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Article	MONITORING URBAN DESIGN THROUGH GENERATIVE DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS: A GENERATIVE GRAMMAR FOR PRAIA
Authors	José N. Beirão, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands; Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal José P. Duarte, Nuno Montenegro, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Jorge Gil, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands
Abstract	Urban planning and design has a considerable impact on the economic performance of cities and regions. It is a complex process that extends for a long period and involves many participants. The lack of integrated tools to support this process hampers the ability to maximize the response of plans to contextual conditions while using the least resources. This paper describes research that aims to develop such a tool, integrating formulation, generation, and evaluation capabilities. It is focused on the generation module which relies on the encoding of Urban Induction Patterns (UIP) using shape grammars. A grammar for the extension plan of the city of Praia is presented as one of the case studies used to support UIP definition and illustrate its application. The paper also discusses how the proposed tool can be used for developing and monitoring urban plans.
Keywords:	Urban Design, Patterns, Shape Grammars, Generative Design
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