The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · P

Parametric design

Also called parametric, parametrics

Design by defining rules and parameters from which a form is generated, so that changing a parameter changes the whole design consistently.

See also: Attractor, Parametricism

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters The Contemporary.

Nearby in the glossary

Palissade · Palmiform · Pantry · Papyriform · Parametricism · Parterre · Parti · Passive house