This paper reviews <i>The Application of Computer Techniques and Modelling in Architectural Design</i>, by <nobr>L N Avdot'in,</nobr> published in 1978, and authorised by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of the USSR as a textbook for students taking courses on this topic in Architecture...

A <I>constructive</I> approach to the definition of languages of designs is outlined. Froebel's building gifts are used to illustrate the approach.

The definitions pertaining to the shape grammar formalism are developed in detail.

A methodology for landscape planning is presented, including (1) a procedure for the quantification of visual intrusions in a landscape, (2) the specification of visual preference functions, and (3) the utilization of such functions for planning purposes, by means of an optimization procedure....

This section of the book The Application of Computer Techniques and Modelling in Architectural Design introduces the architecture student to uses of graph theory in modelling and manipulating the functional structures of dwelling plans. It demonstrates the use of mathematical and computing...

A zero - one integer-programming formulation of the simultaneous optimization of the problems of land-use assignment and transportation-network design is presented. The problem is modeled through a set-partitioning approach and incorporates a multiple-criteria objective function, appropriate...