3-D Geometric Origami: Modular Polyhedra

by Rona Gurkewitz and Bennett Arnstein

Book Overview

This innovative book -- among the first to combine the art of origami with making polyhedra-based models -- shows papercrafters how to create over 60 different polyhedral from origami units. Comprised of modules made of single sheets of paper, the figures offer model builders and math students alike a stimulating entr e into the world of three-dimensional geometric origami.
Origamists are initially introduced to a number of preliminary folds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486288633
• ISBN13: 9780486288635
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Inexpensive Reference for Modular Enthusiasts

This slim volume has some nice features that make up for a lack of illustrations and model photos, including a clever pentagon template, tips for cutting equilateral triangles & hexagons, and suggestions for cutting multiple pieces for the projects. I especially enjoyed working with the triangle, simple square, and the spike ball modules, which I used to make solid, satisfying models. The "triangle edge module" can be used to make a nice tetrahedron or an icosahedron (which helped me see the relationship between that shape and a dodecahedron). I skipped a couple of spiky models that required glue, but I was generally very pleased with the book.

I loved this book

I'm a big fan of the origami, and I think this book is great. It has a lot of very nice projects, it has easy-to-follow instructions, and you can create different models with the basic module. I've already made a lot of the projects, and the result was espectacular!

A fantastic book for enthusiasts!

I really enjoy this book. It combines the beauty of origami with the principles of geometry. It gives instructions for simple modular origami, telling you how to make the finished shapes as large and complex or small and simple as you like. It gives room for countless variations on the techniques taught here. My friends are amazed when I show them my latest creations and tell them that in one shape there are 72 pieces of paper!

A good guide for those with some previous experience

A good "how-to" book. Diagrams for folding individual modules are clear. Instruction for piecing the modules together to form the models should be more detailed as this can be a frustrating process. Overall, I would recommend the book, but think it's best for those with some experience in piecing these types of models together.

A must-have for experienced folders!

This is an extraordinary origami book. Unlike others, it lacks details of "how to put the pieces together".However, it provides a good survey of polyhedra theorems and offers dozens of unfamiliar modular pieces. For beginners, this is an excellent textbook; for veterans, this is a must-have!