Loeb Design Science: 3D Models
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Description
An octahedron that rotates and expands around three axes to become truncated cube. The model demonstrates the reciprocal relationship of Archimedean and Platonic solids and is described in “Transitions in the Topology of Polyhedra.”
Kajikawa, Y. (1993). Transitions in the Topology of Polyhedra. Leonardo, 26(1), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.2307/1575782
Date
ca. 1986-1993
Object Number
AM.0040
Box Number
06
Dimensions
approximately 17.8 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm (7 x 10 x 10 inches)
Materials
plastic, metal
Keywords
Arthur Loeb Design Science Teaching Collection, geometric models