Generating cities

http://blog.neonascent.net/archives/computer-aided-architectural-design/

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"The computer isn't a magic box. Just because the computer does something – something emergent – doesn't mean that the conditions of emergence will be in any way productive of anything useful.

"From (collective) experience, some architects seem to treat the CAD process this way. Imagine having a magic wand that you waved at stuff to transform it into something altogether weird-looking and different. We wouldn't wave it ...