Description grammars

A general notation

Journal article (2016)

Authors

R.M.F.A. Stouffs Design Informatics, National University of Singapore
Research Group
Design Informatics
Copyright: © 2016 R.M.F.A. Stouffs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265813516667300
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2016

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English

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Research Group

Design Informatics

Abstract

A description grammar, in conjunction with a shape grammar, serves to generate verbal descriptions of designs, next to the spatial descriptions. These verbal descriptions can also assist in guiding the generative process. This paper presents a general notation for descriptions and description rules that accounts, extensively if not entirely, for many of the applications of description grammars found in literature. Specifically, a review of the notation with respect to these description schemes supports the explication of its strengths and limitations and the identification of future work. A follow-up paper revisits selected applications of description grammars and demonstrates the applicability of this general notation to these case studies.

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