Research Article

A Comparison of Galapagos and Wallacei Optimization Solvers in High-Rise Building Design

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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A Comparison of Galapagos and Wallacei Optimization Solvers in High-Rise Building Design

Abstract

Optimizing designs that meet specific criteria is burdensome for designers and slows down the building production process. Innovative tools can help by performing repetitive and complex calculations quickly to efficiently reach optimization goals. Optimization solvers facilitate this process by generating design variations suitable for single and multiple objectives. This study examines the advantages and capabilities of optimization solvers in high-rise building design. Following a literature review on ML-based tools, the study focused on the Galapagos and Wallacei solvers. A basic parametric high-rise model was created, defining a design problem at two levels of complexity. With each solver, the most suitable design variations for these problems were generated and compared in terms of interface, working mechanisms, effectiveness, and practical contributions. The analyses conducted revealed that Machine Learning (ML) contributes to parametric design processes. The comparison of Galapagos and Wallacei solvers provides a basic understanding of the subject through a simple example. Thus, it has created a different example in this context in terms of the practical applicability of these tools. Furthermore, within the scope of the study, recommendations were made to increase interface usability for different design contexts.

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Ethical Statement

The authors declare that this research was conducted in accordance with ethical standards.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

November 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Nasır, C. A., Tan Bayram, F., & Güzelçoban Mayuk, S. (2025). A Comparison of Galapagos and Wallacei Optimization Solvers in High-Rise Building Design. Journal of Innovations in Civil Engineering and Technology, 7(2), 131-153. https://doi.org/10.60093/jiciviltech.1585588