@article{Cicalò_Causin_Solci_Turco_2012, title={The splines age: geometries and lines of contemporary design}, volume={5}, url={https://disegnarecon.unibo.it/article/view/3182}, DOI={10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3182}, abstractNote={Architecture and design have always been characterized by lines and geometric forms made possible by new materials and by building technology evolution, as well as by the new mathematical tools for digital design representation. It is the case of the splines, lines on which are based the NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B-Splines) and the freeforms became the symbol of the most advanced contemporary architecture and design. Beginning from the analysis of the geometry and the representation of this particular curves, this paper discusses the role of splines and NURBS on contemporary architectural design that has to deal with the mathematical and geometrical models from which their building depends.}, number={9}, journal={DISEGNARECON}, author={Cicalò, Enrico and Causin, Andrea and Solci, Margherita and Turco, Emilio}, year={2012}, month={Jan.}, pages={325–334} }