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Record Nr.

UNINA9910595060403321

Autore

Pak Chin-ho

Titolo

Architectural and Urban Subsymmetries / / by Jin-Ho Park

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-08946-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages)

Collana

Mathematics and the Built Environment, , 2512-1561 ; ; 6

Disciplina

729

720.151

Soggetti

Mathematics

Arts

Architecture - Mathematics

Group theory

Mathematics in Art and Architecture

Group Theory and Generalizations

Simetria (Matemàtica)

Arquitectura

Disseny arquitectònic

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Spatial Transformations of Shapes -- Plane Symmetry Groups -- Cayley Diagrams.-Subshapes and Subsymmetries -- Subsymmetries of the Point Groups in Architectural Designs -- Subsymmetries of the Frieze groups in Architectural Designs -- Subsymmetries of the Wallpaper Groups in Architecture and Urban Designs.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on symmetries in the analysis and synthesis of architectural designs. Crucial in the history of architecture, principles of symmetry provided the means to achieve balance and harmony of spatial composition in architecture. Less well known is the importance of symmetry principles in the analysis of the distinct constituents in a contemporary architectural design which may, at first glance, appear disorganized or even random. The revelation of different hierarchical



levels wherein various types of symmetry or subsymmetry are superimposed provides a key for deciphering the underlying structure of spatial logic. The interaction between local and global subsymmetries is of particular interest. Operating with symmetry concepts in this manner offers architects, designers and students an explicit method for understanding the symmetrical logics of sophisticated designs and gaining insights into new designs. This book has two complementary objectives: to explore the fundamental principles of architectural composition founded on the algebraic structure of symmetry groups in mathematics and to apply the principles in the analysis and synthesis of architectural and urban designs. By viewing and decomposing architectural and urban designs in this manner, the hidden spatial logic and underlying order in a design become transparent.