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    John Sharp's Review of Westminster Abbey: The Cosmati Pavements David Howlett 
     Math
    and the Mona Lisa by Bülent Atalay Reviewed
    by Kim Williams 
     Principles
    of Roman Architecture by Mark Wilson Jones Reviewed
    by Sarah Clough Edwards 
    Architecture's
    New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of Computer-Aided
    Design by Yehuda E. Kalay Reviewed
    by Sylvie Duvernoy (Spring 2005) 
    The Cambridge Companion
    to Piero della Francesca by Jeryldene M. Wood, ed. Reviewed
    by Joao Pedro Xavier 
    Learning from Palladio
    by Branko Mitrovic Reviewed by Kim Williams 
    Architecture for
    the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin by John Beldon Scott.
    Reviewed by James McQuillan (Autumn 2005) 
    Ad Quadratum: The
    Practical Application of Geometry in Medieval Architecture by
    Nancy Y. Wu, ed. Reviewed by Maria
    Teresa Bartoli (Autumn 2005) 
    Architecture in
    the Digital Age: Design and Manufacturing by Branko Kolarevic,
    ed. Reviewed by Carol Hermann
    (Autumn 2005) 
    Architectural Research
    Methods by Linda Groat and David Wang Reviewed
    by Kerry London and Michael Ostwald 
    A Generative Theory
    of Shape by Michael Leyton Reviewed by
    Stephen R. Wassell 
    The Awakening of
    Geometrical Thought in Early Culture by Paulus Gerdes
    Reviewed by Steven Fleming 
    Westminster Abbey:
    The Cosmati Pavements by Lindy Grant and Richard Mortimer
    (eds.) Reviewed by John Sharp 
    Cosmatesque Ornament:
    Flat Polychrome Geometric Patterns in Architecture by Paloma
    Pajares-Ayuela. Reviewed by Kim Williams 
    Fragments of Infinity:
    A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art by Ivars Peterson.
    Reviewed by Vera W. de Spinadel 
    M. C. Escher's legacy:
    A Centennial Celebration by Doris Schattschneider
    and Michele Emmer, eds. Reviewed by David Reid 
    Origins, Imitation,
    Conventions by James Ackerman Reviewed by Michael
    Chapman 
    Contested Symmetries
    and Other Predicaments in Architecture by Preston Scott Cohen
    Reviewed by Jin-Ho Park 
    Vermeer's Camera:
    The Truth Behind the Masterpieces by Philip Steadman Reviewed
    by David Vila Domini 
    Secret Knowledge:
    Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David
    Hockney Reviewed by David Vila Domini 
    The Monumental Impulse:
    Architecture's Biological Roots by George Hersey
    Reviewed by Michael J. Ostwald 
     Connections
    : the Geometric Bridge between Art and Science by Jay Kappraff
    Reviewed by Slavik Jablan 
    Architecture and Science edited
    by Giuseppe di Cristina Reviewed
    by Michael Chapman (Spring 2002) 
    "Dynamical Symmetries:
    Mathematical Synthesis between Chaos Theory (Complexity), Fractal
    Geometry, and the Golden Mean," article by Nigel Reading
    Reviewed by Michael J. Ostwald and
    Stephen R. Wassell (Winter 2002) 
    Proportion: Science
    Philosophy Architecture by Richard Padovan Reviewed by John Sharp (Winter
    2002) 
    Traditions in Architecture:
    Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania by Dora P. Crouch and
    June G. Johnson Reviewed by
    William D. Sapp (Autumn 2001). 
    The Shape of the Great
    Pyramid by Roger Herz-Fischler Reviewed
    by Mark A. Reynolds (Autumn 2001). 
    The Crest of the
    Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics by George Gherverghese
    Joseph. Reviewed by Karim Abdul
    Bangura (Summer 2001). 
    Le Corbusier: Paris
    -- Chandigarh by Klaus-Peter Gast. Reviewed by Steven Fleming and Michael J. Ostwald
    (Spring 2001). 
    The Sun in the
    Chuch. Cathedrals as Solar Observatories by J.L. Heilbron.
