Achieving the Harmonic Forming of Interior Design Furniture Elements through Algorithmic Theories

An algorithm is a computational procedure for addressing a problem in a finite number of steps. It involves deduction, induction, abstraction, generalization, and structured logic. It is the systematic extraction of logical principles and the development of a generic solution plan. Algorithmic strategies utilize the search for repetitive patterns, universal principles, interchangeable modules, and inductive links. The intellectual power of an algorithm lies in its ability to infer new knowledge and to extend certain limits of the human intellect. Despite the proliferation of computers in architecture today, the use of algorithms in architectural design is generally limited. Instead, the dominant mode of utilizing computers in architecture today can be identified as that of computerization, i.e. that where entities or processes that are already conceptualized in the designer’s mind are entered, presented, or stored on a computer system. In contrast, algorithms, as process of creating design solutions by the use of mathematical or logical methods, are generally limited. While the research and development of software itself involves extensive algorithmic techniques, mouse-based manipulations of 3D computer models on a computer screen are not necessarily algorithmic processes.