Abstract
The paper describes two design systems prototypes developed at the IMS Institute: GIMS-EXPERT, a centrally controlled system made in 1987, and GIMS-DDS, a distributed design system still under development. Both systems produce design sketches of the family houses to be built in “GIMS”, a catalogue-based, prefabricated building system. Presented and discussed are the two systems gestations, basic concepts, and examples of output. The more rigid EXPERT produces the expected designs and is suited for the well-defined requirements and contexts, while the more flexible DDS produces satisficing answers in ill-defined contexts, and can even produce “unexpected” designs. It can also simulate the performance of GIMS-EXPERT.
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