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Fractal architecture: knowledge formation within and between architecture and the sciences of complexity
Author/Creator
Ostwald, Michael J.
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment
Description
Fractal architecture is a complex and elusive concept that can mean different things in different contexts. Drawn from architecture, mathematics and complexity science – and with diverse origins and applications in each discipline – fractal architecture is of interest both as an isolated concept and as an example of how knowledge is developed and exchanged between disciplines. The objectives of the present work are essentially epistemological; they are concerned with tracing and critiquing the way in which ideas shift between disciplines and the hybrid concepts that are formed in this process. The central thread traced through this work is fractal architecture and the primary knowledge domains in which it is investigated are architectural theory, design and mathematics. In the process of unravelling this thread, the present work seeks to answer the question of whether or not, from any perspective, fractal architecture is a useful or meaningful concept?
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https://www.morebooks.de/store/de/book/fractal-architecture/isbn/978-3-639-15214-2
Date
2009
Publisher
VDM Verlag Dr Müller
Keyword(s)
architecture;  architectural designs;  geometry;  fractals
Resource Type
book
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/917689
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ISBN:9783639152142
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