Parametric modelling and the tessellation of architectural surfaces

Parametric modelling is gaining in popularity as both a fabrication and design tool, but its application in the architectural design industry has not been widely explored. This form of modelling has the ability to generate complex forms with intuitively reactive components, allowing designers to express and<br>fabricate structures previously too laborious and geometrically complex to realise. The key aim of the paper is to address the increasing need for seamless and bi-directional connectivity between the design, modelling and<br>fabrication ambit.<br>