Institute of Information Theories and Applications FOI ITHEA
This paper presents a technique for building complex and adaptive meshes for urban and architectural
design. The combination of a self-organizing map and cellular automata algorithms stands as a method for
generating meshes otherwise static. This intends to be an auxiliary tool for the architect or the urban planner,
improving control over large amounts of spatial information. The traditional grid employed as design aid is
improved to become more general and flexible.