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Mathematics and Architecture

Architecture News - Nov 02, 2007 - 17:00   4609 views

Although many readers of this archive might find an article on mathematics and architecture a little surprising, in fact architecture was in ancient times considered a mathematical topic and the disciplines have, up to the present time, retained close connections. Perhaps once one realises that mathematics is essentially the study of patterns, the connection with architecture becomes clearer.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Architecture.html