This two minute video shows short animation sequences that illustrate the self-assembly of a building.
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For further details, see:
A. Grushin & J. Reggia, Stigmergic Self-Assembly of Prespecified Artificial Structures in a Constrained and Continuous Environment, Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering 13, pp. 289-312 (2006).