L’epoca delle splines: geometrie e linee del progetto contemporaneo

Enrico Cicalò; Andrea Causin; Margherita Solci; Emilio Turco

doi:10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3182

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Enrico Cicalò University of Sassari

Degree in Civil Engineering cum laude at the University of Cagliari, Master at the IUAV (Venice), PhD in Environmental Design at the University of Sassari. He was Visiting Researcher at the UCL (London) and now he is Assistant Professor of Drawing at the University of Sassari. His main interests are in the field of the design process.
Andrea Causin University of Sassari

Born in Sassari, he graduated in Mathematics at the University of Pavia, DEA en Mathématiques (Paris VII), Ph.D. in Mathematics at La Sapienza University, Rome. At the present moment he is Assistant Professor of Geometry at the University of Sassari, Architecture Department. His main interests are algebraic geometry and topology.
Margherita Solci University of Sassari

Born in Milano, degree cum laude and PhD in Mathematics at the University of Pavia, post-doc at the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris). Now she is associate professor in Mathematical Analysis at the University of Sassari, Department of Architecture. Her main research interests are in the field of the calculus of variations.
Emilio Turco University of Sassari

Born in Rende in 1964. Degree in Civil engineering cum laude at the University of Calabria. PhD in Applied Mechanics at Polytechnic of Milan. Formerly researcher at the University of Calabria, now is associate professor in the University of Sassari. His research interests are in the field of the computational mechanics.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1828-5961/3182

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splines, NURBS, freeforms, architectural geometry, digital representation

Abstract

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.

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