Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest

被引:0
作者
Fletcher, Rachel [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] New York Sch Interior Design, New York, NY USA
[2] Housaton River Walk, Great Barrington, MA USA
关键词
Thomas Jefferson; descriptive geometry; geometric construction; octagon; root-two;
D O I
10.1007/s00004-011-0077-1
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
A unique geometric construction known to Thomas Jefferson reveals a rich interplay of root-two geometric elements when applied to Jefferson's octagonal plan of Poplar Forest, his eighteenth-century villa retreat.
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页码:487 / 498
页数:12
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