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 Chaotic Modeling and Simulation (CMSIM) 2: 311-322, 2012  _________________ Received: 29 June 2011 / Accepted 30 March 2012 © 2012 CMSIM ISSN 2241-003 Fractal Geometry and Architecture Design: Case Study Review Xiaoshu Lu 1, , Dere! Clements"Croome # , $artti %il&anen 1  1 !epart"ent #$ Civi% and Structura% &n'ineerin'( Sch##% #$ & n'ineerin'( Aa%t# )niver*it+( , .# 12100( IN-0210( & *p##( in%and &-"ai%: ia#*hucchut$i 2 inni*h In*titute #$ ccupati#na% ea%th( in%and 3 Sch##% #$ C#n*tructi#n Mana'e"ent and &n'ineerin'( hite5ni'ht*( )niver*it+ #$ Readin'( , .# 219( Readin' R67 7A( )8 A'stract: he idea #$ ui%din'* in har"#n+ ;ith nature can e traced ac5 t# ancient ti"e* he increa*in' c#ncern* #n *u*tainai% it+ #riented ui%din'* have added ne; cha%%en'e* in ui%din' architecturera% de*i'n and ca%%ed $#r ne; de*i'n re*p#n*e* Su*taina%e de*i'n inte'rate* and a%ance* the hu"an 'e#"etrie* and the natura% #ne* A* the %an'ua'e #$ nature( it i*( there$#re( natura% t# a**u"e that $racta% 'e#"etr+ c#u%d  p%a+ a r#%e in deve%#pin' ne; $#r"* #$ ae*thetic* and *u*taina%e architectu rera% de*i'n  hi* paper 'ive* a rie$ de*cripti#n #$ $racta% 'e#"etr+ the#r+ and pre*ent* it* current *tatu* and recent deve%#p"ent* thr#u'h i%%u*trative revie; #$ *#"e $racta% ca*e *tudie* in architecture de*i'n( ;hich pr#vide* a rid'e et;een $racta% 'e#"etr+ and architecture de*i'n (eywords: racta% 'e#"etr+( Architecture de*i'n( Su*tainai%it+ 1) *ntroduction he idea #$ ui%din'* in har"#n+ ;ith nature can e traced ac5 t# ancient &'+ptian*( China( 6ree5* and R#"an* At the e'innin' #$ 21*t ce ntur+( the increa*in' c#ncern* #n *u*tainai%it+ #riented #n ui%din'* have added ne; cha%%en'e* in ui%din' architecture de*i'n and ca%%ed $#r ne; de*i'n re*p#n*e* A* the %an'ua'e #$ nature <1(2=( it i*( there$#re( natura% t# a**u"e that $racta% 'e#"etr+ c#u%d p%a+ a r#%e in deve%#pin' ne; $#r"* #$ de*i'n #$ *u*taina%e architecture and ui%din'* racta%* are *e%$-*i"i%ar *et* ;h#*e pattern* are c#"p#*ed #$ *"a%%er-*ca%e* c#pied #$ the"*e%ve*( p#**e**in' *e%$-*i"i%arit+ acr#** *ca%e* hi* "ean* that the+ repeat the pattern* t# an in$inite%+ *"a%% *ca%e  A pattern ;ith a hi'her

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Chaotic Modeling and Simulation (CMSIM) 2: 311-322, 2012 

 _________________

Received: 29 June 2011 / Accepted 30 March 2012

© 2012 CMSIM  ISSN 2241-003 

Fractal Geometry and Architecture Design: Case

Study Review 

Xiaoshu Lu1,

, Dere! Clements"Croome#, $artti %il&anen

1!epart"ent #$ Civi% and Structura% &n'ineerin'( Sch##% #$ &n'ineerin'( Aa%t#

)niver*it+( , .# 12100( IN-0210( &*p##( in%and

&-"ai%: ia#*hucchut$i 2inni*h In*titute #$ ccupati#na% ea%th( in%and

3Sch##% #$ C#n*tructi#n Mana'e"ent and &n'ineerin'( hite5ni'ht*(

)niver*it+ #$ Readin'( , .# 219( Readin' R67 7A( )8

A'stract:  he idea #$ ui%din'* in har"#n+ ;ith nature can e traced ac5 t# ancientti"e* he increa*in' c#ncern* #n *u*tainai%it+ #riented ui%din'* have added ne;cha%%en'e* in ui%din' architecturera% de*i'n and ca%%ed $#r ne; de*i'n re*p#n*e*

Su*taina%e de*i'n inte'rate* and a%ance* the hu"an 'e#"etrie* and the natura% #ne*

A* the %an'ua'e #$ nature( it i*( there$#re( natura% t# a**u"e that $racta% 'e#"etr+ c#u%d p%a+ a r#%e in deve%#pin' ne; $#r"* #$ ae*thetic* and *u*taina%e architecturera% de*i'n 

hi* paper 'ive* a rie$ de*cripti#n #$ $racta% 'e#"etr+ the#r+ and pre*ent* it* current*tatu* and recent deve%#p"ent* thr#u'h i%%u*trative revie; #$ *#"e $racta% ca*e *tudie* inarchitecture de*i'n( ;hich pr#vide* a rid'e et;een $racta% 'e#"etr+ and architecture

de*i'n

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increa*in' c#ncern* #n *u*tainai%it+ #riented #n ui%din'* have added ne;

cha%%en'e* in ui%din' architecture de*i'n and ca%%ed $#r ne; de*i'n re*p#n*e*A* the %an'ua'e #$ nature <1(2=( it i*( there$#re( natura% t# a**u"e that $racta%

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architecture and ui%din'*

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c#pied #$ the"*e%ve*( p#**e**in' *e%$-*i"i%arit+ acr#** *ca%e* hi* "ean* thatthe+ repeat the pattern* t# an in$inite%+ *"a%% *ca%e   A pattern ;ith a hi'her

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