Building Pentagonal Icositetrahedra

Year: 2024 Authors: David Nichols

Core claim

Parametric CAD and sheet-metal tooling made it practical to fabricate a large, precise pentagonal icositetrahedron at sculptural scale.

Topics

polyhedra, sheet metal fabrication, parametric CAD, large-scale sculpture

Domains

polyhedra, Catalan solids, geometry, dihedral angles, sculpture, fabrication design, industrial design, public artwork

Methods

Autodesk Fusion 360 modeling, waterjet cutting, CNC press brake bending, prototype assembly

Media

4 COR-TEN steel, plywood prototypes, posterboard, M16 bolts

Source status

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