“Emergence” is a term which we borrow from biology and is used to describe systems that consist of several autonomous parts (called agents) interacting with each other through signals, with the aim of self-organization. This is achieved via internal structured mechanisms that produce unpredictable behaviours. In order to link this concept to architecture, a study of analogue and digital procedures of form search was attempted, which integrate in some degree the principles and mechanisms of emergence.
The appearance of unpredictable emergent behaviour in materials, which when examined under certain circumstances and parameters enable them to develop their abilities and attributes was studied. Moreover, technique of genetic algorithms, which handles the design process as a dynamic evolutionary model by borrowing terms such as hierarchy and evolution, contributes to the expansion of architectural boundaries.
Collaborator: Marialena Dimogianni
