几何作为建筑，设计和装饰艺术的基础。这本独特的资料手册展示了人类历史中几何，数学和人造设计之间的密切关系的历史，以及从新石器时代到印度，埃及，巴比伦，中国，希腊，凯尔特，伊斯兰和文艺复兴时期的文化。 Roger Burrows介绍了可应用于所有设计学科的关键原则，揭示了几何作为视觉语言如何满足我们的需求，启动新技术并改变我们对周围世界的思考方式。本书将成为学生和设计专业人士的灵感之源。

A new interdisciplinary perspective on architecture and geometry―from Athenian Ruins to the Chrysler building

The geometric foundations, forms, and patterns in today’s architecture, design and, decorative arts can trace their origins in past cultures. From humankind’s first path-like doodles on cave walls through to the higher abstractions developed to make accurate measurements and predictions, the three-

dimensional forms we design and build have always been dependent on available materials, human needs, and the limits of our imaginations.

3D Thinking in Design and Architecture tells the story of the intimate relationship between geometry, mathematics and manmade design throughout human history, from the Neolithic period through the Indian, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Greek, Celtic, Islamic and Renaissance cultures, to the present and the possible future. Presenting key principles that can be applied across all design disciplines, design expert Roger Burrows relates how geometry as a visual language has evolved to meet our needs, initiated new technologies, and changed the way we think about the world around us. With a wealth of original artwork by the author to explain his ideas, this book will be an essential reference and source of inspiration for students and design professionals.