Geometry Summer School: The Creative Alchemy of the Silk Road – Central Asia’s Geometric Legacy
This year’s Geometry Summer School brings the legacy of the Silk Road through time and space to the present moment. Over many centuries, the Silk Road brought diverse peoples into contact, fostering intellectual and creative exchange. Historical evidence of this widespread creative alchemy survives in a few precious manuscripts and scrolls, providing a glimpse into the knowledge and wisdom shared among artisans, mathematicians, and scientists. Even more impactful are the region’s architectural masterpieces, monuments to ingenuity and skill.
Join us online for a week engaging with this rich heritage. Discover the unique innovations that the masters of the past introduced into the pattern language. Uzbekistan’s magnificent monuments will be at the heart of the week, with sessions investigating architectural and ornamental case studies from Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva. We will also engage with the wider geometric conversations among peoples and cultures in the region, including examples from the Tatars and the Mughals.
We are pleased to welcome presenters from around the globe to lead participants in practical geometry sessions, hand drawing and composition activities, and illustrated presentations on monuments and patterns. We will also continue our annual Summer School tradition of sharing a “challenge pattern” and discovering together what lies hidden within its shapes and lines.
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This year’s Geometry Summer School brings the legacy of the Silk Road through time and space to the present moment. Over many centuries, the Silk Road brought diverse peoples into contact, fostering intellectual and creative exchange. Historical evidence of this widespread creative alchemy survives in a few precious manuscripts and scrolls, providing a glimpse into the knowledge and wisdom shared among artisans, mathematicians, and scientists. Even more impactful are the region’s architectural masterpieces, monuments to ingenuity and skill.
Join us online for a week engaging with this rich heritage. Discover the unique innovations that the masters of the past introduced into the pattern language. Uzbekistan’s magnificent monuments will be at the heart of the week, with sessions investigating architectural and ornamental case studies from Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva. We will also engage with the wider geometric conversations among peoples and cultures in the region, including examples from the Tatars and the Mughals.
We are pleased to welcome presenters from around the globe to lead participants in practical geometry sessions, hand drawing and composition activities, and illustrated presentations on monuments and patterns. We will also continue our annual Summer School tradition of sharing a “challenge pattern” and discovering together what lies hidden within its shapes and lines.
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