20世纪90年代早期,建筑师们开始使用“参数化”软件来定义在建筑设计中各个不同元素之间的关系,并且在让某些元素发生变化时保持这种相互关系不变,增加墙面的曲线、或者调整地面的面积,软件都能自动生成一套新的设计。现在,建筑师们则使用这种程序,来即时查看设计是如何影响到建筑能耗及建造成本的,甚至让软件来自动完成整个设计,产生出一些以前可能无法想象的建筑形式。 In the early 1990s, architects began to use the “parametric” software to define the relationships among the various elements of an architectural design and to keep that correlation unchanged when certain elements were changed Wall curve, or adjust the area of ​​the ground, the software can automatically generate a new set of designs. Now, architects use the program to see instantly how the design affects building energy consumption and construction costs, and even allow software to automate the entire design, creating buildings that might not have been possible before.