Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 423 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 7845 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 423 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 7845 g
Reihe: Mathematics and the Built Environment
ISBN: 978-3-319-32424-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Starting with 625 reconstructed architectural plans and elevations, and including more than 200 specially prepared views of famous buildings, this book presents the results of the largest mathematical study ever undertaken into architectural design and the largest single application of fractal analysis presented in any field. The data derived from this study is used to test three overarching hypotheses about social, stylistic and personal trends in design, along with five celebrated arguments about twentieth-century architecture. Through this process the book offers a unique mathematical insight into the history and theory of design.
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1.Introduction.- Part I: Understanding and Measuring Fractal Dimensions.- 2.Fractals in Architectural Design and Critique.- 3.Introducing the Box-Counting Method.- 4.Measuring Architecture.- 5.Refining and Understanding the Method.- Part II: Measuring Twentieth Century Architecture.- 6.Analysing the Form of the Twentieth Century House.- 7.The Rise of Modernity.- 8.Organic Design.- 9.Post-Modernism.- 10.Avant-Garde and Abstraction.- 11.Minimalism and Regionalism.- 12.Conclusion.- References.- Acknowledgments.