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* Prepare presentation slides for each project idea.
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* Rhino and Grasshopper applied exercises.
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* Grasshopper implementation of Islamic 2D star pattern
* Grasshopper implementation of Islamic 2D star pattern
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* Understand the construction methods described by Al Kashi's manuscript "Methods of the masons'.
* Understand the construction methods described by Al Kashi's manuscript "Methods of the masons'.
* Identify different components used in Al Kashi's book to construct Muqarnas.
* Learn how to calculate the curvature coefficient for curved Muqarnas.
* Understand how to calculate muqarnas surfaces using Al Kashi's method.
* Implement the basic shapes in 2D.
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* Work on the grasshopper 3D model.
* Work on the grasshopper 3D model.
* Parametrize the 2D basic shapes with a 3 point model, which will be useful to create the 2D plan.
* Model the 3D cells of each shape for simple Muqarnas.


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* Midterm presentation: Prepare slides for the midterm project presentation.
* Midterm presentation: Prepare slides for the midterm project presentation.
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* Complete the parametric 2D plan on Grasshopper.
* Complete the parametric 2D plan on Grasshopper.
* Identify the position of basic shapes on the plan.
* Identify the outline of each tier of the Muqarnas.
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* Start applying the 3D shapes on the 2D plan of the model.
* Start applying the 3D shapes on the 2D plan of the model.
* Calculate the surface of the Muqarnas following Al Kashi's method.
* Compare the results to the surface calculated on Grasshopper.
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* Final changes and fine tuning of the model.
* Final changes and fine tuning of the model.
* Implement curved muqarnas (only changing the arc is necessary).
* Complete the final report and wiki.


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Revision as of 13:07, 5 December 2023

Introduction & Motivation

Example of Muqarnas structure

Muqarnas Definition

Muqarnas elements

Muqarnas Types

1. Simple Muqarnas: the ceilings have plane surfaces only

Elements defined by Al Kashi
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Methodology

Create the shapes in 2D

Transform the shapes in 3D

The Arc from the Method of Masons

The 3D Projection

Create the 2D plan and the 3D volume

- Step 1:

- Step 2:

In practice

Project Plan

Date Task Completion
By Week 3
  • Choose three interesting project ideas.
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By Week 4
  • Initial tutorial: Introduction to Rhino and Grasshopper.
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By Week 5
  • Rhino and Grasshopper applied exercises.
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By Week 6
  • Grasshopper implementation of Islamic 2D star pattern
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By Week 7
  • Find the steps traditionally followed by craftsmen to construct muqarnas.
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By Week 8
  • Understand the construction methods described by Al Kashi's manuscript "Methods of the masons'.
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By Week 9
  • Work on the grasshopper 3D model.
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By Week 10
  • Midterm presentation: Prepare slides for the midterm project presentation.
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By Week 11
  • Complete the parametric 2D plan on Grasshopper.
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By Week 12
  • Start applying the 3D shapes on the 2D plan of the model.
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By Week 13
  • Final changes and fine tuning of the model.
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By Week 14
  • Final presentation.
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Results

3D shapes

Limitations

Future work

Github Repository

Jerusalem Maps EPFL DH405

References

Literature

  • Kim, Jina, et al. "The mapKurator System: A Complete Pipeline for Extracting and Linking Text from Historical Maps." arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.17059 (2023).
  • Li, Zekun, et al. "An automatic approach for generating rich, linked geo-metadata from historical map images." Proceedings of the 26th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining. 2020

Webpages

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