Iranian Sustainable Building Scientific Association International Journal of Urban Management and Energy Sustainability 2538-1628 7 01 2026 05 10 Challenges and Gaps in Parametric Architecture Methodology 14 30 734691 10.22034/ijumes.2026.2085758.1355 EN Masoome Moradi Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 0009-0002-7280-7754 Hamidreza Sharif Associate Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 0000-0002-9248-3569 Journal Article 2026 02 24 With the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, their increasing incorporation into architectural practice and particularly into the architectural design process has precipitated the emergence of novel design methodologies shaped by digital paradigms. Accordingly, parametric architecture, as a salient manifestation of digitally mediated design, has been selected as the focal lens through which to investigate the epistemological and procedural impacts of digital technology on architectural design thinking. The present research seeks to develop a comprehensive framework aimed at advancing methodological studies in parametric architecture. It endeavors to identify, categorize, and critically analyze the transformations, shifts, and epistemic gaps that distinguish parametric design research from the established corpus of pre-digital architectural design studies. In doing so, the study aspires to provide a strategic foundation for understanding and further cultivating design practices in the digital era. The research adopts a qualitative methodology grounded in the principles of Grounded Theory. Through a systematic review and comparative analysis of canonical architectural design research conducted prior to the advent of digital technologies, alongside contemporary scholarship on parametric architecture, the study identifies conceptual constructs that signify digitally induced transformations within the parametric design process. These emergent concepts were subsequently coded, classified, and analytically synthesized to construct a structured interpretive framework. The findings indicate that the integration of digital technologies into the architectural design process has fundamentally reconfigured its foundational concepts and facilitated the emergence of new design paradigms. The categorization of these newly identified concepts reveals the breadth and multidimensionality of transformations across various domains of the design process under digital influence. Furthermore, the study delineates areas within parametric architecture that require further scholarly investigation and proposes strategic recommendations for the informed and critical integration of artificial intelligence in intelligent design methodologies. https://www.ijumes.com/article_734691_5a837970c11b00124bcde5e78330717c.pdf