Architecture and Mathematics: Art, Music and Science

Year: 1998 Authors: Kim Williams

Core claim

Mathematical ideas are fundamental to architecture both as practical design tools and as carriers of symbolic and cultural significance.

Topics

architecture and mathematics, symbolism in buildings, perspective and proportion, geometry in design, music and ratios

Domains

geometry, proportion, symmetry, perspective, number theory, architecture, painting, music

Methods

geometric construction, formal analysis, historical interpretation, diagrammatic comparison, perspective construction

Media

Pantheon, pavement patterns, church plans, truss construction, paintings

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