Wisitsan Disyawongs of the School of Architecture of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California envisioned a San Francisco International Cruise Terminal and the Waterfront development. The site is located at pier 27-31. The design strategy is based on a programs analysis, which extracts and simulates the programs in the city to the site. The parametric procedure is algorithmic mathematics and is used to design the landscape pattern and the architectural form. The landscape pattern forms the building and the building wraps around the interpenetrated circulation. In between the interpenetration, the spaces create the interaction. The algorithmic mathematics refers to the predictablye changes. The numbers will change and transform consistently. The changing pattern illustrates and breaks down the solid structural system bonds between the urban territory and the city boundary.

The parametric functions create the variable event scenarios. According to the different programs, the variation will create the interaction between passengers and the local people. Security system within the travel terminal creates a rigid separation between travelers and the general public. Disyawongs’ design proposal attempts to create a fluid interaction, spatially and visually through the continuous surface flow. The parametric pattern is the important strategy to define the evolution of contemporary architecture.