2001, Entropic-based Similarity and Complexity Measures of 2D

Abstract. In this paper we construct an information-theoretic model of architectural drawings. This model is then used to quantify and measure the complexities and similarities of drawings. The approach is applied within a linear qualitative shape representation but can be generalized to other types of representation. The descriptive and analytic power of the proposed methods are demonstrated by studying the time evolution of the architectural plans produced by Aalto and Kahn and by comparing them to each other. 1