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Muqarnas: Construction and Reconstruction

In: Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future

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  • Yvonne Dold-Samplonius

  • Silvia L. Harmsen

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Muqarnas is the Arabic word for stalactite vault, an architectural ornament developed around the middle of the tenth century in North Eastern Iran and almost simultaneously, but apparently independently, in central North Africa. A muqarnas is a three-dimensional architectural decoration composed of niche-like elements arranged in tiers. The two-dimensional projection of a muqarnas vault consists of a small variety of simple geometrical elements. In the scope of our 3-year project “Computer Reconstruction of Muqarnas”, we are analyzing muqarnas and building up a database for these constructions. At the end of our project the computer should be able to show us a three-dimensional vault of the requested time, region, and style based on a two-dimensional plan. In case the vault has partly collapsed in time, the computer should give us ideas how to restore the vault.

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  • Yvonne Dold-Samplonius & Silvia L. Harmsen, 2015. "Muqarnas: Construction and Reconstruction," Springer Books, in: Kim Williams & Michael J. Ostwald (ed.), Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 709-719, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-00137-1_47
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00137-1_47
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