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Application of Fractals in Architectural Shape Design


WANG Wen,LIU Hong and WANG Xia

DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2009.06.026

Received March 22, 2009,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015

Volume ,2009,Pages 142-146

  • Abstract
A computer aided method for architectural shape design was developed based on the L systems algorithm, the shape grammar and the space surface equation theory. Various 3D entities such as building grounds, building walls and building domes with fractal characteristics could be generated in a short time by using the computer program. These generative 3D entities were saved in a component database which could help to accumulate design knowledge through continuous expansion. A building could successfully be formed by the designers through selecting proper building grounds, walls and domes from this database. The effectiveness of the proposed method was approved with a case study.