Point Line Plane

Point Line Plane is architectural theory, but written as narrative, full of intriguing vignettes, such as the fact that in Ancient Rome windows were fitted with slices of marble because glass was so expensive. It's written in a very Japanese form: a series of mini essays that circle around a theme and is aimed at a highly literate audience.Seventy-two related essays across four sections set out Kuma's rejection of the architecture of volume and mass that categorized the twentieth century in favor of a more ad hoc architecture that can be easily disassembled and, by drawing on tried and tested practices of the past, touch the earth more lightly.

In this famous work by a pioneer in the movement to free art from the bonds of tradition — a work long considered essential to understanding the evolution of 20th-century art — Kandinsky

The new book spanning the genres of poetry, fiction, and theater, by the highly-acclaimed Thalia Field. The wonderful writings in Thalia Field's long-awaited new book Point and Line deny categorizatio

This book introduces the theory of complex surfaces through a comprehensive look at finite covers of the projective plane branched along line arrangements. Paula Tretkoff emphasizes those finite cover

Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication for Line and Point Contacts: Asymptotic and Numerical Approaches describes a coherent asymptotic approach to the analysis of lubrication problems for heavily loaded line

This book gives a self-contained introduction to the dynamic martingale approach to marked point processes (MPPs). Based on the notion of a compensator, this approach gives a versatile tool for analyz

The Strong Gray Line profiles members of the West Point class of 2004 who fought and died in service to their country. Alongside these commemorative stories, surviving members describe some of the mos

The Strong Gray Line profiles members of the West Point class of 2004 who fought and died in service to their country. Alongside these commemorative stories, surviving members describe some of the mos

Established in 1859, High Point was located at the highest point on the rail line between Charlotte and Goldsboro. The early growth of the city was due to it being a crossroads of the Plank Road and r

This book approaches the study of patterns by emphasising the processes responsible for them; it emphasises the logical format of process-to-pattern rather than the more wasteful pattern-to-process approach. The concern is primarily with two-dimensional surfaces, which is the way most maps are used for analysis. The material is organised into sections on process models responsible for point patterns, for line patterns and then for area patterns. It represents a synthesis of the work done on patterns in a number of fields and a large literature is reviewed in the process of the synthesis. In many respects this book represents a translation of complex mathematical materials into a readable and relatively simple verbal approach to the subject and thus brings the more sophisticated aspects to a larger number of students than has been done before. The reader need only have an elementary background in statistics. The basic probability theory required by the text is given in an appendix.

A human observer can effortlessly identify visible portions of geometric objects present in the environment. However, computations of visible portions of objects from a viewpoint involving thousands of objects is a time consuming task even for high speed computers. To solve such visibility problems, efficient algorithms have been designed. This book presents some of these visibility algorithms in two dimensions. Specifically, basic algorithms for point visibility, weak visibility, shortest paths, visibility graphs, link paths and visibility queries are all discussed. Several geometric properties are also established through lemmas and theorems. With over 300 figures and hundreds of exercises, this book is ideal for graduate students and researchers in the field of computational geometry. It will also be useful as a reference for researchers working in algorithms, robotics, computer graphics and geometric graph theory, and some algorithms from the book can be used in a first course in

Uncommon valor in the line of duty and unconditional devotion in the name of love are the salient qualities of the daring men and women who risk it all in the heart-pounding thrillers of New York Time

Uncommon valor in the line of duty and unconditional devotion in the name of love are the salient qualities of the daring men and women who risk it all in the heart-pounding thrillers of New York Time

Art on the Line is a collection of essays by writers and artists speaking about where their social commitment and their art intersect. That is, these essays illuminate the aesthetics of "engaged liter

． 國際級建築大師隈研吾 ＼繼負建築之後，成就自由的、裂變的、未來的「點線面」演繹與思索。 ▽在橫跨各領域的共同概念中點、線、面中，尋找共存與流動的新方式。我做的事情用一句話說，就是把體塊分解掉吧。把體塊分解成點、線、面，才能通風透氣。通風透氣，人與物、人與環境、人與人才能重新建立連繫。──隈研吾，節錄自本書。「點、線、面」作為貫穿各人文藝術領域的共通概念，成為隈研吾打破領域界限的工具，化作其獨特建築哲學，以更輕柔的方式與自然共存，構築出全新的建築語言。七十二篇散文及影像，傳達隈研吾對二十世紀僵硬、沉重建築形式的再思索，並提出更隨性、易拆解的建築主張。．齊聲推薦．何承育｜勤美璞真文化藝術基金會執行長李清志｜都市偵探、建築學者徐明松｜銘傳大學建築系專任助理教授、建築史學者、策展人龔書章｜陽明交通大學建築研究所教授、建築師跳脫建築的沉重結構，隈研吾穿梭於藝術、哲學、科學等領域，將「點、線、面」淬鍊為共存與流動的新工具，以敏銳而前沿的眼光解讀思索，發起一場輕盈建築的演繹。在康丁斯基的構成、量子力學的微觀、拉圖的行動者網絡理論等中尋索，試圖重建人、物、空間的新連繫。並透過擬態自然現象、汲取古典及傳統建築的構築智慧，與柯比意、密斯等建築名家對話，激盪出隈研吾獨特建築觀的基石――「點、線、面」，藉此以更輕柔的姿態與自然共存，構築出全新的建築語言。全書收錄七十二篇散文及匯集影像資料，傳達隈研吾對二十世紀僵硬、沉重建築形式的再思索，並提出更隨性、易拆解的建築主張。以簡潔的敘事風格呈現，散文般的短篇充滿趣味與啟發，帶來對建築哲學的全新啟示。

藝術元素是藝術品的基礎。藝術科學的基礎研究，首要課題即是藝術元素的分析。《點．線．面》一書本為包浩斯學校的基礎課程講義，其內容與精神延續著前一本書：《藝術中的精神》。全書自成體系，內容具體，深入淺出，富含美學洞見。康丁斯基在《點．線．面》一書中，將藝術的形式歸納為三種元素，即是點、線、面之間的構成關係，探討現代構圖理論的基本原則與觀念。全書從色彩構成轉到平面構成，繼續前書的視覺構成課題，以具體分析的方法研究抽象視覺元素的特徵。透過對抽象藝術的觀點貫徹，本書深入探討了現代構圖理論的基本原則與觀念，並且提供了豐富的美學洞見。全書主要觀念分為以下幾種：點線面的定義：將藝術的形式歸納為三種元素，即是點、線、面之間的構成關係，探討現代構圖理論的基本原則與觀念。點線面的屬性：分析了點、線、面各自的位置、大小、形狀、方向、色彩等屬性，以及它們如何影響視覺感受和心理作用。點線面的變化：展示了點、線、面之間的相互轉化和組合，例如點的密集形成線，線的加粗形成面，面的分割形成線等。點線面的應用：舉例說明了點線面在繪畫、建築、設計等藝術領域的應用，並提出了一些創作的原則和方法。藝術品有如一面鏡子，映照在我們的意識表面。當感覺隱退，畫像也隨之消失。而世間萬象，都可以從內外兩方面去體驗；但內外如何分界，取決於現象自身的特性，隨意不得。顏色是琴鍵，眼睛是琴槌，靈魂是鋼琴的琴絃。藝術家就是演奏的手，撫弄著一個又一個琴鍵，讓靈魂震顫。