A qualitative feature-based characterization of 2D architectural style: Special Topic Section on Computational Analysis of Style

  • Authors:

  • Julie R. Jupp;John S. Gero

  • Affiliations:

  • Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition, G04, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition, G04, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Architectural plans are design diagrams that describe building layout where space is planned according to design requirements. Style in architecture is generally characterized as common features appearing in a particular class of building design. This research seeks to address how to recognize architectural design style from a 2D plan diagram. We explore this question in a computational encoder-analyzer (E-A) model for 2D plans, where a characterization of 2D style is based on qualitative spatial representation and information theoretic measures. In a preliminary study of a prominent architect's plans, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach. We conclude by discussing practical applications of automated plan recognition and classification in design support tools. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.