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Bio-structural analogues in architecture.
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ISBN: 9789063692049 Year: 2009 Publisher: Amsterdam BIS publishers


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De geheime code. De gulden snede als goddelijke verhouding in kunst, natuur en wetenschap
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ISBN: 9789057649936 Year: 2009 Publisher: Kerkdriel Librero


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Pattern : ornament, structure, and behavior
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ISBN: 9783764389543 3764389540 3038210773 303460887X 9783034608879 Year: 2009 Publisher: Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser,

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As models and paradigms, patterns have been helping to orient architects since the Middle Ages. But patterns are also the basis of the history of ornament, an aesthetic phenomenon that links all times and cultures at a fundamental level. Ornament - and hence pattern as well - was abolished by the avant-garde in the first half of the twentieth century, but the notion of pattern has taken on new meaning and importance since the 1960's. Complexity research has ultimately shown that even highly complex, dynamic patterns may be based on simple behavioral rules, and that has allowed the notions of pattern and pattern formation to take on new meanings, that are also central for architecture. Today the use of generative computerized methods is opening up new ways of talking about an idea that is becoming increasingly abstract and dynamic. Pattern explores the question: what are the notions of pattern that must be discussed in the context of contemporary architecture? Complex patterns are founded on simple rules. Pattern and pattern formation are of new, important significance as the fundamental principles of systematization and description of very complex processes and phenomena. Which idea of pattern has to be used in the architectural discourse today?


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Un/folded : paper in design, art, architecture and industry.
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ISBN: 9783034600323 3034600321 Year: 2009 Publisher: Berlin Birkhäuser

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In the book 'Unfolded. Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry' paper conquers the third dimension and demonstrates the undreamed-of possibilities it holds today for lightweight construction, product design, fashion and art. From 'Paper', the collection of bags by Stefan Diez, to Konstantin Grcic’s paper models and the scented paper garments of Issey Miyake, 'Unfolded. Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry' presents paper as a high-quality contemporary and ecological material. An enormous selection of projects, the lavish design and numerous illustrations provide designers with invaluable inspiration for their work. The content core of the book 'Unfolded. Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry' is a comprehensive list of state-of-the-art paper products and innovative paper technologies, supporting designers in their everyday work with detailed information on the 'high-tech' material paper. From Japanese washi paper and paper foam, to ceramic paper and carbon fiber paper, 'Unfolded"' presents the latest in research and development, as well as the most important methods and technologies in handcrafts and industry.

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