Fractal Architecture: Organic Design Philosophy in Theory and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826352014 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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James Harris, AIA, is an architect and currently senior vice president at the Related Companies in New York City.
With the development of fractal geometry--the study of intricate and interesting self- similar mathematical patterns--in the last part of the twentieth century, the quest to replicate nature's creative code took a stunning new turn. Alberti, Charles Renee Macintosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Courbusier are just a few of the well- known figures who have taken this approach and written on this theme. Using computers, it is now possible to model and create the organic, self-similar forms of nature in a way never pre
From the Inside Flap In Fractal Architecture, architect James Harris presents a definitive, lavishly illustrated guide that explains both the "how" and "why" of incorporating fractal geometry into architectural design.
Whitney Casser said A tour de force in the burgeoning field of fractal architecture. James Harris' "Fractal Architecture" takes readers on a journey through time and space into an otherworldly realm that expertly combines mathematics and the natural world. With awe-inspiring imagery and well-researched prose, Harris presents both novice and expert visual engineers with the tools they need to better understand, contemplate and design fractal architecture. A must-read for anyone intereste. Conseptual basis of a design philosophy Roger Bagula For a recently published book the raytraces are pretty basicin nature: one would expect an architect to do much better than this!Since our blood and bone and brain have "fractal architecture",fractal design is built into our nature from birth.The failure of traditional architecture in public housing projectsis, now, legendary. An fractal approach would be to makehousing that adapts naturally to the need