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Koala: An Object-Agent Design System, Kym J. Pohl, Jens G. Pohl
Koala: An Object-Agent Design System, Kym J. Pohl, Jens G. Pohl
Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center
This paper describes KOALA, a design system with primary focus on the predesign stage of architectural design. KOALA combines object-agent technology with high level representation to form a partnership between the human designer and the computer-based design environment. A diverse taxonomy of agents including Domain agents. Space agents, and Monitor agents work in a collaborative fashion to provide the human designer with expert evaluation and assistance in developing a design solution. Spaces, in their roles as agents attempt to formulate various design solutions based on individual perspectives through negotiation with other agents. The result is a highly interactive design environment …