“The Cairo Sketches” are architectural explorations using Midjourney, an AI text to image generator. The purpose of this art project is to re-investigate the Islamic geometry using more recent mathematical principles. As an Egyptian architect I found it thrilling to apply these concepts over the Mamluk building’s Facade in Cairo.
“Geometry of the Spirit”: Sufism, Calligraphy, and Letter Mysticism by Meena Sharify-Funk To all Muslims, the word beyond comparison—the language that exists beyond all rules and standa…
(Islam, Hermeticism) Prophet Muhammad ﷺ & Hermes Trismegistus: The World Begins in Perfection
Having seen the many creative responses to the WHAT IS THIS? post, I’ve decided to take things to another level—to up the ante, as they say—with the following: Who says we cannot know t…
Selections of designs taken from ‘The Grammar of Ornament’ by Owen Jones. Drawn on stone by F. Bedford. With contributions by J.B. Waring, J.O. Westwood, and M.D. Wyatt. Published 1856 by Day &...
Euclid (c. 325 BC – 265 BC) – Greek Mathematician considered the “Father of Geometry”. His textbook ‘Elements’ remained a highly influential mathematics teaching book until the late 19th Century and is one of the most widely published books in the world. It has had a lasting influence on the sciences -, especially in mathematics. […]
“THE ENDURING RESPECT IN THE 21ST CENTURY FOR A BOOK WRITTEN A MILLENIUM EARLIER IS A TESTIMONY TO IBN SINA’S ACHIEVEMENT” – Mona N. Tibi and Emilie Savage-Smith Compiled b…
RNDRD | A partial index of published architectural rendering
Morris Hexathon 14: Canterbury by Becky Brown Morris Hexathon 14: Canterbury 3 Templates:A hexagon, a 60 degree diamond and a long parallelogram. I named this week's hexie Canterbury for England's famous cathedral. When William Morris was eight years old his father took him to visit the ancient church, which was begun about 1200 in the new style that came to be called English Gothic. 14: Canterbury by Ilyse Moore A ceiling The child was impressed, remembering that he felt "the gates of heaven have been opened to me." It was an experience that changed his life. A floor The cathedral is one of the earliest examples of English Gothic architecture. Pointed arches are a style detail, as are vaulted arches in the ceilings. The impressive vault is held up by outside supports. Those arches extending out from between the windows are called Flying Buttresses, another characteristic of Gothic architecture. Pattern for an 8" Hexagon (4" sides) To Print: Create a word file or a new empty JPG file that is 8-1/2" x 11". Click on the image above. Right click on it and save it to your file. Print that file out 8-1/2" x 11". The hexagon should measure 4" on the sides. Adjust the printed page size if necessary. Add seams when you cut the fabric. Canterbury by Bettina Havig Canterbury by Ilyse Moore Ilyse did two. The pattern, BlockBase #264, was given the name Pinwheel in the Kansas City Star in 1934 but to remember Morris's fondness for the Gothic we could see the image as the Flying Buttresses that hold up Canterbury Cathedral. Using just two of the pattern pieces you could make a double pinwheel. In later life as an influential preservationist Morris had strong opinions about the maintenance and changes in Canterbury Cathedral. He wrote letters to The Times: "For my part, remembering well the impression that Canterbury Cathedral made on me when I first stood in it as a little boy, I must needs think that a great building which is obviously venerable and weighty with history is fitter for worship than one turned into a scientific demonstration of what the original architects intended to do." His position essentially: Keep a roof on it and leave it alone. Canterbury Cathedral One More Inspiration Owen Jones published an extremely influential book on pattern in 1853. There's a page above and here's the whole book The Grammar of Ornament at Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=hRBBAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
"During my life, I have felt an attraction towards Celtic culture and evidently its graphics designs have intrigued and fascinated me. Without fear of making a mistake, I think the Triquetra is one of the most recognized ones. Its definition in Wikipedia is: Triquetra (/traɪˈkwɛtrə/; Latin tri- "three" and quetrus "cornered") originally meant "triangle" and was used to refer to …
