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Parabolic Perception: A Form-Finding Study of theAcoustical and Structural Benefits of ParabolicDesign Inspired by the Works of Antoni Gaudi andIannis XenakisDavis ButnerUniversity of Pennsylvania
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Recommended CitationButner, D. (2013, October 01). Parabolic Perception: A Form-Finding Study of the Acoustical and Structural Benefits of ParabolicDesign Inspired by the Works of Antoni Gaudi and Iannis Xenakis. Retrieved from http://repository.upenn.edu/showcase_posters/2
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A form-finding study of the acoustical and structural benefits of parabolic design inspired by the works of and
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore buildings
must have no straight lines or sharp corners.” - Antoni Gaudi
“Any musical piece is akin to a boulder with complex forms, with striations and engraved designs atop and within, which men can decipher in a thousand different ways without ever finding the right answer or the best one.” - Iannis Xenakis
Advisors : Professor Emily Dolan , Mus ic
Professor R ichard Wes ley , Arch . Des ign
College Alumni Society
Ke l son Family Research Grant
Xenak i s : form find ing model for the Philips Pav ilion
Gaudi : form find ing model for the Sagrada Familia
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1 .3
2 .1
2 .2
Gaudi :Examples of
Parabolic Des ign
Sketches of Parabolic Des ign
Le Diatope , 1977
Poly tope de Montrea l , 1967
Cosmic Ci ty , 1963
Parabolic Ceiling of Sagrada Familia
Cross Sect ion of A i s le
Small Sca le Parabolic Forms
Large Sca le Parablo ic Tes t ing