Impossible City 3

My current project is an exploration of the Bernoulli or Logarithmic Spiral to create the appearance of a city that recedes forever into the distance. This curve, first described by the artist Albrecht Durer in 1525, interests me because all segments of it are geometrically identical to each other, and it therefore never reaches a centre point, but instead continues to infinity in both directions. Theoretically, this city offers the ultimate in buyer choice - a house could be smaller than an atom, or bigger than a galaxy!

Because all segments are identical, the appearance of an infinite city can be created using a very limited set of unit types, scaled to suit their position within the spiral.

I am developing two versions of this project - the first a two dimensional drawing, the second a virtual three dimensional model.

Come back to this page in the coming weeks / months to see how it progresses!