The Joy of Polar Zonohedra

Year: 2021 Authors: George Hart

Core claim

Polar zonohedra form a tightly constrained family of rhombic polyhedra whose geometry supports both elegant mathematical description and varied physical construction.

Topics

polar zonohedra, polyhedral symmetry, fabrication

Domains

polyhedral geometry, Minkowski sum, Euler’s formula, sculpture, architectural structure, design fabrication

Methods

rhombic construction, combinatorial counting, algorithmic generation

Media

wooden rhombi, Zometool, Mathematica

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