May 23, 2009
For a little more explanation of the mathematics of these functions of complex numbers, why I love them, and the architectural surfaces they can be used to generate, see my earlier post on rheotomic surfaces
Those coming from BoingBoing in search of Gnarl might also enjoy my 4D rotation animations or experiments with Cellular Automata.
May 1, 2009
video:
April 27, 2009
combining Voronoi with Field Lines
April 21, 2009
Continuing to explore corrugations which are rigidly foldable – ie. there is no deformation of the faces during the folding process.
This has links to some surprisingly deep mathematics – in particular the subjects of discrete differential geometry and integrable structure – Which have important architectural applications (such as finding planar panelings of curved surfaces) and also tie in with my earlier interest in minimal surfaces and circle packings.
The same principles can be naturally extended to other piecewise-planar surfaces such as the one above, which is rigidly foldable but does not unfold to flat.
Inspired and informed by the work of Tom Hull and Tim Hoffmann
