1st Edition
The Geometry of Environment An Introduction to Spatial Organization in Design
370 Pages
by
Routledge
364 Pages
by
Routledge
364 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1971 The Geometry of Environment is a fusion of art and mathematics introducing stimulating ideas from modern geometry, using illustrations from architecture and design. The revolution in the teaching of mathematics and the advent of the computer in design challenge traditional ways of appreciating the space about us, and expand the ‘structural’ understanding of our... Read more
Foreword, Sir Leslie Martin
Preface
1 Mappings and Transformations
2. Translations, Rotations and Reflections
3. Symmetry Groups in the Plane
4. Matrices and Vectors
5. Point Sets and Modular Spaces
6. Stacking, Nesting and Fitting
7. Irregular Polygons and Convexity
8. Modules and Numbers
9. Proportions and Series
10. Planar Graphs and Relations
11. Electrical Networks and Mosaics of Rectangles
12. Locations and Associations
13. Spatial Allocation Procedures
14. Networks, Distances and Routes
Guide to Further Reading
Mathematical Notation
Index
Biography
Lionel March, Phillip Steadman
