Computational Morphogenesis

Abstract

Computational morphogenesis is the word generally used for expressing those techniques or ways of thought by which the configuration or the system of structures is generated mainly through the usage of computers, which is realized on the firm foundation of both FEM as a tool of numerical analysis and various methods based on relatively newly-developed algorithms for structural optimization. Recently, it has been gaining a considerable number of users such as structural engineers or architects for the structural design of actual buildings as well as proposals for architectural competitions. Here we present the state of the art in computational morphogenesis especially in Japan as well as the future prospects for computational morphogenesis.