Real building systems only go together in certain ways. Construction Kit Builder enables designers to program constraints on the placement and assembly of elements of design kits. (Sponsor: NSF DMI 93-13196)

researchers: Mark D Gross

publications:

• 2003 The Design and Programming of Modular Robotic Construction Kits
• 2002 Computationally-Enhanced Construction Kits for Children: Prototype and Principles
• 1998 Collaboration and Coordination in Architectural Design: approaches to computer mediated work
• 1997 Collaboration and Coordination in Architectural Design: approaches to computer mediated work
• 1997 Collaboration and Coordination in Architectural Design: approaches to computer mediated team work
• 1996 Elements that Follow Your Rules: Constraint Based CAD layout
• 1996 Why can't CAD be more like Lego?
• 1991 Grids in Design and CAD
• 1990 Relational Modeling
• 1986 Design as Exploring Constraints