Mathematics of architecture : building by numbers / producer, Anne-Marie Gallen.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gallen, Anne-Marie, producer.

Tavernor, Robert, commentator.

Burton, Tim, commentator.

Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580, artist.

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, artist.

Tschumi, Bernard, 1944- artist.

Films for the Humanities (Firm), distributor.

Open University, producer.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Seeing through mathematics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Composition, proportion.

Architecture.

Villa nazionale (Stra, Italy).

Architecture, Domestic--Italy.

Architecture, Domestic.

Italy.

Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Architecture--Designs and plans.

Parc de La Villette (Paris, France).

Art and architecture videos.

Local Subjects:

Art and architecture videos.

Genre:

Television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Video recordings.

Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (25 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor], [1997]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

This film demonstrates the application of mathematics to architectural designs, from Palladio's harmoniously proportionate villas to the chaotic architecture of Parc de la Villette in Paris, designed by architect Bernard Tschumi.

Participant:

Commentary by Robert Tavernor and Tim Burton.

Credits:

Narrator, Carmen Pryce ; editor, Catherine Guiver.

Notes:

Originally produced by the Open University as part of its series "Seeing through mathematics" in 1996.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

37841886

Publisher Number:

FFH 7038 Films for the Humanities & Sciences