{{Short description|Area of research}} '''Architectural geometry''' is an area of research which combines applied geometry and architecture,<ref>{{cite book|author1=H. Pottmann |author2=A. Asperl |author3=M. Hofer |author4=A. Kilian |title=Architectural Geometry|url=http://www.architecturalgeometry.at|publisher=Bentley Institute Press|year=2007|isbn=978-1-934493-04-5}}</ref> which looks at the design, analysis and manufacture processes. It lies at the core of architectural design<ref>{{cite book|author=H. Pottmann, M. Hofer and A. Kilian (Ed.)|title=Advances in Architectural Geometry 2008, Conference Proceedings|url=http://www.architecturalgeometry.at/aag08/|publisher=Vienna University of Technology|year=2008|isbn=978-3-902233-03-5}}</ref> and strongly challenges contemporary practice, the so-called architectural practice of the digital age.<ref>{{cite book|author=Branko Kolarevic|title=Architecture in the Digital Age|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|isbn=978-0-415-27820-1}}</ref>
Architectural geometry is influenced by following fields: differential geometry, topology, fractal geometry, and cellular automata. thumb|polyhedral approximation of a cyclide-offset.
Topics include: * freeform curves and surfaces creation * developable surfaces * discretisation * generative design * digital prototyping and manufacturing
== See also == *Geometric design *Computer-aided architectural design *Mathematics and architecture *Fractal geometry *Blobitecture
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== External links == '''Theory''' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081019225732/http://www.charlesjencks.com/articles.html Charles Jencks: The New Paradigm in Architecture] '''Institutions''' *[http://www.geometrie.tuwien.ac.at/ig/ Geometric Modeling and Industrial Geometry] *[http://www.staedelschule.de/architecture/ Städelschule Architecture Class] *[http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au/ SIAL - The Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory] '''Companies''' *[http://www.evolute.at/ Evolute Research and Consulting] '''Events''' *[http://www.smartgeometry.org/ Smart Geometry] *[http://www.architecturalgeometry.at/aag08/ Advances in Architectural Geometry],([http://www.architecturalgeometry.at/aag08/aag08proceedings-papers_and_poster_abstracts.pdf] Conference Proceedings, 80MB) '''Resource collections''' *[http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gina/arch.html Geometry in Action: Architecture] '''Tools''' *[https://k3dsurf.sourceforge.net/ K3DSurf] — A program to visualize and manipulate Mathematical models in three, four, five and six dimensions. K3DSurf supports Parametric equations and Isosurfaces *[http://www.javaview.de/ JavaView] — a 3D geometry viewer and a mathematical visualization software. *[http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Markets/Building/GenerativeComponents/default.htm Generative Components] — Generative design software that captures and exploits the critical relationships between design intent and geometry. *[http://www.paracloud.com/ ParaCloud GEM]— A software for components population based on points of interest, with no requirement for scripting. *[http://www.grasshopper3d.com/ Grasshopper]— a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino's 3-D modeling tools.
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