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Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum
Abstract. Roger Herz-Fischler presents a revised version of a chapter entitled “Proportions” that appeared in the problems part of his book, Space, Shape and Form /An Algorithmic Approach, developed for a mathematics course he taught in the School of Architecture at Carleton University from 1973-1984.
Example of reckoning of a pyramid, Height 250, base 360 cubits. What is its seked?......(Answer:5+1/25 hands). From the Rhind Papyrus1
Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum
Abstract. Roger Herz-Fischler presents a revised version of a chapter entitled “Proportions” that appeared in the problems part of his book, Space, Shape and Form /An Algorithmic Approach, developed for a mathematics course he taught in the School of Architecture at Carleton University from 1973-1984.
Example of reckoning of a pyramid, Height 250, base 360 cubits. What is its seked?......(Answer:5+1/25 hands). From the Rhind Papyrus1
Proportions in the Architecture Curriculum
Herz-Fischler, Roger (author)
Nexus Network Journal ; 3 ; 163-185
2001-09-01
23 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Roger Herz-Fischler , architectural proportions , proportional systems , Vitruvius , Leonardo da Vinci , Francesco di Giorgio Martini , Great Pyramid at Khufu , Mastaba at Medum , Modulor , Le Corbusier , Medieval master masons , geometry , geometrical design systems , didactics Mathematics , Mathematics, general , History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics , Popular Science, general , History, general
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