ABSTRACT
Design could be thought of as rigorous play. In order to play a game, there must be rules. Some constraints are provided to the architect, such as the program, site, zoning and budget. However, additional rules are identified by the architect. ‘Parametric modeling’ is a popular term in contemporary architecture. Some people assume parametric modeling relates exclusively to cutting-edge software, but in fact parametric modeling has been around well before computers ever existed. Parametric modeling is the use of parameters and rules as a means to generate a series of variations. In the digital realm, there is a completely different type of constraint which results in a different range of freedom. Many software environments have an operation which allows curves to blend together or to have shapes morph in between two boundary conditions. When digitally designing, the drawing operation is instant.
