Exploring Urban Interventions through Computational tools: genetic algorithm and urban connection patterns

Abstract

This paper presents a particular approach to design processes in urban design, in a transdisciplinary environment. Exploring geotechnologies, information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence techniques and experimental softwares (fuzzy logic and generic algorithm), the workshop “Generation of Urban Connection Patterns”, developed by IAU-USP (Brazil) and ETSA-US (Spain), aimed: to investigate urban space connection patterns in areas of environmental and social vulnerability; to explore formal arrangements in urban design; to foster academic exchange and possibilities of collaborative workshops. The article also discusses the role of computational tools and the implementation of in-person and non-presential methods in the teaching/learning process.