Arthur Loeb Design Science Teaching Collection

<p>The collection comprises 412 structural and tensegrity <a href="https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/loeb_models/">3D Models</a>; 164 silkscreens from <a href="https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/loeb_symmetryportfolio/">Holly Alderman’s <em>Symmetry Portfolio</em></a>; over 500 books from Dr. Loeb’s personal library; and <a href="https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/loeb_designscienceteachingcollection_documents/">Documents</a> and ephemera relating to Loeb’s teaching.</p>

<p>Loeb used a diverse array of geometric models in his lectures and workshops to illustrate and elucidate three-dimensional spatial principles. The teaching collection includes “Moduledra” prototypes that Loeb created as past of his scientific research; pieces that he commissioned students to make; students projects; puzzle and games that require spatial problem-solving; tensegrity models that are constructed using continuous networks of tension and compression; jitterbug models that transform from one form into another; and artifacts by artists, mathematicians, and inventors like Dennis Dreher, Peter Pearce, Joseph Clinton. </p>

Arthur Loeb Design Science Teaching Collection 3D Models can be viewed in Digital Commons @ RISD. To access physical material or to schedule a class visit, you can fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA4VMK6JOavlwJqE7bxWQg-meUJaNTJvwgg7U6cFYErn-gaA/viewform?usp=header">Loeb Collection Appointment Request Form</a> or the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdln7qnJCIOJhRuJ2kioqHD5IvJC65C9T4sLbjJLrsg3wVOFg/viewform?usp=header">Loeb Collection Instruction Request Form</a>.</p>