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  2. Mathematics and architecture - Wikipedia

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    In the Renaissance, an architect like Leon Battista Alberti was expected to be knowledgeable in many disciplines, including arithmetic and geometry.. The architects Michael Ostwald and Kim Williams, considering the relationships between architecture and mathematics, note that the fields as commonly understood might seem to be only weakly connected, since architecture is a profession concerned ...

  3. Case Study Houses - Wikipedia

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    The Stahl House, Case Study House #22. The Case Study Houses were experiments in American residential architecture sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the United States residential housing boom caused by the end of World War II and the return of millions of soldiers.

  4. 4+1 architectural view model - Wikipedia

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    The four views of the model are logical, development, process, and physical view. In addition, selected use cases or scenarios are used to illustrate the architecture serving as the 'plus one' view. Hence, the model contains 4+1 views: [1] Logical view: The logical view is concerned with the functionality that the system provides to end-users.

  5. Einstein problem - Wikipedia

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    The tiles are colored according to their rotational orientation modulo 60 degrees. [1] (Smith, Myers, Kaplan, and Goodman-Strauss) Smith, Myers, Kaplan, and Goodman-Strauss) In plane geometry, the einstein problem asks about the existence of a single prototile that by itself forms an aperiodic set of prototiles ; that is, a shape that can ...

  6. Architectural geometry - Wikipedia

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    Architectural geometry is an area of research which combines applied geometry and architecture, [1] which looks at the design, analysis and manufacture processes. It lies at the core of architectural design [2] and strongly challenges contemporary practice, the so-called architectural practice of the digital age.

  7. Qutb Minar - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of the minaret varies greatly from that of the typical style and design of the mosques constructed in the Middle East. The style of these structures is influenced by the local architecture such as the Indic temples. This affected the different materials, techniques, and decoration that were used in the construction of the Qutb ...

  8. List of works designed with the golden ratio - Wikipedia

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    A 2003 conference on medieval architecture resulted in the book Ad Quadratum: The Application of Geometry to Medieval Architecture. According to a summary by one reviewer: Most of the contributors consider that the setting out was done ad quadratum, using the sides of a square and its diagonal.

  9. Architecture of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam. The Sanctum sanctorum is designed like Chariot, Chola architecture These are the two surviving Hindu temples of the pre-Pallava period namely, Veetrirundha Perumal Temple and Murugan temple at Saluvankuppam. These temples are one of the oldest ones in Tamil Nadu. Part of a series on Tamils History History of Tamil Nadu History of Sri Lanka Sources of ancient ...