Fractal geometry in architecture and design / Carl Bovill.

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Bovill, Carl.

Title & Author:

Fractal geometry in architecture and design / Carl Bovill.

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Description:

xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Design science collection

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Fractals -- 3. Fractal Dimension -- 4. Feedback and Iteration -- 5. Random Fractals, Midpoint Displacement, and Curdling -- 6. Natural and Fractal Fluctuations in Time, Noise, and Music -- 7. Fractal Concepts Applied to Architectural and Design Criticism -- 8. Fractal Concepts Applied to Design Method.
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Summary:

Na broad sense Design Science is the grammar of a language of images Irather than of words. Modern communication techniques enable us to transmit and reconstitute images without needing to know a specific verbal sequence language such as the Morse code or Hungarian. International traffic signs use international image symbols which are not specific to any particular verbal language. An image language differs from a verbal one in that the latter uses a linear string of symbols, whereas the former is multi dimensional. Architectural renderings commonly show projections onto three mutual ly perpendicular planes, or consist of cross sections at different altitudes capa ble of being stacked and representing different floor plans. Such renderings make it difficult to imagine buildings comprising ramps and other features which disguise the separation between floors, and consequently limit the cre ative process of the architect. Analogously, we tend to analyze natural struc tures as if nature had used similar stacked renderings, rather than, for instance, a system of packed spheres, with the result that we fail to perceive the system of organization determining the form of such structures. Perception is a complex process. Our senses record; they are analogous to audio or video devices. We cannot, however, claim that such devices perceive.

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ISBN:

0817637958 (h ; acid free)
9780817637958 (h ; acid free)
3764337958 (h ; acid free)
9783764337957 (h ; acid free)

Subject:

Architecture Composition, proportion, etc.
Architectural design.
Geometry in architecture.
Fractals.
Architecture Composition, proportions, etc.
Design architectural.
Fractales.
Géométrie en architecture.
fractals.
Architektur
Design
Fraktal
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc

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Design science collection.

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Location: Library main 109138
Call No.: ID NA2760.B6; ID:96-B1437
Status: Available

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