Triskelion Block Families
Akihiro Matsuura and Hiroshi Shirane

Proceedings of Bridges 2017: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture
Pages 371–374
Short Papers

Abstract

We present families of construction blocks based on the classical iconographic pattern called a triskelion. The blocks have a unique way of connection that reminds us of a gymnastic pose of physically-balanced two persons and that also gives the blocks tiling properties and expressive power of constructing a variety of shapes. We fabricated prototypes and confirmed the basic connections and the possibility for creating various balanced objects.

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