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Raising the i-Factor: Bridging Parametric Shape and Parametric Design

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Using the artifice of the i-device as an analogue, this paper examines issues in making design software more accessible through projects on computer-aided sustainable design, panelization for design and fabrication, and parametric shape grammar interpretation. In each case accessibility is improved by transitioning design from a representational concern to one that is more process oriented through the use of localized semantics.

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The work reported here would be impossible without the contributions of my graduate students Tajin Biswas, Tsung-hsien Wang, Peng-hui Wan, Kui Yue and Varvara Toulkeridou.

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    Ramesh Krishnamurti

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Krishnamurti, R. (2015). Raising the i-Factor: Bridging Parametric Shape and Parametric Design. In: Gero, J. (eds) Studying Visual and Spatial Reasoning for Design Creativity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9297-4_5

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