| Description |
ix, 317 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Humanity awakening: sensing form and creating structures -- Greek geometry and Roman engineering -- Architecture inspired by faith -- Transmission of mathematics and transition in architecture -- The Renaissance: architecture and the human spirit -- A new architecture: materials, structural analysis, computers, and design -- Basic calculus and its application to the analysis of structures -- Glossary of architectural terms. |
| Summary |
Describes the mathematics behind the design of famous buildings, including the Parthenon, the Sydney Opera House, and the Bilbao Guggenheim. |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Mathematics.
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Architectural design.
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Architecture -- Data processing.
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| ISBN |
9780691145204 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0691145202 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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