Fractal Architecture: Organic Design Philosophy in Theory and Practice

by James Harris

Throughout history, nature has served as an inspiration for architecture and designers have tried to incorporate the harmonies and patterns of nature into architectural form. Alberti, Charles Renee Macintosh, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Le Courbusier are just a few of the well- known figures who have taken this approach and written on this theme. With the development of fractal geometry--the study of intricate and interesting self- similar mathematical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826352014
• ISBN13: 9780826352019
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"