{"product_id":"beyond-the-cube-9780471122616","title":"Beyond the Cube","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpace frames have offered architects a fascinating alternative to cubic frameworks for many years; well-known space frame structures include the geodesic domes introduced by Buckminster Fuller at Expo 67 in Montreal and Manhattan's Javits Convention Center, created by I.M. Pei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e Polyhedra, from Pythagoras to Alexander G. Bell (J. Tomlow).\u003cbr\u003e Polyhedrality in the Architecture of Bruce Goff (R. Ristine).\u003cbr\u003e Louis Kahn and Space Frames (I. Ayad).\u003cbr\u003e Buckminster Fuller and the Relevant Pattern (A. Loeb).\u003cbr\u003e Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral and the Rhetoric of Its Free-Form Polyhedral Structure (L. Davis).\u003cbr\u003e Tetrahedral Purity: The Javits Center (M. Levy).\u003cbr\u003e Proportion and Symbolism in Polyhedra (R. Motro).\u003cbr\u003e The Structural Morphology of Basic Polyhedra (T. Wester).\u003cbr\u003e Computer-Aided Processing of Polyhedric Configurations (H. Nooshin, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Tensegrity: Theory and Application (A. Hanaor).\u003cbr\u003e Visual Morphology of Space Labyrinths: A Source for Architecture and Design (H. Lalvani).\u003cbr\u003e Are Space Frames Habitable?\u003cbr\u003e (J. Gabriel).\u003cbr\u003e Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525400011095,"sku":"9780471122616","price":125.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471122616.jpg?v=1731860368","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-cube-9780471122616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}