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A Formalism for Problem Restructuring and Resolution in Design

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  • Ö Akin

    (Department of Architecture, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA)

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It is no longer unusual to find automated systems as partners in the architectural design process. Most, if not all, of these systems are limited to solving well-structured problems efficiently and accurately. The use of these systems relies on manual decomposition of complex problems into more limited, well-defined ones and the subsequent recomposition of the solutions into comprehensive ones. In this paper a formal representation is developed for the process of problem structuring to enable decomposition and recomposition of architectural problems. This consists of a heuristic method for manipulating the parameters of a general purpose generate-and-test mechanism which is capable of solving well-defined problems.

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  • Ö Akin, 1986. "A Formalism for Problem Restructuring and Resolution in Design," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 13(2), pages 223-232, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:13:y:1986:i:2:p:223-232
    DOI: 10.1068/b130223
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