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Shape Grammars: Designing Buildings with Rules

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This lecture explores the concept of shape grammars as a method for designing buildings, focusing on the relationship between building form and density. It discusses the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, Glenn Murcutt, and Alvaro Siza in the validation of shape grammars, highlighting the importance of rules in architectural design.

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