Work on two-dimensional layout design began with CD (Collaborative Design), a limitedly-rational, cognitively plausible, FORR -inspired architecture for two-dimensional layouts. Its premise is that collaboration among multiple agents can produce aesthetically pleasing, algorithmically economical solutions. Each agent is responsible for the location and manipulation of a class of related objects.

Key references

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Frederick Law Olmstead was a gifted nineteenth- century landscape architect. Among his masterpieces are Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 9423085, #IRI-9703475, 9222720, and #9001936, by the New York State Technological Development Graduate Research and Technology Initiative, and by the PSC-CUNY Research Foundation.

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