Nexus Network Journal
Title | Nexus Network Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781282827196 |
Nexus Network Journal 8,2
Title | Nexus Network Journal 8,2 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2006-12-01 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9783764377618 |
This book presents an exploration of the arch from the points of view of architecture, mathematics, engineering, construction history, and cultural symbolism. Leonardo da Vinci described the arch as "two weaknesses which, leaning on each other, become a strength," a metaphor for the way that science and art lean on each other to strengthen our lives.
Nexus Network Journal 10,1
Title | Nexus Network Journal 10,1 PDF eBook |
Author | Kim Williams |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2008-12-16 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 3764387289 |
Leonardo da Vinci was well aware of the fundamental importance of mathematics for architecture. This book examines Leonardo’s knowledge of theoretical mathematics, explores how he used concepts of geometry in his designs for architectural projects, and reports on a real-life construction project using Leonardo’s principles. Authors include Sylvie Duvernoy, Kim Williams, Rinus Roelofs, Biagio Di Carlo, Mark Reynolds, João Pedro Xavier, Vesna Petresin, Christopher Glass, and Jane Burry.
Nexus Network Journal 8,1
Title | Nexus Network Journal 8,1 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2006-07-14 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9783764377472 |
From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America.
Nexus IV
Title | Nexus IV PDF eBook |
Author | Kim Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
This fourth book in the Nexus series offers papers that further broaden the horizons of studies in architecture and mathematics.
Nexus Network Journal 11,2
Title | Nexus Network Journal 11,2 PDF eBook |
Author | Kim Williams |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2009-12-05 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 3764389761 |
The title of this issue of the Nexus Network Journal, "Architecture, Mathematics and Structure," is deliberately ambiguous. At first glance, it might seem to indicate the relationship between what buildings look like and how they stand up. This is indeed one aspect of what we are concerned with here. But on a deeper level, the fundamental concept of structure is what connects architecture to mathematics. Both architecture and mathematics are highly structured formal systems expressed through a symbolic language. For architecture, the generating structure might be geometrical, musical, modular, or fractal. Once we understand the nature of the structure underlying the design, we are able to "read" the meaning inherent in the architectural forms. The papers in this issue all explore themes of structure in different ways.
Nexus Network Journal 9,2
Title | Nexus Network Journal 9,2 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2008-12-18 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 3764386991 |
This issue is dedicated to Mechanics in Architecture. It explores the latest findings in the science of structural mechanics, including the behavior of structures, internal forces, and deformation. It also explores the development of new structural systems designed to resist thrusts resulting from new architectural forms. Some of the papers published in this issue were presented at the Nexus 2006 during a special session dedicated to mechanics.