3D thinking in design and architecture : from antiqity to the future /

The geometric foundations, forms and patterns in today's architecture, design and,decorative arts can trace their origins in past cultures. From humankind's first path-like doodles on cave walls through to the higher abstractions developed to make accurate measurements and predictions, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Burrows, Roger, 1945- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thames & Hudson, [2018]
Subjects:	Geometry in architecture > History. Architecture > Mathematics. Architectural design > History. Decoration and ornament, Architectural > History. Architecture, Ancient > Influence. Civilization, Ancient > Influence. Three-dimensional imaging in architecture. ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Visual Logic
Visual Logic Through Time
2. Neolithic Geometries
3. The River Cultures
4. The Americas
5. The Pythagoreans
6. European Tribal Geometry
7. Geometries of the Early Islamic Period
8. The Renaissance
Out of the Past
Into the Future
9. Modelling with Equations
10. Fractals
11. Shape-Changers
12. Dynamic Circles and Spheres
13. The Future of 3D Geometry
14. Additional Thoughts and Ideas.