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A computational analysis of fractal dimensions in the architecture of Eileen Gray

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posted on 2025-05-10, 22:10 authored by Michael J. Ostwald, Josephine VaughanJosephine Vaughan, Stephan ChalupStephan Chalup
This paper is the first investigation of the fractal dimensions of five of the house designs of Eileen Gray: a prominent architect working mainly in France between 1922 and and 1956. In this paper, a computational variation of the "box-counting approach" (used to determine fractal dimension) is applied to a multi-dimensional review of the houses of Gray. As a contemporary of Le Corbusier, Gray is a significant architect for such an analysis. This research is important because it expands the set of examples of early twentieth century architects who have been analyzed using the method. This paper provides a computer-assisted mathematical analysis of characteristic visual complexity in five houses designs by Eileen Gray.

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Source title

Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation: Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture

Name of conference

28th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA '08)

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Start date

2008-10-16

End date

2008-10-19

Pagination

256-263

Editors

Kudless, A., Oxman, N. & Swackhamer,M.

Publisher

Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)

Place published

Columbus, OH

Language

  • en, English

College/Research Centre

Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment

School

School of Architecture and Built Environment

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