In 'NEXUS Network Journal' you will find an article of mine regarding 'The
wooden roofs of
Leonardo and the new structural research'. In this article I was
demonstrating the affinity
that exists between the reciprocal frames used by Leonardo and the rigid
tensegrities
developed by Fuller. Nexus Network Journal , Vol. 10,1 Williams, Kim (Ed.)
2008, 206 p. A
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About this book
The quintessential Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci was well aware of the
fundamental
importance of mathematics for architecture. This issue of the Nexus Network
Journal
examines Leonardo's knowledge of theoretical mathematics, explores how he used
concepts
of geometry in his designs for architectural projects, and reports on a
real-life construction
project using Leonardo's principles. Authors include Sylvie Duvernoy, Kim
Williams, Rinus
Roelofs, Biagio Di Carlo, Mark Reynolds, João Pedro Xavier, Vesna Petresin,
Christopher Glass,
and Jane Burry. To complete the issue Rachel Fletcher writes her Geometer's
Angle column
on "Dynamic Symmetry", Michael Ostwald reviews A Theory of General Ethics by
Warwick Fox,
Sarah Clough Edwards reviews Inigo Jones and the Classical Tradition by Christy
Anderson,
and Sylvie Duvernoy reviews Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt by
Corinna Rossi.