Architecture and mathematics from antiquity to the future

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Architecture and mathematics from antiquity to the future

Kim Williams, Michael J. Ostwald editors

Birkhäuser, c2015

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  • Vol. 2

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注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

Vol. 1: Antiquity to the 1500s

Vol. 2: The 1500s to the future

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

Vol. 1 ISBN 9783319001364

内容説明

Every age and every culture has relied on the incorporation of mathematics in their works of architecture to imbue the built environment with meaning and order. Mathematics is also central to the production of architecture, to its methods of measurement, fabrication and analysis. This two-volume edited collection presents a detailed portrait of the ways in which two seemingly different disciplines are interconnected. Over almost 100 chapters it illustrates and examines the relationship between architecture and mathematics. Contributors of these chapters come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds: architects, mathematicians, historians, theoreticians, scientists and educators. Through this work, architecture may be seen and understood in a new light, by professionals as well as non-professionals. Volume I covers architecture from antiquity through Egyptian, Mayan, Greek, Roman, Medieval, Inkan, Gothic and early Renaissance eras and styles. The themes that are covered range from symbolism and proportion to measurement and structural stability. From Europe to Africa, Asia and South America, the chapters span different countries, cultures and practices.

目次

Part I: Introduction.- Part II: From 2000 BC to 300AD.- Part III: Theories of Measurement and Structure.- Part IV: From 1100 AD to 1400 AD.- Part V: Theories of Proportion, Symmetry, Periodicity.- Part VI: From 1500 AD to 1600 AD.- Index.- Acknowledgements.
巻冊次

Vol. 2 ISBN 9783319001425

内容説明

Every age and every culture has relied on the incorporation of mathematics in their works of architecture to imbue the built environment with meaning and order. Mathematics is also central to the production of architecture, to its methods of measurement, fabrication and analysis. This two-volume edited collection presents a detailed portrait of the ways in which two seemingly different disciplines are interconnected. Over almost 100 chapters it illustrates and examines the relationship between architecture and mathematics. Contributors of these chapters come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds: architects, mathematicians, historians, theoreticians, scientists and educators. Through this work, architecture may be seen and understood in a new light, by professionals as well as non-professionals. Volume II covers architecture from the Late Renaissance era, through Baroque, Ottoman, Enlightenment, Modern and contemporary styles and approaches. Key figures covered in this volume include Palladio, Michelangelo, Borromini, Sinan, Wren, Wright, Le Corbusier, Breuer, Niemeyer and Kahn. Mathematical themes which are considered include linear algebra, tiling and fractals and the geographic span of the volume's content includes works in the United States of America and Australia, in addition to those in Europe and Asia.

目次

Part VII: Theories of Representation.- Part VIII: From 1600 AD to 1900 AD.- Part IX: 1900-2000.- Part X: Contemporary Approaches to Design and Analysis.- Part XI: Theories and Applications of Computer Sciences.- Index.- Acknowledgements.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB18537241
  • ISBN
    • 9783319001364
    • 9783319001425
  • 出版国コード
    sz
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cham
  • ページ数/冊数
    2 v.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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