Shape Computation Lab

C2C2C2

 


Title:

C2C2C2: Pythagorean Structures in Design

Authors:

Athanassios Economou

Editors:

Mark Burry, Sambit Datta, Anthony Dawson and John Rollo

Conference:

Digital Hand Eye Ear Mind: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Mathematics and Design (M&D)

Series:

M&D 2001

Pages:

128-138

Publisher:

Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

Publication date:

2001

Keywords:

Parametric model, Pythagorean arithmetic, Group theory, Symmetry, Configuration, Lattices, Prismatic groups, Shape studies

Abstract:

The structure of the direct product group C2C2C2 is examined in detail. The foundations of the group structure in Pythagorean arithmetic are briefly presented, the realization of the group in three-dimensional space is discussed and illustrated, and some notes are suggested for its implication in music notation. A special emphasis is given in four different decompositions of the group and all subsets are enumerated and illustrated. Various applications of this structure are suggested for further systematic studies in the analysis and synthesis of the architecture of form.

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