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Methods for Madness: Formalization and Automation of Generative Processes in ’Class 1’ Creative Design

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Design Methodology and Relationships with Science

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Creative design is a non-deterministic but goal-directed process of search through a broad problem space of hypothetical artifacts. Creative design is an understudied topic in design science and computer science. The paucity of knowledge about creative design contributes to certain fundamental limitations in formal design models. Procedural computing principles offer a powerful means to facilitate discovery and innovation in knowledge-based design. Issues surrounding the development of procedural design systems are elaborated.

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  1. University of Minnesota, USA

    M. D. Eckersley

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  1. Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    M. J. de Vries

  2. Faculty of Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    N. Cross

  3. Architecture Department, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

    D. P. Grant

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Eckersley, M.D. (1993). Methods for Madness: Formalization and Automation of Generative Processes in ’Class 1’ Creative Design. In: de Vries, M.J., Cross, N., Grant, D.P. (eds) Design Methodology and Relationships with Science. NATO ASI Series, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8220-9_10

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