Tim Ireland

interested in architecture, computing, nature inspired design(ing) and the biological world.

[ciphrd @ciphrd]

[wip] growing organisms using hypergraph rewriting

I'm exploring generating organisms using string forces and I was wondering about which class of algorithms could be used to generalize the growth of such structures. I wanted a system which can produce a wide variety of outputs, while allowing for stable and controlled growth.

That's when I thought about Stephen Wolfram (yes again) Physics Project, which proposes to explore a solution to the fundamental theory of physics using a hypergraph rewriting system (https://t.co/Wihyh3pnvC)

TLDR; Growth of graphs using simple permutation rules. It's similar to cellular automata but for graphs. Could be what I'm looking for.

I started to experiment with this system to grow my organisms, and it's definitely a promising approach!

Below is a video of the following rules applied to an initial {{0,0},{0,0}} graph:

rand() < 0.15
? {{x,y},{x,z}}->{{x,y},{x,w},{y,w},{z,w}}
: {{x,y},{x,z}}->{{x,w},{y,w},{z,w}}

There's a lot of areas to improve this exploration, notably:
- localization of rules (instead of applying a same rule to the whole system, let each node have its own rules)
- spawn control rules (when a new node is created, a rule can define which rules will be applied to such node)
- mutation rules (rules which alter rules of adjacent nodes)
- conditional rules (many rules can be attached to a node, the one being executed subject to localized conditions)

Super exciting, will certainly be the basis of my next project.

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

5th year of walks from Gunnerside to Askrigg via Crackpot for @Yorkshiredalesb and back via Oxnop Scar for refresher😋 Good health MOT en'all 🍻

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

I've done a thing🤓 books out🎉 and serendipitously arrived on my birthday🥳

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

It was 1961 and this is one of the best earliest films that explored Artificial Intelligence as a social issue.

You’ll observe common themes seen over 62 years.

The conversation is almost alien as it is intelligent, relaxed and engaging.

Let’s see how the past—saw the future.

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

@Yorkshiredalesb Same hours over Easter weekend?

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

Not been to #CliffordsTower #York since a kid and great to see the fantastic installation and refurb by @HBA_London. Building brought back to life with wonderful views out over the city.

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

@Sam_McElhinney @louisepriestman A great move. Always wondered why not got one at York.....and to answer your question (living in York presently) it's fab

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

Why is it always about architects when most of the built environment is not the product of architects. And as far as adopting AI well most have not even picked up CAAD. Thanks for pointing out the article.

[Ian Keough @ikeough]

Always stay for the comments. https://t.co/Qs7piZlnAK

[Paul Prudence @MrPrudence]

'Architecture transformed into a mutating biological organism.. [ ] ..following a principle of cellular multiplication'
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Competition University Project - Günther Domenig &amp; Eilfried Huth [1974]
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https://t.co/LuFN3XiwBO

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

"architects should place value on the function of emotion"
https://t.co/5uP4NHecwn

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

#Batman lives and I know where he lives

[Prof Renata Tyszczuk @renatatyszczuk]

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[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

@GuerciManolo @KentArch @UniKent @PaulMellonCentr @SoaneMuseum Well done dude

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

‘The idea was to build housing that was affordable, hygienic and beautiful. They believed that the right to beauty should not just belong to the rich’
https://t.co/Ng3JN8HnsW

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

@OSaumarezSmith Used to pass this beast daily on York/leeds commute when working in Leeds late 90's and still shivering.

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

In this with no handbrake and bad brakes 😬

[DRIVETRIBE @DRIVETRIBE]

Can't wait to hear these 🚗💨

[Tim Ireland @_tim_ireland]

Is it just me or is that the Fonz?

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

It was 1977 and Phillip Morrison shows how the power of 10 works visually.

Decades before Google Earth and most computer simulations, this film was astonishing in its scope and vision.

Produced by: Charles and Ray Eames.

This is the first time the full film is on Twitter.

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

History.