"Recursion in mathematics is stated as a function that is defined by being applied within itself.
In other words, the initial conditions are repeated in itself until a satisfactory outcome has
been achieved. The power of recursion evidently lies in the possibility of defining an infinite set of
objects by a finite statement.
In architecture, the role of recursivity has been translated often into a merely aesthetical
exploration rather than for solving complex problems with simple rules. This assignment
wants to investigate applications and implications of looping and recursive strategies to
reframe the generation of architectural spaces.
As a case study students will have to intervene a part of the Mies van der Rohe pavilion and
propose an architectural installation applying recursive systems which resembles how would
nature proliferate in a contained environment"

-Assignment brief

1.  Create a plane surface
2. Divide surface
3.  Multiply the grid of points in the Z direction
4. Choose a random point
5. Start the loop
6. Create a path between the point and one of the closest 6 points
7. Repeat n times
8. Create the line between points
9. Add the thickness

You can divide the surface in many ways and repeat the process until you are satisfied with the result

RECURSIVE GROWTH is a project of IaaC, 
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed 
at the Master in Advanced Architecture in 2019 by:
Student: Maria Fecher
Faculty: Rodrigo Aguirre
Assistant: Daniil Koshelyuk, Nikoleta Mougkasi