Digital Girih, a Digital Interpretation of Islamic Architecture

Riether, Gernot; Baerlecken, Daniel

doi:10.1260/1478-0771.10.1.1

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“…Using computer-aided design, Thalal et al [154] formulated the method of constructing periodic and aperiodic Moroccan patterns and found new ones based on the symmetry groups missing in Moroccan patterns. Finally, using digital design and fabrication methods, Riether and Baerlecken [155] provided different insights into the relationship between massing and texture on aperiodic patterns in Islamic architecture.…”

Section: Aesthetic-based; Generation Methods and Variationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review

Azari

Bemanian²,

Mahdavinejad³

et al. 2023

Herit Sci

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Currently, there is a tendency to use Islamic Geometric Patterns (IGPs) as important identities and cultural elements of building design in the Middle East. Despite high demand, lack of information about the potential of IGPs principles have led to formal inspiration in the design of existing buildings. Many research studies have been carried out on the principles of IGPs. However, comprehensive studies relating to new possibilities, such as structure-based, sustainable-based, and aesthetic-based purposes, developed by computer science and related technologies, are relatively rare. This article reviews the state-of-the-art knowledge of IGPs, provides a survey of the main principles, presents the status quo, and identifies gaps in recent research directions. Finally, future prospects are discussed by focussing on different aspects of the principles in accordance with collected evidence obtained during the review process.

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Section: Aesthetic-based; Generation Methods and Variationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review

Azari

Bemanian²,

Mahdavinejad³

et al. 2023

Herit Sci

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“…Projects include digitally rebuilding wooden boats based on Chiloean techniques for double-curves in architecture; reconstructing a New Orleans style shotgun house using digital fabrication processes; reinterpreting cultural design motifs with shape grammars to generate novel vernacular designs; reinterpreting patterns in Islamic architecture with parametric software and digital fabrication; and creating a novel Middle-Eastern material culture using parametric and physics-based systems. 2,[29][30][31][32][33] These projects bridge cultural signs and styles with computation through pattern and surface, dwelling in the scenographic and the decorative.…”

Section: Craft and Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Computational regionalism: De-familiarization of tectonics in the wire-bending craft

Noel

2022

International Journal of Architectural Computing

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Computer-based design and fabrication systems in architecture contain modes of operation and preferences that often constrain tectonic possibilities in design and construction. These predispositions neglect architecture’s cultural and material dimensions, resulting in universalizing tectonics that erase nuances of place, culture, and expression in design. How may we celebrate local tectonic languages while also revisiting them through computer-based systems in architecture? The project examined here highlights novel possibilities for cultural expression and craftsmanship through computational design methods, retaining the expressive potential of a local craft while de-familiarizing its cultural context. I analyze how shape grammars and digital fabrication methods deployed in design, de-familiarizes the craft of wire-bending in costuming in the Trinidad Carnival. I present and apply new rules for the craft’s computational description based on material tests and an architectural application to expand discourses on critical regionalism. I adopt Tabbarah’s term “computational regionalism” to describe this process and elaborate it as a five-step sequence. Computational regionalism employs computational methods to translate local craft knowledge and tectonic languages into new interpretations and poetics of construction. Its process of creative de-familiarization raises critical questions about the local and the universal.

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“…They have also shown how these patterns can be constructed in a way that is independent of Euclid's parallel postulate, allowing them to be adapted to the sphere or the hyperbolic plane in addition to the Euclidean plane (Kaplan 2005;Kaplan and Salesin 2004;Bonner and Kaplan 2017). Riether and Baerlecken (2012) use Grasshopper for scripting an algorithm based on the polygon in contact (PIC) method for manipulating the girih surface. Their Digital Girih project was built based on the research of Lu and Steinhardt (2007) and their findings on aperiodic patterns in medieval Islamic architecture.…”

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confidence: 99%

Islamic Geometric Patterns in Higher Dimensions

Moradzadeh

Ebrahimi

2020

Nexus Netw J

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The purpose of this paper is to develop the Islamic geometric patterns from planar coordinates to three or higher dimensions through their repeat units. We use historical plane methods, polygons in contact (PIC) and point-joined, in our deductive approaches. The mentioned approach makes use of a novel method of tessellation that generates 3D Islamic patterns called "interior polyhedral stellations". The outputs showed that both the PIC and point-joined methods have strengths and weaknesses. Point-joined stellations are more efficient for regular repeat units and PIC is suitable for complex designs. These two methods can produce a large range of patterns and can be employed simultaneously. This study effectively answers the question regarding the gap between planar design from Muslim achievements and contemporary demands in modern art and architecture. We also propose techniques for constructing aperiodic three-dimension Islamic geometric patterns tessellation and two-point family.

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Digital Girih, a Digital Interpretation of Islamic Architecture

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review

Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review

Computational regionalism: De-familiarization of tectonics in the wire-bending craft

Islamic Geometric Patterns in Higher Dimensions

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