Nexus 2010

Dates: 13-15 June 2010
Venue: University of Porto, Portugal
Faculty of Architecture (FAUP)
Center of Mathematics (CMUP) / Faculty of Sciences (FCUP)
Submission deadline for papers: 1 August 2009, 11:59 p.m.

Photo: University of Porto, Portugal

The Nexus conferences are dedicated to explorations of the relationships between architecture and mathematics, through a broad panorama of topics. In the past, these topics have included: symmetry in architecture, projective and descriptive geometry, soap bubbles and minimum surfaces, systems of proportions, geometry and urban design, the development of structural forms, the use of arithmetical, geometrical, and harmonic means, calculations of domes and arches, linear algebra and geometric forms, music theory and architecture, fractals in architecture, etc. Presentations have also included discussions of the work of individual architects, such as Alberti, Palladio, Frank Lloyd Wright; historical periods, such as Roman, Incan and Renaissance; the application of particular branches of mathematics to architectural design, such as geometry, topology and algebra.

Informationen Proposals for presentations at the conference should be sent directly to the session or round table moderator, who is responsible (along with the conference directors) for review and selection.

• Session Shape and Shape Grammars: lmarch@ucla.edu
• Session from Mediaeval Stonecutting to Projective Geometry: Formal, Social and Epistemological Shifts: jose.calvo@upct.es
• Session Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences: gmfcl@hotmail.com
• Session Guerrilla Tactics of Digital Design: cbeorkrem@uncc.edu
• Session Miscellaneous: kwb@kimwilliamsbooks.com
• Round Table Generative Architecture Codeness. Contrappunto Generator of Resonance Species: celestino.soddu@polimi.it
• Round Table the Geometric Construction of Morphology: sdegno@units.it

Paper proposals and brief CVs should be send to the session moderator, shown in the Nexus PDF Download:
CFP_nexus2010.pdf

Conference Directors:
Kim Williams, Editor in Chief, Nexus Network Journal: kwb@kimwilliamsbooks.com
João Pedro Xavier, Faculty of Architecture (FAUP), University of Porto: jpx@arq.up.pt
João Nuno Tavares, Center of Mathematics (CMUP)/Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto: jntavar@fc.up.pt

Further Information:
web: www.nexusjournal.com/CFS-Nexus2010.html