In recent years, the AEC industry has begun to identify a distinct methodology of computational techniques as “generative design”, an approach in which various types of inputs are computationally processed into one or more results of varying degrees of contextual suitability. Commercially, capabilities have at times outstripped professional discourse, so to support discussions on the topic I wrote a short LinkedIn article entitled “What is Generative Design?” where I defined the field as “…the automated algorithmic combination of goals and constraints to reveal solutions”. The coming changes in the AEC industry are rooted in the idea that automation can now enhance the traditional process of making decisions about buildings. Where it was possible to explore a few options for a design, engineering, or construction direction with the help of a few interns and hours of work, it’s now possible to explore hundreds or even thousands of possible solutions generated by…