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The mathematics of architecture / Jane Burry and Mark Burry

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Thames & Hudson, c2010Description: 271 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780500342640
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 2750 .B87 2010
Contents:
Foreword: Weapons of the Gods -- Introduction: Mathematics and design -- 1. Mathematical surfaces and seriality -- 2. Chaos, complexity, emergence -- 3. Packing and tiling -- 4. Optimization -- 5. Topology -- 6. Datascapes and multi-dimensionality -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Photo credits.
Summary: This survey of 46 international projects, compiled and written by leading experts on architectural mathematics, offers a thorough overview of how recent developments in math and physics are being applied to architecture.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 2750 .B87 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000007100

Foreword: Weapons of the Gods -- Introduction: Mathematics and design -- 1. Mathematical surfaces and seriality -- 2. Chaos, complexity, emergence -- 3. Packing and tiling -- 4. Optimization -- 5. Topology -- 6. Datascapes and multi-dimensionality -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Photo credits.

This survey of 46 international projects, compiled and written by leading experts on architectural mathematics, offers a thorough overview of how recent developments in math and physics are being applied to architecture.

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