Polyhedra and Beyond Contributions from Geometrias’19, Porto, Portugal, September 05-07

This volume collects papers based on talks given at the conference “Geometrias'19: Polyhedra and Beyond”, held in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto between September 5-7, 2019 in Portugal. These papers explore the conference’s theme from an interdisciplinary standpoint, all the...

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Other Authors: Viana, Vera (Editor), Mena Matos, Helena (Editor), Pedro Xavier, João (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Birkhäuser 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Trends in Mathematics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Synthetic Methods for Constructing Polyhedra
  • Sources and Features of the Small Stellated Dodecahedrons Painted in Genoa
  • Polyhedral Transformation Based on Confocal Quadratic Surface Properties. Graphical Speculations
  • Concave Deltahedral Rings based on the Geometry of the Concave Antiprisms of the Second Sort
  • Filling Space with Gyroid Symmetry
  • Odd Or Even, Jitterbug Versus Grünbaum’s Double Polyhedra
  • From Geometry to Reality: Designing Geodesic Structures
  • Vittorio Giorgini’s Architectural Experimentations at the Dawn of Parametric Modelling
  • Architectural Inversions: The Intangible Aspect as a Form-Finding Factor in the Combined Work of Antoni Gaudí and John Pickering
  • An Introduction to Solid Tessellations with Students of Architecture