Using Christopher Alexander's fifteen properties of art and nature to visually compare and contrast the tessellations of Mirza Akbar

DOI10.1007/S00004-012-0109-5zbMATH Open1298.00051OpenAlexW2092538750MaRDI QIDQ468537FDOQ468537

Authors: Carl Bovill 

Publication date: 7 November 2014

Published in: Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-012-0109-5

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zbMATH Keywords

measurementpatternstessellationsdesign theoryChristopher AlexanderPersian architecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of tessellation and tiling problems (05B45) Mathematics and visual arts (00A66) Mathematics and architecture (00A67)

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