Sacred Geometry

[anileve]

Originally posted by dstyle hey anony where did u get all ure info from?
And have u read those dan brown books?

dstyle the link to this information is included in the 3rd post from the top. Very interesting information, if anyone wants to read how Armenian churches were constructed based on "sacred" geometry.

[jahannam]

Originally posted by anileve This just blows my mind, geometry at its best proving that it doesn't always consist of conventional shapes and forms.

Antoni Gaudi never believed in Geometry.
Gaudí's was a world of testing, of trial & error and corrections, which helped him to arrive at the solutions to the problems he was dealing with, meaning that he proceeded in the opposite direction to that taken by professionals in the field of construction until that time(late 1800s)...Gaudí did not go from calculation and theory to the realisation of the project, but from the model to calculation, and from thence to the plan and the construction.

All the elements that support his buildings are based on the constructional logic and experimentation that generally proceed from Gaudí's determination to make the most of the static and aesthetic potential of the materials

his buildings have no perfect corners whatsoever.
his is organic architecture. and he has mastered it through his analyzing of natural forms (tree trunks, bones, shells, etc...) since his boyhood.

Anon... the fact that you've never heard of the best "architect" ever, makes me realize you haven't read a lot of books after all!
little mermaid? underwater civilization?shame on you!

P.S. I refuse to call him an "architect", for that's too common of a term.

[omniscient]

Originally posted by Anonymouse

Ahhh the Luxor in Las Vegas.......Pure geometrical genius

[Arvestaked]

Originally posted by Anonymouse I have revived this thread with the intention of sharing this website which deals with sacred geometry in the Armenian church.

An interesting read.

http://www.arminco-usa.com/tourarmen...o/geometry.htm

I really like the information contained in this site. I am going to allude to it, via editting, in a post in another thread.

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by Arvestaked I really like the information contained in this site. I am going to allude to it, via editting, in a post in another thread.

What thread would that be?

[anileve]

Originally posted by jahannam Antoni Gaudi never believed in Geometry.
Gaudí's was a world of testing, of trial & error and corrections, which helped him to arrive at the solutions to the problems he was dealing with, meaning that he proceeded in the opposite direction to that taken by professionals in the field of construction until that time(late 1800s)...Gaudí did not go from calculation and theory to the realisation of the project, but from the model to calculation, and from thence to the plan and the construction.

All the elements that support his buildings are based on the constructional logic and experimentation that generally proceed from Gaudí's determination to make the most of the static and aesthetic potential of the materials

his buildings have no perfect corners whatsoever.
his is organic architecture. and he has mastered it through his analyzing of natural forms (tree trunks, bones, shells, etc...) since his boyhood.

Jahan, I am impressed that you did your research on Gaudi, and although some of what is written is correct such as “his use of unconventional shapes and forms“ as I have mentioned in my first post, it is still geometry nonetheless and geometry of the finest kind. To explain why, read below.

The monumental church dedicated to the Holy Family, El Temple Expiatory de la Sagrada Familia is undoubtedly Gaudi's most famous and unfinished work with flourish decoration, the worldwide symbol of Barcelona in the style of the Art Nouveau. He applied forms of ruled geometry to it. Hyperbolic paraboloids , convex vaults, Chelicoids and hyperboloids only hint at the complexity of its structure which exemplifies the essence of the knowledge and constructive experience of Gaudi. The Temple de la Sagarada Familia is based on the idea of prevalence of vertical lines, and an exterior cloister surrounds communicating the three fades: Nativity, Glory and Passion.

All parts of the temple reveal a symbolic basis from the Christian tradition. There would be extraordinary facades giving shape to the birth, death and resurrection of Christ with eighteen towers symbolizing the twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and the Christ. At the present day Nativity fade, Passion fade and eight towers symbolizing the twelve Apostles have been completed.

Gaudi seemed to avoid using geometry, meaning that the plaster models couldn't simply be scaled up. The building was free-fall and every stone was a different shape.

But after his death in 1926, work continued slowly after the Civil War was completed, several decades were spent actually painstakingly recovering the models and reassembling them, and these models contain a geometry, and an underlying geometry which can be interpreted from fragments of model and actually yield the whole story.

[jahannam]

ummmm
is it me... or didnt you just prove my point??

Gaudi seemed to avoid using geometry, meaning that the plaster models couldn't simply be scaled up. The building was free-fall and every stone was a different shape.

and then after his death people HAD to use geometry???
that was my point
he refused to use geometry.
thats the reason they bashed me at architecture school
cuz they couldnt believe i could do it.
and i didn't make "a research" about gaudi.
Gaudi is my hobby.

[anileve]

Originally posted by jahannam
and then after his death people HAD to use geometry???
that was my point
he refused to use geometry.

J, please read the entire post, before jumping to conclusions.

He applied forms of ruled geometry to it. Hyperbolic paraboloids , convex vaults, Chelicoids and hyperboloids only hint at the complexity of its structure which exemplifies the essence of the knowledge and constructive experience of Gaudi.

If you remember geometry, Gaudi's architecture endures many aspects of it through his deviance from very structured forms people usually associate geometry with. Geometry on it's own is very complex and is composed of many elements that are unconventional to our perception.

So who ever bashed you, probably was not so informed in the field of Geometry.

Originally posted by jahannam
Gaudi is my hobby.

Great hobby to have, I am fascinated by him!

[Anonymouse]

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