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245 10 a| Fractal architectureh| [electronic resource] :b| organic design philosophy in theory and practice /c| James Harris.;

246 30 a| Organic design philosophy in theory and practice;

260 a| Albuquerque [N.M.] :b| University of New Mexico Press,;

300 a| xi, 410 p. :b| col. ill. ;c| 28 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-398) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Man, nature, and architecture. The journey from mathematical monsters to the key to nature's structure -- The human desire for nature -- Nature's order and its architectural embodiment -- Skyscraper form and its fractal derivative -- Nature and human cognition. Gestalt and the wholeness of fractal structure -- Perception and cognition of natural form -- The universal quality of fractal expression -- The abstract trajectory to the fractal modernist form -- Architecture from nature. Nature's generative character -- Elements of fractal form -- The fractal confluence of science and art -- The spectrum of architecture's relationship to nature.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

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Fractal architecture organic design philosophy in theory and practice / James Harris.

Author/creator	Harris, James, 1957-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Albuquerque [N.M.] : University of New Mexico Press,
Description	xi, 410 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Geometry in architecture. Fractals.

Portion of title	Organic design philosophy in theory and practice
Contents	Introduction -- Man, nature, and architecture. The journey from mathematical monsters to the key to nature's structure -- The human desire for nature -- Nature's order and its architectural embodiment -- Skyscraper form and its fractal derivative -- Nature and human cognition. Gestalt and the wholeness of fractal structure -- Perception and cognition of natural form -- The universal quality of fractal expression -- The abstract trajectory to the fractal modernist form -- Architecture from nature. Nature's generative character -- Elements of fractal form -- The fractal confluence of science and art -- The spectrum of architecture's relationship to nature.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-398) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011041452
ISBN	9780826352019 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780826352026 (electronic)

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