Journal•ISSN: 1522-4600
Nexus Network Journal
Springer Science+Business Media
About: Nexus Network Journal is an academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Architecture & Nexus (standard). It has an ISSN identifier of 1522-4600. Over the lifetime, 864 publications have been published receiving 4355 citations. The journal is also known as: NNJ.
Topics: Architecture, Nexus (standard), Computer science, Vault (architecture), Architectural geometry
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use graphical analysis to determine possible equilibrium states of masonry structures, which are useful for relating the forces and the geometry of a masonry structure to a single phrase: as hangs the flexible line, so but inverted will stand the rigid arch.
Abstract: In 1675, English scientist Robert Hooke discovered “the true... ...manner of arches for building,” which he summarized with a single phrase: “As hangs the flexible line, so but inverted will stand the rigid arch.” In the centuries that followed, Hooke’s simple idea has been used to understand and design numerous important works. Recent research at MIT on the interactive analysis of structural forces provides new graphical tools for the understanding of arch behavior, which are useful for relating the forces and geometry of masonry structures. The key mathematical principle is the use of graphical analysis to determine possible equilibrium states.
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TL;DR: The justified plan graph (JPG) was the first practical analytical method developed as part of the theory of Space Syntax, which purported to provide a graphical, mathematical and associated theoretical model for analysing the spatial configuration of buildings.
Abstract: The justified plan graph (JPG) was the first practical analytical method developed as part of the theory of Space Syntax, which purported to provide a graphical, mathematical and associated theoretical model for analysing the spatial configuration of buildings. In spite of early interest, in recent years relatively little research using this method has been published, perhaps because the JPG method is rarely explained in its totality and when it is, the descriptions are often inconsistent or unclear. Although it is now embedded in several software programs and its use may be more widespread, it is no better understood and after processing there is a marked lack of consistency in how the results are interpreted. This paper provides a historical background for the development of the JPG and a discussion of its conceptual or theoretical origins, followed by a “worked example” of the mathematics of the JPG. In combination with the results for two further cases, the paper identifies some important interpretative limits in the method and uses the examples to explain its potential use in design analysis. Finally, the paper discusses how the consistent application of this method to sets of related buildings is likely to produce a more valuable, and statistically viable, basis for future work.
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TL;DR: Salingaros posits the importance of architectural pattern in man's intellectual development, examining how twentieth century architectural attitudes towards decoration and pattern have impoverished man's experience of both mathematics and the built environment as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Nikos Salingaros posits the importance of architectural pattern in man’s intellectual development, examining how twentieth century architectural attitudes towards decoration and pattern have impoverished man’s experience of both mathematics and the built environment.
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