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Homepage: http://www.leonet.it/culture/nexus/2000/
Organizers: Kim Williams
Description:
There are many connections between architecture and
mathematics: mathematic principles may be used as a basis for an
architectural design, or an a tool for analyzing an existing
monument; architecture may be a concrete expression of
mathematical ideas, becoming, in a sense, "visual mathematics."
Nexus 2000, the third in a biennial series of meetings, was born of the desire to bring together professionals working with ideas related to both architecture and mathematics. A glance at the schedule of presenters reveals the broad range of backgrounds and nationalities which will be in attendance: architects, architectural historians, archaeologists, geometers, mathematicians; North American, Italian, Australian, Turkish. Such an assortment of professionals assures a rich and lively range of subjects.
The purpose of Nexus 2000 is two-fold: to allow participants to exchange ideas first-hand; to publish an anthology of papers, Nexus III: Architecture and Mathematics, providing a collective voice for researchers of more than one discipline. The site of this particular meeting in Ferrara, in the region of Emilia Romagna, allows the realization of a third purpose: to visit sites and monuments of great importance to both architecture and mathematics.
Date received: May 28, 2000
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