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		C o n s t r u c t i n g   D e s i g n   C o n c e p t s :   A Computational Approach to the Synthesis of Architectural Form Kotsopoulos S, Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
		II.     Shape Computation Theory              1.  Introduction       2.  Computational Theory       3.  Computational Design Theory       4.  Shape Computation                                 4. 1.  SHAPE CALCULUS            4.2. SHAPE GRAMMAR                                  4.2 1.  What is a shape rule ?     4.2 2.  What is a derivation ?     4.2 3.  What is a grammar ?                Rules can be organized in systems called shape grammars. Grammars are computational devices that generate      sets of designs with particular spatial or other properties called design languages. A terminated computation that      yields shapes C, C1, C2,…Cn within a specific shape grammar is a proof within that grammar.