Making Geometry: Exploring Three-Dimensional Forms

Author:   Jon Allen
Publisher:   Floris Books
ISBN:  

9780863159145


Pages:   136
Publication Date:   26 July 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Making Geometry: Exploring Three-Dimensional Forms


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Following on from his successful Drawing Geometry, Jon Allen explores the creation of the many-sided three-dimensional forms known as the Platonic and Archimedean solids. Based on patterns of equally spaced points on a sphere, these polyhedra have been the fundamentals of geometric exploration for millennia. Many professionals find they need to be able to build three-dimensional shapes accurately, and understand the principles behind them. This unique book shows them how to make models of all the Platonic and Archimedean solids, as well as several other polyhedra and stellated forms. It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing the three-dimensional forms, as well as showing how to draw out accurately the geometry of the paperfold nets. Beginners and experienced artists and designers alike will find this book a source of practical guidance, as well as delight and inspiration which will amply repay the careful attention needed to construct the models.

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Author:   Jon Allen
Publisher:   Floris Books
Imprint:   Floris Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780863159145


ISBN 10:   0863159141
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   26 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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This beautifully presented book...gives practical instructions on how to make the five Platonic regular solids and thirteen semi-regular Archimedean solids. --David Heaf, Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain


Author Information

Jon Allen is a practising architect who worked closely with Keith Critchlow, a world authority on geometry, for twenty years. He has a particular interest in the application of geometry to architectural design. He lives in London, and teaches geometry workshops in the UK and US. His book Drawing Geometry was published by Floris Books in 2007.

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