Programming and Parametric Modelling In ArchiCAD as a Creative Tool for the Architect

Abstract

The article touches upon the general issues of creating parametric objects in various professional programs for architectural design. A creative method based on creation of parametric objects with the help of programming and on the basis of artistic experiments consisting in obtaining arrays of aesthetically significant graphical data is proposed. These experiments were carried out in Archicad program using GDL scripts, PARAM-O module in combination with traditional graphic capabilities. The method is illustrated on concrete examples, the conclusion is made that the architect, who knows how to program or works together with a programmer, is able to enrich his creative palette, and the use of synthetic method of design through a heuristic architectural problem and its solution by software means, gives nonstandard interesting results from the artistic point of view.