Barn-Raising an Endo-Pentakis-Icosi-Dodecahedron

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Date
1999
Authors
Knoll, Eva
Morgan, Simon
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Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science
Abstract
The workshop is planned as the raising of an endo-pentakis-icosi-dodecahedron with a 1 meter edge length. This collective experience will give the participants new insights about polyhedra in general, and deltahedra in particular. The specific method of construction applied here, using kite technology and the snowflake layout allows for a perspective entirely different from that found in the construction of hand-held models or the observation of computer animations. In the present case, the participants will be able to pace the area of the flat shape and physically enter the space defined by the polyhedron.
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dodecahedron , Mathematics
Citation
Knoll, E., Morgan, S. (1999). Barn-Raising an Endo-Pentakis-Icosi-Dodecahedron. In Sarhangi, R., (Ed.), Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science, pp. 131-136.