 types are placed into 13 chronologically-ordered categories. Each type is characterized with its name, a short description, the reference to the original paper, three examples of existing grammars of the type, and simple illustrative grammars. The types are organized using a classification guide in the form of a checklist, which is filled according to an existing shape grammar as an example.

Keywords

Urban Design Rule Application Graph Grammar Generic Grammar Maximal Line 
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Acknowledgements

Funding for this research was provided by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) under PhD grant SFRH/BD/77927/2011 and by CIAUD (Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura Urbanismo e Design).

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  1. 1.Faculty of ArchitectureUniversity of LisbonLisbonPortugal

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