Robert Williams (geometer)
Robert Edward Williams | |
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California State University Northridge
McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Research Laboratories, Southern Illinois University , Eudaemon Institute, Mandala Design Associates. |
Robert Edward Williams (born 1942) is an American designer, mathematician, and architect. He is noted for books on the
Biography—life, theories, and work
Robert Williams was born in
Williams's work was originally inspired by the design principles in natural structure systems promoted by
Williams met astronomer,
As an organizer and presenter at the First International Conference on Hierarchical Structures sponsored by DARL in 1968, Williams was an early proponent advocating the discipline of
On the fortieth anniversary of the initial DARL publication, Eudaemon Press published a commemorative 40th anniversary edition: The Geometry of Natural Structure: A Language of Form Source Book for Scientists and Designers. As a companion volume, Eudaemon Press also published Williams's recent work: The Kiss Catenatic: The Introduction of Catenatic Geometry and its Environs.
Environmental design work
Catenatic Geometry and Sacred Geometry
In both his books and lectures, Williams is a keen popularizer of the geometries in natural structures and how they can be used in environmental design. His current work focuses on two concepts first introduced in Natural Structure: Toward a Form Language.
Catenatic Geometry
Following the lead of mathematicians
Sacred Geometry
From the beginning of his geometry research, Williams considered polyhedral geometry as the basis of a Form Language comprising three levels: the Formative (geometry), the Purportive (psychology), and the Symbolic. With respect to the symbolic Level, he followed the lead of
Publications
- 1967. Geometry, Structure, Environment. Masters Thesis. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University.
- 1968. Handbook of Structure. McDonnell-Douglas Advanced Research Laboratories. Research Communication 75.
- 1972. Natural Structure: Toward a Form Language. Moorpark, California: Eudaemon Press.
- 1978. The Geometrical Foundation of Natural Structure. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-23729-X.
- 2009. The Geometry of Natural Structure (40th Anniversary Edition). San Francisco: Eudaemon Press. ISBN 978-0-9823465-1-8
- 2009. The Kiss Catenatic: The Introduction of Catenatic Geometry and its Environs. San Francisco: Eudaemon Press. ISBN 978-0-9823465-2-5
- 2009. The Integration of Universal Constants. San Francisco: Eudaemon Press. ISBN 978-0-9823465-0-1.
- 2020. Concealed Symmetry: Modulators Within Universal Process. Santa Paula: Eudaemon Press. ISBN 978-0-9823465-5-6.
References
- ^ Wall Lake Blade (Iowa) newspaper archives, Jan. 9, 1942, p.4
- ^ Buckminster Fuller Institute. (http://www.bfi.org/)
- ^ Williams, R. Geometry, Structure, Environment. Masters Thesis: Southern Illinois University, 1967.
- ^ Schefter, J. "On Base in Space," Pop. Sci. 3/89, pp. 94-98
- ^ Kantor, J. "Handbook of Structure." Whole Earth Catalog. Spring 1970, p. 30.
- ^ Williams, R. "Space-Filling Polyhedron: Its Relation to Aggregates of Soap Bubbles, Plant Cells, and Metal Crystallites". Science 161, 2762–77 (1968).
- ^ Thompson, W (Lord Kelvin). "On the Division of Space with Minimum Partitional Area". London, Edinburgh & Dublin Phil. Mag. & Jour. Sci., 24. 5035–14 (1887).
- ^ Whyte, Wilson, and Wilson eds. Hierarchical Structures. New York: American Elsevier Publishing Co., 1969.
- ^ Nicely, M. "Designer's Target: People Problems" Daily Egyptian, v. 50, No. 127, 26 April 1969, p. 1
- ^ Fuller, Buckminster. Synergetics. New York: MacMillan Publishing. 1975. p.876
- ^ Weisstein, Eric W. (2003) CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. Pp. 301, 313, 422, 432, 708, 837, 924, 936, 1207, 1208, 1402 1432, 2196, 2303, 2306, 2524, 2573, 2718, 2761, 2841, 2963, 3114, 3163.
- ^ Komori, V. The Broad Perspective. Radio interview with Robert Williams: Geometer, Cosmologist, Architect: “The Geometric reminder of our interconnectedness and place in our Universe.” 9/11/2009.
- ^ "Buildings from Nature", Industrial Research, pp. 24–5, June 1968
- ^ "New Beginnings," E.A.T. News (6/1/67). Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 3
- ^ Chavez, S. "Modular habitat may aid threatened tortoise population." Antelope Valley Press. 3/22, 2001. p. 1
- ^ Skeen, J. “Pens Help Save Baby Tortoises Species is Threatened”. Daily News. (Los Angeles, California) May 9, 2005
- ^ McGovern, M. “Shell Shocked: Head Start Program Aims to Bolster Tortoise Population.” Airman Magazine. 8/27/2009.
- New York Times. February 21, 2010.
- ^ Morafka, D., Berry, K., Spangenberg, E. "Predator-Proof Field Enclosures for Enhancing Hatching Success and Survivorship of Juvenile Tortoises: A Critical Evaluation." In: Van Abbema, J., ed. Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society. pp. 147–65.
- ^ Williams, R. "The Evolution and Design of the Ars-Vivant Wildlife Protector system for Use in Raising Neonate Desert Tortoises." Proceedings of the 2002–2003 Symposia of the Desert Tortoise Council. Pp. 53–9.
- ISBN 0-500-81030-3
U. S. Patent Office publications
- "Shelter system of clustered modular enclosures". U.S. Patent 6,532,701 (March 18, 2003).
- "A Unified Method and System for Multi-Dimensional Mapping of Spatial-Energy Relationships Among Micro- and Macro-Events in the Universe". U.S. Patent Application No. 10/714,142, Publication No. US-2005-0143919-A1 (June 30, 2005).