Salimi M. Swarm Systems in Art and Architecture: State of the Art

New York: Springer, 2021. — 138 p.This book presents the recent computational developments inspired by swarms in art known as swarm art and discusses applying swarm intelligence concepts in architecture. Non-human art is a great leap in the evolution of contemporary art, removing the requirement of an artist’s production from the creative process. Furthermore, it is a critical declaration in opposition to the anthropomorphic vision which is so destructive for all other life forms and the planet’s ecology. When accepted and integrated into human culture, non-human art done by artificial systems or machines boosts creativity and stimulates innovative fusions. Recent advances in Machine Learning have also been used in the context of swarm simulations. Huttenrauch employed deep reinforcement learning to develop swarm simulations that exhibit more complex collective behaviours than their conventional counterparts.