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02 bibliography | architecture
using tensor diagrams [blinn]
![using tensor diagrams [blinn]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/formpig_using-tensor-diagrams_blinn-310x150.png)
using tensor diagrams to solve and represent geometric problems by jim blinn. i think it has a relationship to cubic [...]
donald knuth’s computer musings
i’m told donald knuth is an interesting dude for the computer science crew. check out some of his writing. he’s [...]
dynamics the geometry of behaviour [abraham and shaw]
![dynamics the geometry of behaviour [abraham and shaw]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/formpig_dynamics_abraham-310x150.png)
dynamics: the geometry of behavior by abraham and shaw. a rare but very accessible book on dynamics. super background for [...]
the erlanger program [klein]
![the erlanger program [klein]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/formpig_erlanger-program_klein-310x150.png)
felix klein’s erlanger program. the foundational document for contemporary topology. get on with it. [link to paper]
on growth and form [thompson]
![on growth and form [thompson]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/formpig_on-growth-and-form_thompson.png)
an image from d’arcy wentworth thompson’s on growth and form. personally i found bucky fuller’s synergetics to be more game [...]
deleuze, de landa and der schumacher
if you’re interested in following a contemporary architectural train of thought through to its logical conclusion, check out chapter 12 [...]
![developable sculptural forms of ilhan koman [akgun et. al.]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/formpig_developable-sculptural-forms-of-ilhan-koman_akgun-310x150.png)
kinematics of machinery: outline of a theory of machines [reuleaux]
![kinematics of machinery: outline of a theory of machines [reuleaux]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_kinematics-of-machinery-outline-of-a-theory-of-machines-V_reuleaux-310x150.png)
an image from franz reuleaux’s kinematics of machinery: outline of a theory of machines.
geometry and the imagination [hilbert]
![geometry and the imagination [hilbert]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_confocal_quadrics-288x150.jpg)
an image of confocal quadrics from hilbert’s geomety and the imagination. solid book.
catastrophe theory [thom]
![catastrophe theory [thom]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_wave-catastrophe1-288x150.gif)
an image from structural stability and morphogenesis by rene thom, the founder of singularity theory. [thom on wikipedia]
rapid prototyping for architecture [zcorp]
![rapid prototyping for architecture [zcorp]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_architecture-design-guide_zcorp-310x150.png)
a nice guide on rapid prototyping for architecture. if you need work done see charles overy at lgm models. [link [...]
autodesk bits of history [walker]
![autodesk bits of history [walker]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_autodesk-file-bits-of-history-words-of-experience_walker-310x150.png)
an overwhelmingly detailed history of autocad. seems to include some interesting startup insights and coding development insights (walker). [link to [...]
cad issues [tu delft]
![cad issues [tu delft]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_cad-issues-vol-2_tu-delft-310x150.png)
nice generalist article form tu delft. lord knows we need some generalists. [link to article]
![computer graphics course [drexel]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_computer-graphics_drexel-310x150.png)
design and computing of complex geometry [griffin]
![design and computing of complex geometry [griffin]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_design-computing-of-complex-geometry-using-digital-fabrication-methods_mit-griffin-292x150.png)
interesting and wide ranging architecture thesis done at mit. [link to article]
designing and manufacturing architecture in the digital age [kolarevich]
![designing and manufacturing architecture in the digital age [kolarevich]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_designing-and-manufacturing-architecture-in-the-digital-age_branko-kolarevic-310x150.png)
branko kolarevic on the state of the state. [link to article]
![nurbs [lavoie]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_introduction-to-nurbs_lavoie-258x150.png)
digital fabricators [stacey]
![digital fabricators [stacey]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_digital-fabricators-catalogue_acadia-310x150.png)
nice early acadia catalog on digital practitioners’ work edited by stacey. [link to catalog]
discrete freeform surfaces for architecture [schmiedhofer]
![discrete freeform surfaces for architecture [schmiedhofer]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_discrete-freeform-architecture_schmiedhofer-310x150.png)
very nice thesis by heinz schmiedhofer. from the general to the specific with a nice bit at the end on [...]
dissertation [unknown]
![dissertation [unknown]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_do-computer-design-techniques-enhance-or-retard-the-production-of-architectural-design_unknown-dissertation-II-310x150.png)
this essay asks: “do computer design techniques enhance or retard the production of architectural design?” one might also attempt to [...]
constructive geometry [monge]
![constructive geometry [monge]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_gaspar-monge-founder-of-constructive-geometry_sakarovitch-310x150.png)
an important paper on gaspar monge by joel sakarovitch. sakarovitch, a longtime researcher into monge’s work, has effectively uncovered another [...]
