Contents

Kim Williams. Letter from the Editor

Viewpoint

Sandro Caparrini and David Speiser. How Should We Study the Nexus of Architecture and Mathematics?

Research

Branko Mitrovic. Andrea Palladio's Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese

Denise Andrey and Mirko Galli. Geometric Methods of the 1500s for Laying Out the Ionic Volute

Angela Pintore. Musical Symbolism in the Works of Leon Battista Alberti: From De Re Aedificatoria to the Rucellai Sepulchre

Interview

Mirella Macera, Fernando Delmastro, Paolo Napoli. Interview by Kim Williams. Edited by Sandro Caparrini. Guarino Guarini, Mathematics and Architecture: The Restoration of the Chapel of the Shroud in Turin

The Geometer's Angle

Rachel Fletcher. Introduction to the Geometer's Angle

Rachel Fletcher. Musings on the Vesica Piscis

Didactics

David Reid. Teaching Mathematics through Brick Patterns

Book Reviews

James McQuillan. Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin by John Beldon Scott

Maria Teresa Bartoli. Ad Quadratum: The Practical Application of Geometry in Medieval Architecture by Nancy Y. Wu, ed.

Carol Hermann. Architecture in the Digital Age: Design and Manufacturing by Branko Kolarevic, ed.

Conference Reports

Sylvie Duvernoy. Nexus 2004: Relationships Between Architecture and Mathematics

Daniel F. Daniel. Bridges 2004: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science