  This paper introduces ARCH-Elites, a MAP-Elites implementation that can
reconfigure large-scale urban layouts at real-world locations via a pre-trained
surrogate model instead of costly simulations. In a series of experiments, we
generate novel urban designs for two real-world locations in Boston,
Massachusetts. Combining the exploration of a possibility space with real-time
performance evaluation creates a powerful new paradigm for architectural
generative design that can extract and articulate design intelligence.
