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Research Papers & Case Studies

Urban Metabolism: Fractal Patterns in Global Cities
01 07 - CITY

Urban Metabolism: Fractal Patterns in Global Cities

A two-decade comparative analysis of resource flows, spatial entropy, and self-similar growth patterns across 12 world cities. Mapping how Tokyo, Istanbul, Copenhagen, and London metabolize energy, data, and people at scale.

Urban SystemsFractal AnalysisPolicy Design
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Adaptive Domesticity: The Cultural DNA of Living Spaces
02 01-03 - DETAIL→UNIT

Adaptive Domesticity: The Cultural DNA of Living Spaces

Machine learning models trained on 340+ housing typologies from 12 cultures, revealing how domestic rituals shape spatial layout from furniture joinery to apartment organization.

Machine LearningCultural ProxemicsHousing
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Generative Facades: Performance-Driven Envelopes
03 04 - BUILDING

Generative Facades: Performance-Driven Envelopes

Evolutionary algorithms optimizing building envelopes for climate responsiveness. Self-shading parametric geometries achieving 40% solar gain reduction while maximizing daylight and views.

Climate DesignParametricOptimization
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AI Form Finding: Biological Precedents in Architecture
04 04 - BUILDING

AI Form Finding: Biological Precedents in Architecture

Exploring the frontier where generative adversarial networks and diffusion models produce structurally novel forms inspired by biological morphogenesis, from coral growth to bone topology.

Generative AIBiomimicryMorphogenesis
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Emergent Complexes: Swarm-Driven Site Design
05 05 - COMPLEX

Emergent Complexes: Swarm-Driven Site Design

Multi-agent swarm systems orchestrating building placement, orientation, and massing at complex scale. 2,500+ autonomous agents negotiate site constraints to discover high-fitness spatial configurations.

Swarm IntelligenceAgent-BasedEmergence
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Spatial Computing: From Point Clouds to Digital Twins
06 03 - APARTMENT

Spatial Computing: From Point Clouds to Digital Twins

High-fidelity spatial capture pipelines combining LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and VR/AR interfaces. Transforming physical environments into millimeter-accurate digital twins for design collaboration.

LiDARDigital TwinXR Interface
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Garden City Revisited: Topographic Utopias
07 06 - NEIGHBORHOOD

Garden City Revisited: Topographic Utopias

Reinterpreting Howard's radial garden city model through computational topography and ecological corridors. How historic urban ideals evolve when confronted with terrain, climate data, and contemporary density.

Urban TheoryEcologyMorphology
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Computational Urbanism: Algorithmic District Design
08 06 - NEIGHBORHOOD

Computational Urbanism: Algorithmic District Design

Multi-objective evolutionary optimization (NSGA-II) applied to district-scale masterplanning. Balancing pedestrian flow, solar access, density, and green space across 47 simultaneous design variables.

NSGA-IIMasterplanningMulti-Objective
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Open Source & Tools

Research outputs that became products. Grasshopper plugins, Python libraries, and computational tools for architects.

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Sierpinski.js

Recursive fractal generation library for web canvas.

● JavaScript GitHub ↗

Voxel-Core

High-performance voxel manipulation engine.

● Rust GitHub ↗

Fraktal-Utils

Common geometric utility functions for computational design.

● Python GitHub ↗

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