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May 21, 2020
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INTARSIA – A Renaissance Obsession

During the Renaissance, the creation of panelized scenes using inlaid wood, a […]
January 18, 2018

DA VINCI’S OBSESSION WITH THE OCTAGON

Artist, geometer, and educator Mark A. Reynolds investigated Leonardo da Vinci’s frequent […]
December 10, 2017
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PYRAMIDS THROUGH THE CENTURIES

Ever since the Egyptians built their pyramids starting around 2,700 BCE and […]
October 30, 2017

DIAGONALITY’S GEOMETRY

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September 20, 2017
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Chronology: Louis Kahn’s Engagement with Diagonality

1943          Teen and Nursery Building in Why City Planning […]
July 17, 2017
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INVERTED PYRAMIDS

  Ever since the ancient Egyptians built their iconic pyramids several thousand […]
July 12, 2017
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Diagrids

Link to a gallery of images and a useful book on the […]
July 8, 2017
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Crystal Cities and Alpine Architecture

Crystallography is the science of determining the geometric arrangement of atoms in […]