    Reviewed by Paul A. Calter and Kim Williams
    (Spring 2001) . 
    The Modulor and
    Modulor 2 by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret.
    Reviewed by Michael Ostwald (Winter 2001). 
     Le
    Corbusier, Padiglione Philips, Bruxelles by Alessandra Capanna.
    Reviewed by Maurizio Vianello (English
    version) (Winter 2001). 
     
    Le Corbusier,
    Padiglione Philips, Bruxelles di Alessandra Capanna. Reviewed by Maurizio Vianello (versione italiana)
    (Winter 2001). 
    African Fractals:
    Modern Computing and Indigenous Design Ron
    Eglash Reviewed by Abdul Karim Bangura
    (October 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 165-168. 
    Your Private Sky.
    Buckminster Fuller by Joachim Krausse and Claude Lichtenstein,
    eds. Reviewed by Kim Williams (October 2000).
    This review now appears in print
    in the Nexus Network
    Journal 2 (2000): 199-200. 
     Sergio
    Musmeci. Organicità di forme e forze nello spazio di Manfredi
    Nicoletti. Reviewed
    by Alessandra Capanna (versione italiana) (October
    2000). 
      Sergio
    Musmeci. Organicità di forme e forze nello spazio by
    Manfredi Nicoletti. Reviewed
    by Alessandra Capanna (English version) (October
    2000). This review now appears
    in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 2 (2000): 173-174. 
    Architectonics
    of Humanism by Lionel March. Reviewed
    by Mark Peterson (April 2000).
    This review now appears in print
    in the Nexus Network
    Journal 2 (2000): 177-179. 
    On Alberti and
    the Art of Building by Robert Tavernor. Reviewed by Kim Williams (April
    2000). This review now appears
    in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 2 (2000): 197-198. 
    Canon of the Five
    Orders of Architecture by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Branko
    Mitrovic, trans. Reviewed
    by Stephen R. Wassell (April 2000). This
    review now appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 2 (2000): 185-194. 
    The Number 9: The
    Search for the Sigma Code by Cecil Balmond.
    Reviewed by Jay Kappraff (January 2000). This
    review now appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 2 (2000): 175-176. 
    Le Corbusier 1910-65
    by Boesiger and Girsberger, eds. Reviewed by Alessandra Capanna
    (January 2000). This review
    now appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 2 (2000): 169-171. 
     "Ich
    aber quadriere den Kreis..." by Klaus Schröer and
    Klaus Irle. Reviewed
    by Gert Sperling (English) (January 2000). This review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 2 (2000): 181-183. 
     "Ich
    aber quadriere den Kreis..."
    von Klaus Schröer and Klaus Irle. Rezension
    Gert Sperling (Deutsch) (January 2000). 
    Euclid. The Creation
    of Mathematics by Benno Artmann.  Reviewed by Kim Williams (January
    2000). This review now appears in print
    in the Nexus Network
    Journal 2 (2000): 195-196. 
    Fractal Geometry in Architecture
    and Design by Carl Bovill.
    Reviewed by Leonard K. Eaton (April 1999). No longer available on line, this review now
    appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 1 (1999): 145-146. 
    Historic Floors: Their History
    and Preservation by Jane Fawcett. Reviewed by Kim Williams (April 1999).
    No longer available on line,
    this review now appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 1 (1999): 171-172. 
    Bridges: Mathematical Connections
    in Art, Music and Science by
    Reza Sarhangi, ed. Reviewed
    by Solomon Marcus. No longer available
    on line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 149-162. 
    The Byrom Collection by Joy Hancox.
    Reviewed by John Sharp
    (October 1999). No longer available on line, this review now
    appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 1 (1999): 167-169. 
    The Invention of Infinity by J.V. Field.
    Reviewed by Mark Peterson (April 1999). No longer available on line, this review now
    appears in print in the Nexus
    Network Journal 1 (1999): 163-165. 
    Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics
    by Kim Williams, ed. Reviewed by Leonard K. Eaton (January
    1999). No longer available on
    line, this review now appears in print in the Nexus Network Journal 1 (1999): 141-143. 
     
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