Slide-Together Structures

Year: 2006 Authors: Rinus Roelofs

Core claim

Halfway cuts, folded elements, and tenon-based joints can generate finite and infinite slide-together polyhedral structures that often require all pieces to move together at once.

Topics

slide-together constructions, polyhedral structures, infinite structures, rigid assembly, kinematic geometry

Domains

geometry, polyhedra, symmetry, antiprisms, Coxeter polyhedra, sculpture, geometric art, kinetic design

Methods

halfway cuts, piece doubling, folded elements, translation and rotation, tenon joints

Media

rectangular planes, flat triangles, wood, steel, paper elements

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