Offering imaginative insight into the area where mathematics and the arts meet, this book may be used as a practical tool by the architect, designer or scientist who has to deal with such problems as defining space, distributing patterns, packing and stacking, and communication links.
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A most striking design source book . . . develops more deeply and expansively the early solid geometry explored by Buckminster Fuller, and makes virtually a new primer in mathematical and to some extent philosophical structuring (and incidentally discovers a new polyhedral shape). -- The Times [London]
Keith Critchlow has one of the century's rare conceptual minds. -- Buckminster Fuller
Universal in its scope. . .as inspiring as the 'pattern' books of the past. -- Interior Design --This text refers to an alternate Plastic Comb edition.
Keith Critchlow has one of the century's rare conceptual minds. -- Buckminster Fuller
Universal in its scope. . .as inspiring as the 'pattern' books of the past. -- Interior Design --This text refers to an alternate Plastic Comb edition.
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Keith Critchlow is Director of Research and Director of Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts at the Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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A Highly Important Book,
By "alec_ny" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Order in Space: A Design Source Book (Plastic Comb)
That this book is back in print is a gift to the world. It's a completely thorough and wonderful trip through various 2d and 3d geometries and patterns. The drawings can be appreciated just on an aesthetic level, or can be delved into deeply. A rare book.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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An important Book,
By John Martineau "John Martineau" (Glastonbury UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Order in Space: A Design Source Book (Plastic Comb)
This was one of the books that first showed many people the interrelationships between the Platonic and Archimedian solids. Critchlow studied under Buckminster Fuller and many of Bucky's perceptions find their way in to these pages. Not without a few small errors here and there but overall a groundbreaking book of its day and still an essential volume on the shelf of anyone who works structurally in 3-d. Highly recommended.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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i actually own this book,
By Mike Hawk (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Order in Space: A Design Source Book (Plastic Comb)
this is a nice book. very unique.
if you have a symmetry or polyhedra fetish, go for it. fun surprises await. will inspire you to make some models of the sort that you never considered. i will not get rid of this book.
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