The mathematics of architecture / Jane Burry and Mark Burry

By:

Burry, Jane [author]

Contributor(s):

Burry, Mark [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Thames & Hudson, c2010Description: 271 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780500342640

Subject(s):

ARCHITECTURE -- MATHEMATICS

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

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Architecture	GC NA 2750 .B87 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000007100

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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