The golden ratio is obtained by looking for a particular rectangle. Let us imagine a rectangle of length b and width a. Inside this rectangle, we draw a square (an x a). We are left with a rectangle ...

If you ever thought about being an architect but thought you couldn’t handle the math, you aren’t alone. At parties across the land, as soon as someone finds out there is an architect in the crowd, ...

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Architecture recently lost a great visionary. Budapest-born French architect Yona Friedman died at age 96 on February 20. Friedman left us with a lot to remember. Some obituaries commemorated his ...

Introduction: Encoded Architectures -- A Machine Epistemology: Encapsulated Knowledge and the Instrumentation of Architecture -- Theorems Made Flesh: The Architectonics of Mathematical Maquettes -- ...

Two professors and one Princeton graduate alumnus are among the 11 winners of this year's prestigious Wolf Prizes. Bestowed by the Wolf Foundation in Israel since 1978, the Wolf Prize is awarded to ...

Students pursuing an architecture degree study history and theory while gaining practical experience. Creativity, precision and math skills are essential in this field. An architecture major learns ...