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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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When mathematics meets architecture!
"Moebius Strip National Library Rising in Kazakhstan's Capital:
Construction is continuing on the National Library of Kazakhstan in the capital Astana even as winter settles in. It was designed by the BIG architectural firm from Copenhagen which back in August won an open international design competition with 19 entrants who included Lord Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid..."
More at: http://www.arch2o.com/national-library-of-kazakhstan-big/
The building is a Moebius Strip with 4 sides as showed by the script:
{
"Param3D": {
"Component": [
"HypocycloidFourSides "
],
"Fx": [
"sin(u)*(1.5+0.25*cos(u/4+(0.25-1)/0.25*v)+(1-0.25)*cos(u/4+v))"
],
"Fy": [
"cos(u)*(1.5+0.25*cos(u/4+(0.25-1)/0.25*v)+(1-0.25)*cos(u/4+v))"
],
"Fz": [
"0.25*sin(u/4+(0.25-1)/0.25*v)+(1-0.25)*sin(u/4+v)"
],
"Name": [
"HypocycloidFourSides"
],
"Umax": [
"3*pi"
],
"Umin": [
"-pi"
],
"Vmax": [
"pi"
],
"Vmin": [
"-pi"
]
}
}
moebus by taha_ab, on Flickr
moebus4 by taha_ab, on Flickr _________________ Cheers,
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