Monday 16 February 2009

History, Maths and English with Gaudí



Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish Catalan architect who belonged to the Modernist style movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs. One of the main buildings of Gaudí is the Sagrada Família. It is a massive Roman Catholic Church.

What shows the video?

Timeline:
construction began in 1882 and continues to this day.
Tour: the cathedral is a massive construction, the towers are very tall.
Models: original plans were burned, and architects have models to build.
Columns: columns are very tall and use geometric elements.
Lift: lift travelling is faster than scales.
Hyperboloids: Gaudí used mathematics in his buildings: hyperboloids in the roof.
3D to 2D: architects introduce equations to computer to design columns.
Helix: the staircase has a form of helix and is very tall.
Puzzle: Gaudí used mathematics games, for example number square.
Proportions: Gaudí used simple proportions in building.
Shapes: cathedral has geometric elements: triangles, squares, hexagons, pyramids, circles, etc.
Geometry: Gaudí used geometry, geometry is in maths.

1 comment:

magdalena said...

hi
i really like your work!
i'm doing a paper on gaudi's relation to mathematics right now. i wondered, may-be you know where should i look for informations?
thaks!
magdalena
magdalena.hons@seznam.cz