Exploring the Massing of Growth in Cellular Automata

In the investigation of cellular automata as an architectural massing generator, as a cell survives generations after generation, a question occurred if the survival property could be integrated into the final form so its history is not lost. One method that could be considered is color, single generation cells having a different color than ones surviving multiple generations. Another method is to increase the size of the cell as it survives over time. When both methods are considered they are able to add an interesting variety to the massing of an architecture that is basically made from the regular placement of single cells.

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