![gaudi and cad [burry]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_gaudi-and-cad_burry-310x150.png)
general investigation of curved surface [gauss]
![general investigation of curved surface [gauss]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_general-investigations-of-curved-surface_gauss-233x150.png)
a landmark paper by gauss. not many illustrations in there but here is a great one on the left. [link [...]
glas als sekundartragwerk [oszwald]
![glas als sekundartragwerk [oszwald]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_glas-als-sekundartragwerk-thema_14_ozwald-310x150.png)
very nice article with very good illustrations on glass technology (text in german). [link to paper]
the heroic age of geometry [coolidge]
![the heroic age of geometry [coolidge]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_heroic-age-of-geometry_coolidge-310x150.png)
nice article by coolidge on gauss and his milieu. [link to paper]
laws of thought [boole]
![laws of thought [boole]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_investigation-into-the-laws-of-thought_boole-310x150.png)
this is not the guy that is responsible when your mesh booleans don’t work. [link to paper]
get up, stand up [siggraph]
![get up, stand up [siggraph]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_know-your-rights_siggraph-2008-310x150.png)
a nice document from siggraph 2008 for writers, sculptors, artists and the digerati on contemporary trademark and copyright issues. [link [...]
las lineas de gaudi [hererra]
![las lineas de gaudi [hererra]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_líneas-vivas-de-gaudí_herrera-310x150.png)
a nice paper by herrera called las lineas de gaudi. this got in here because it has a cool catalonian [...]
the mind’s eye [ferguson]
![the mind's eye [ferguson]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_minds-eye-nonverbal-thought-in-technology_ferguson-310x150.png)
a very important essay by eugene ferguson, the historian of technology, on invention. it has been followed by a book [...]
models are real [306090]
![models are real [306090]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_models-are-real-306090_eliasson-310x150.png)
very nice publication by some cats called 306090 out of new york. some very good thinking on models and model-making [...]
shifting from analog to digital [dritsas]
![shifting from analog to digital [dritsas]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_research-and-design-in-shifting-from-analog-to-digital_kpf-dritsas-310x150.png)
i really like the title of this paper and i think the topic in general could use a little more [...]
salter – boyarsky [aa files]
![salter – boyarsky [aa files]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_salter-boyarsky-interview_aa-files-310x150.png)
old interview from aa files by alvin boyarsky with peter salter. still very pertinent for the architecture school crowd. [link [...]
a spreadsheet way of knowledge [levy]
![a spreadsheet way of knowledge [levy]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_spreadsheet-way-of-knowledge_levy.png)
very good essay on managing spreadsheets. applies to form making and form rationalization as well. [link to paper]
the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics [wigner]
![the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics [wigner]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics_wigner-310x146.png)
very interesting article. if you’re into math you probably have to read this. [link to paper]
wireframe will work [brell-cockan]
![wireframe will work [brell-cockan]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_wireframe-will-work_vienna-workshop_brell-cokcan-310x150.png)
image of a rebar bending machine from a very nice workshop called wireframe will work held in vienna by sigrid [...]
poeme de l’angle droit [corbusier]
![poeme de l’angle droit [corbusier]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_poeme-de-langle-droit-solar_corbusier-310x150.gif)
a solar geometry drawing by le corbusier. from poeme de l’angle droit.
geometrie projective [monge]
![geometrie projective [monge]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_mongean-projective-288x150.jpg)
an image from gaspar monge’s geometrie projective. founder of projective geometry, constructive geometry and quite a bit more. arguably it [...]
the projective cast: architecture and its three geometries [evans]
![the projective cast: architecture and its three geometries [evans]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_the-projective-cast-2_evans-225x150.jpg)
a posthumously published work by one of the great writers on architecture. this book is well worth your time if [...]
utzon’s sphere [mitami]
![utzon’s sphere [mitami]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_utzons-sphere-310x150.jpg)
yuzo, mikami (2001) utzon”s sphere: how it was designed and built. tokyo: shokukusha. perhaps the nicest book on a built [...]
philosophy of structure [torroja]
![philosophy of structure [torroja]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_torroja_truss-compilation-288x150.jpg)
torroja, eduardo (1958) philosophy of structures. berkeley: university of california press. torroja is a giant in the field of architectural [...]
architectural geometry [pottmann]
![architectural geometry [pottmann]](http://formpig.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/formpig_ag_cover_de-120x150.jpg)
700 plus pages of geometry as it relates to the fabrication of so-called free-form structure. brought to you by the planar facet crew (among the other important topics they are digging into). (pottmann, asperl, hofer and kilian)
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