The parametric representation of the city

Abstract

Representation of the city, according to dictates of classical literature and manuals, takes shape from studies about morphology and expressive language of the urban plot, in a deep connection between spaces, monuments and significant buildings. In the contemporary digital era, city can be described as a linkage of elements converging toward built environment's generation, following gathering procedures detectable by parameters. Present territorial planning can take advantage of these criteria, in order to simulate the evolving of urban realities and reach predictable or desirable development frontiers, using models made by computer software aimed to favour choices in managing and transforming the city. Parametric technologies make possible to embed information into urban digital models, intended as sort of data collectors browsable in real time.