Geometry in Art and Architecture

By: Charles R. Novak

Bridget Brennan

Lisa Sonnen

Kelly Stultz

Lore Brison

Museum Design and Geometric Elements

Light illuminating through the stained glass hexagon structure.

Railroad Station Construction

The Roundhouse:

22 sides

Is it an N-GON?

New York’s Grand Central Station

The Golden Ratio in Art

•The Golden Ratio is the relationship between the length and width of a rectangle.

•The number is 1.61 and is called Phi for the Greek sculptor Phidias.

•The number was first calculated by Leonardo Fibonacci.

•The Golden Ratio is used in all kinds of Art and Architecture because it is the most appealing shape to the eyes.

•Try drawing a rectangle around the Mona Lisa’s face. Does it fit the Golden Ratio?

The Golden Ratio

Artwork in Geometry

Sakti; the primordial female essence of dynamic energy.

Siva; the primordial male essence of static wisdom.

Crafts such as quilting, rug hooking, and cross stitching

make good use of many geometrical concepts.

Division of a One-by-Two Rectangle by Conic

Rectangles

Similar Triangles

Transcendental Circles

The Artwork of Crockett Johnson

Escher’s Artwork

M. C. Escher:"ESCHER on ESCHER Exploring the

Infinite"

Tesselations in Escher Artwork

Churches and Architecture

Designed by Richard Munday

Trinity Church of Newport, Rhode Island

Built in 1725

Designed by Charles Bulfinch

Meeting House at Lancaster, Massachusetts

Built between 1815-1817

Gothic Church Styles

Designed by James Renwick

St. Patrick’s Church of New York City. Built between 1858 - 1879

Fort Jefferson

•Hexagonal shaped fort.

•Located on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas

•It was used during the Civil, Spanish-American and both World Wars.