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Zusatztext "Programming Architecture is a good book. It makes an invaluable contribution to the field of generative design. I recommend this book to designers interested in the history of computing and computational design and to computer experts in genetic programming interested to explore a new field of application such as architectural design." - Benachir Medjdoub! Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines Informationen zum Autor Paul Coates is Senior Lecturer at the University of East London (UEL). He is also Programme leader of the MSc Architecture: Computing and design programme and Head of CECA (the Centre for Evolutionary Computing in Architecture)! a research centre at the School of Architecture and the Visual Arts! UEL. Klappentext Suitable for those interested in the history of computing and computational design. Zusammenfassung Written by a pioneer of CAAD, this is essential reading for all those interested in the history of computing and computational design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Falling Between Two Stools 2. Rethinking Representation 3. In the Beginning was the Word 4. The Mystery of the Machine that Invents Itself 5. Evolving the Text - Being even Lazier 6. The Text of the Vernacular. Epilogue.Glossary