June 29, 2010
Is it a circle? Is it a square?
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- Gabriel Lamé – who derived the generalized equation fora super ellipse
- Danish scientist (dilettante?) Piet Hein, who popularized the super-ellipse
- Hein designed the superellipse-shaped fountain in Sergels torg, Stockholm
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June 30th, 2010 at 11:33 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277897608 )
Square + Circle = Squircle.
Piet Hein -> SuperEllipse ->Sergels Torg design.
Superellipse is also known as Lamé curve, after Gabriel Lamé
June 30th, 2010 at 3:07 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277910437 )
superellipses
June 30th, 2010 at 3:13 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277910797 )
superellipse
June 30th, 2010 at 4:39 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277915994 )
Gabriel Lame, Piet Hein, roundabout in Sergels Torg…
Connect – Superellipse.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:12 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277917955 )
Super-ellipse
1)French mathematician Gabriel Lamé, who generalized the equation for the ellipse
2)Danish poet and scientist Piet Hein,who popularized Super-ellipse
3)Superellipse-shaped fountain in Sergels torg,Stockholm
June 30th, 2010 at 5:43 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277919838 )
Super ellipses.
Hein advocated the use of Lame curves in various aspects, including city planning.
June 30th, 2010 at 7:51 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277927481 )
Superellipse
June 30th, 2010 at 8:23 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277929415 )
Gabriel Lame, Piet Hein, Sergels Torg square.
Superellipse be the connection.
June 30th, 2010 at 8:56 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277931378 )
Superellipse. Sergel’s Square
June 30th, 2010 at 9:48 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277934535 )
Superellipse
June 30th, 2010 at 10:01 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277935300 )
Super-ellipse is the connect. Pic 1 (Gabriel Lamé who generalized the equation for the ellipse), pic 2 (Piet Hein, who is often credited with super-ellipse invention),pic 3(Sergels Torg, Stockholm, Sweden was a design challenge won by Piet Hein . His proposal was based on a superellipse with n = 2.5 and a/b = 6/5.)
June 30th, 2010 at 10:13 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1277935980 )
Connection is “superellipse”
1. Gabirel Lame – created The general Cartesian notation of the superellipse, he generalised the equation for ellipse
2. Piet Hein, who created the superellipse which became the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.
3. sergels torg, stockholm – The superellipse-shaped fountain and the rectangular black-and-white composition.
July 1st, 2010 at 12:24 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277943871 )
superellipse
July 1st, 2010 at 1:50 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277949034 )
(1) Père de Gabriel Léon Jean Baptiste Lamé
(2) Piet Hein
(3) Sergels torg
Connect is Superelipses
Awesome hint !!
July 1st, 2010 at 2:59 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277953154 )
Superellipse
July 1st, 2010 at 4:31 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277958700 )
Squircle
July 1st, 2010 at 4:38 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277959086 )
Ok I stand corrected. Super-ellipse.
July 1st, 2010 at 8:28 am, GMT +0000 ( 1277972926 )
Superellipse – invented by Gabriel Lame. Piet Hein often gets credited for inventing it. He actually proposed it as an intermediate between straight lines and circles in architecture. Third visual is the city square Sergels torg which uses the shape.
July 1st, 2010 at 5:57 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278007036 )
Superellipse
July 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278029151 )
1.Gabriel Lamé, a French mathematician
2.Piet Hein, a Danish mathematician,author,designer.
3.Sergels Square Stockholm, Sweden.
1 gave the generalized equation for ellipse and 2 used a super ellipse to design a roundabout at Sergels Square.
July 2nd, 2010 at 11:48 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278071324 )
gabriel lame and piet hein 3rd pic is the Sergels torg in sweden….connect is the superellipse… The general Cartesian notation of the form comes from the French mathematician Gabriel Lamé (1795–1870) who generalized the equation for the ellipse.
Though he is often credited with its invention, the Danish poet and scientist Piet Hein (1905–1996) did not discover the super-ellipse. In 1959, city planners in Stockholm, Sweden announced a design challenge for a roundabout in their city square Sergels Torg. Piet Hein’s winning proposal was based on a superellipse with n = 2.5 and a/b = 6/5.