Circle Folded Helices

Year: 2006 Authors: Bradford Hansen-Smith

Core claim

The circle’s first folding movements produce tetrahedral and helical structures that can generate many ordered forms and growth patterns.

Topics

circle reformation, tetrahedron, helix growth, sphere packing, geometric folding

Domains

geometry, topology, polyhedra, symmetry, paper folding, visual form, structural design

Methods

diagrammatic analysis, paper folding, geometric construction, model comparison

Media

paper circles, stick models, drawings, photographs

Source status

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