Kim Williams is an American architect, an independent scholar on the connections between architecture and mathematics, and a book publisher. She is the founder of the Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics conference series, the founder and co-editor-in-chief of Nexus Network Journal, and the author of several books on mathematics and architecture. [1] [2]
Williams has a degree in architectural studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a licensed architect in New York. [1]
Books
Williams is the author of:
- Italian Pavements: Patterns in Space (Anchorage Press, 1997)
- The Villas of Palladio (illustrated by Giovanni Giaconi, Princeton Architectural Press, 2003)
She is an editor, translator, and commentator of older works on architecture and mathematics including:
- The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti (with Lionel March and Stephen R. Wassell, Birkhäuser, 2010) [3]
- Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (Birkhäuser, 2019) [4]
She is also the editor or co-editor of several collections of papers on architecture and mathematics, including several volumes of the Nexus conference proceedings [2] and:
- Two Cultures: Essays in Honour of David Speiser (Birkhäuser, 2006) [5]
- Crossroads: History of Science, History of Art: Essays by David Speiser (Birkhäuser, 2011)
- Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, Volume I: Antiquity to the 1500s; Volume II: The 1500s to the future (with Michael J. Ostwald, Birkhäuser, 2015) [6]
- Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture (with Danila Aita and Orietta Pedemonte, Birkhäuser, 2015)
References
- ^ a b "Kim Williams", The Editorial Board 2020, Nexus Network Journal, retrieved 2020-05-19
- ^ a b Malkevitch, Joseph (1997), "Book Review: Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics, edited by Kim Williams", Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal, 1 (16): 52–53, doi: 10.5642/hmnj.199701.16.17 (review of the first Nexus conference proceedings)
-
^ Reviews of The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti:
- Kaunzner, Wolfgang, zbMATH (in German),
Zbl
1228.01006
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Duvernoy, Sylvie (June 2011), Nexus Network Journal, 13 (2): 499–501,
doi:
10.1007/s00004-011-0078-0
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Giblin, Peter (March 2012), The Mathematical Gazette, 96 (535): 187–188,
doi:
10.1017/S0025557200004368,
JSTOR
23249556,
S2CID
233361368
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Ruane, P. N. (March 2012), "Review", Mathematical Association of America Reviews
- Rotman, Brian (August 2012), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 34 (4): 71–72,
doi:
10.1007/s00283-012-9310-3,
S2CID
123078416
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
- Kaunzner, Wolfgang, zbMATH (in German),
Zbl
1228.01006
- ^ Review of Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567:
-
^ Reviews of Two Cultures:
- Hargittai, István (January 2007), Structural Chemistry, 18 (3): 419–420,
doi:
10.1007/s11224-006-9137-7,
S2CID
93322664
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Alexander, Amir (September 2008), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 30 (4): 68–70,
doi:
10.1007/bf03038102,
S2CID
123527535
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
- Hargittai, István (January 2007), Structural Chemistry, 18 (3): 419–420,
doi:
10.1007/s11224-006-9137-7,
S2CID
93322664
-
^ Reviews of Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future:
- Bultheel, Adhemar (June 2015), "Review", European Mathematical Society Reviews
- Nasifoglu, Yelda (September 2016), BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, 31 (3): 261–263,
doi:
10.1080/17498430.2016.1208392
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
External links
- Kim Williams Books, Williams's publishing company
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| Academics | |
| Other | |
Kim Williams is an American architect, an independent scholar on the connections between architecture and mathematics, and a book publisher. She is the founder of the Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics conference series, the founder and co-editor-in-chief of Nexus Network Journal, and the author of several books on mathematics and architecture. [1] [2]
Williams has a degree in architectural studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a licensed architect in New York. [1]
Books
Williams is the author of:
- Italian Pavements: Patterns in Space (Anchorage Press, 1997)
- The Villas of Palladio (illustrated by Giovanni Giaconi, Princeton Architectural Press, 2003)
She is an editor, translator, and commentator of older works on architecture and mathematics including:
- The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti (with Lionel March and Stephen R. Wassell, Birkhäuser, 2010) [3]
- Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (Birkhäuser, 2019) [4]
She is also the editor or co-editor of several collections of papers on architecture and mathematics, including several volumes of the Nexus conference proceedings [2] and:
- Two Cultures: Essays in Honour of David Speiser (Birkhäuser, 2006) [5]
- Crossroads: History of Science, History of Art: Essays by David Speiser (Birkhäuser, 2011)
- Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, Volume I: Antiquity to the 1500s; Volume II: The 1500s to the future (with Michael J. Ostwald, Birkhäuser, 2015) [6]
- Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture (with Danila Aita and Orietta Pedemonte, Birkhäuser, 2015)
References
- ^ a b "Kim Williams", The Editorial Board 2020, Nexus Network Journal, retrieved 2020-05-19
- ^ a b Malkevitch, Joseph (1997), "Book Review: Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics, edited by Kim Williams", Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal, 1 (16): 52–53, doi: 10.5642/hmnj.199701.16.17 (review of the first Nexus conference proceedings)
-
^ Reviews of The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti:
- Kaunzner, Wolfgang, zbMATH (in German),
Zbl
1228.01006
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Duvernoy, Sylvie (June 2011), Nexus Network Journal, 13 (2): 499–501,
doi:
10.1007/s00004-011-0078-0
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Giblin, Peter (March 2012), The Mathematical Gazette, 96 (535): 187–188,
doi:
10.1017/S0025557200004368,
JSTOR
23249556,
S2CID
233361368
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Ruane, P. N. (March 2012), "Review", Mathematical Association of America Reviews
- Rotman, Brian (August 2012), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 34 (4): 71–72,
doi:
10.1007/s00283-012-9310-3,
S2CID
123078416
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
- Kaunzner, Wolfgang, zbMATH (in German),
Zbl
1228.01006
- ^ Review of Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567:
-
^ Reviews of Two Cultures:
- Hargittai, István (January 2007), Structural Chemistry, 18 (3): 419–420,
doi:
10.1007/s11224-006-9137-7,
S2CID
93322664
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) - Alexander, Amir (September 2008), The Mathematical Intelligencer, 30 (4): 68–70,
doi:
10.1007/bf03038102,
S2CID
123527535
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
- Hargittai, István (January 2007), Structural Chemistry, 18 (3): 419–420,
doi:
10.1007/s11224-006-9137-7,
S2CID
93322664
-
^ Reviews of Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future:
- Bultheel, Adhemar (June 2015), "Review", European Mathematical Society Reviews
- Nasifoglu, Yelda (September 2016), BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, 31 (3): 261–263,
doi:
10.1080/17498430.2016.1208392
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link)
External links
- Kim Williams Books, Williams's publishing company
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |