Kamal Boullata uses the Fibonacci series of numbers and ancient Islamic architecture as elements ... Interestingly the symmetry of these buildings and their reflection in water produced the ...

Well, whether it's in architecture or someone's photogenic ... were generations of Islamic artists, who thought symmetry reflected the harmony of heaven – and whose work duly aimed to bring ...

Simple periodic patterns can be generated easily by repeating a unit cell of several elements, a technique widely used in tile patterns, but the rotational symmetry possible is limited.

Islamic architects and mathematicians ... of “girih” – the elaborate patterns used in Islamic architecture. While travelling in Uzbekistan, Lu noticed motifs with 10-fold rotational symmetry, which is ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnificently sophisticated geometric patterns in medieval Islamic architecture indicate ... and possess a special form of symmetry. "Oh, it's absolutely stunning," Lu ...

the 19th-century mosque boasts a pleasing symmetry in its traditional design that is embellished by intricate plasterwork, woodwork, mirrorwork and geometric tilework patterns. A tribute to the ...