An Architectural Game of Squares and Conic Sections

Year: 2021 Authors: Vladmir Sicca

Core claim

A conic and a symmetric square grid impose algebraic conditions that determine whether the shape is a parabola, ellipse, or hyperbola.

Topics

conic sections, modular square grids, architectural geometry, Five Points Theorem

Domains

analytic geometry, conic classification, eccentricity, determinant, architecture, building form, visual composition, structural design

Methods

Five Points Theorem, coordinate geometry, algebraic classification, GeoGebra construction

Media

brick panels, cement vaults, glass panels, photographs

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