Jeannine Mosely's Curved Origami causes the two parts of the paper on the curve to not lie flat against each other. Algorithms are formulated to create idealized mathematical curves.

Outside of the one group of 40 is a 2.5-foot model called The Phare Tower, La Défense by Marte Doscher and Satoru Sugihara of Santa Monica. Scheduled to be built in Paris in 2012, this is a scripted work where the architect, instead of designing each part of the tower, inputs the variables, defines parameters for aesthetics, cost and performance, then selects from the alternatives generated by the software. Change a few variables, and a dramatic change in complex geometries can result. The Phare Tower used computational design for the "diagrid" or diagonal grid of the structure and the non-standard form.

Another architectural highlight is the Continua by Erwing Hauer and Enrique Rosado. Hauer has been sculpting since the 1950s and prior. One such category of sculptures is the infinite continuous surfaces that end up becoming modular structures in architectural applications. The curved surfaces are both aesthetic and designed to manage how light strikes the wall. The surfaces show diffusion on other surfaces and supports illumination from light bouncing from one surface to another. Essentially, the walls become art. Dr. Nikolovska simpy said, "I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about visiting his studio."

To top it off, architecture also has an occasional "organic" look to it. A piece called The Search of Form, The Search of Order: Gaudí and the Sagrada Familia by Carlos Barrios, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington, D.C., may look organic, but far from it in reality. Antonio Gaudí's work is not finished yet and, "it should not be associated with organic; it is based on the geometry of a plant," according to Dr. Nikolovska. Gaudí is believed to have studied the growth of the "abelia" plant. Gaudí's most famous work is in the Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Commissioned in 1863 to complete the construction and oversee the work, Gaudí remained on the job until his death in 1926. This Temple is still under construction to this day.

Moving beyond the architecture, Dr. Nikolovska has expanded this Gallery to include other forms of analytical and generative methods of design.

When asked about this new theme for her gallery, Dr. Nikolovska said, "It is about contemporary development and design and tools of today. It is also about presidence - something new in software to help design something."

In India, floor patterns were drawn to start the day. The patterns were messages and there was a mathematical value to be found in them. The Kolam art is presented by professor Kelki Dhanesha and her students, Shashikala Sathyamurthy, Pallavi Naik and Samir Beltare from the Indian National Institute of Design in Bangalore. It captures a traditional art used at the entrance of a home to greet guests, honor deities or simply commemorate the beginning of a new day. The algorithms were passed from mother to daughter for centuries and have found their way into contemporary clothing and jewelry.

Algorithms are also formulated to create idealized mathematical curves and this works out well for origami designs. Jeannine Mosely presents Curved Origami this year at the Design and Computation gallery. That's right, not just straight line folds, the curved origami causes the two parts of the paper on the curve to not lie flat against each other. Thus most of the paper remains exposed to view.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Chinese window grilles were built by craftsmen in complex patterns that referred to the way ice cracks when broken. After some study, it became obvious that this was not random. The patterns followed a form of fractals and it was merely a matter of figuring out the rules. Ice-rays presented by George Stiny from the Department of Architecture, M.I.T., captures the formula for triangles, quadrilaterals and pentagons.