Ramesh Krishnamurti
Ramesh Krishnamurti

Pioneer of computational design on “the art of the possible”

Ramesh Krishnamurti, professor of computational design at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, delivered a Dean’s Lecture on the history of computational design.

Krishnamurti was one of the first to use the phrase ‘computational design’ to describe the interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Joining the School of Architecture in 1989, Krishnamurti helped develop the first program in the world in computational design, which has grown to be a widely-taught discipline for developing and applying computation to problems that have their origins in design. Krishnamurti commented on his work: “I am interested in things that can be built, the art of the possible.”

Krishnamurti has taught, studied and researched in the area of computational design for more than 30 years, and he is perhaps best known for his work on the computational problems in shape grammar theory and for algorithms for spatial patterns.

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