Kim Williams (architect) facts for kids

Kim Williams is an American architect. She is also a special kind of researcher who studies how math and buildings are connected. She started a group called Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics. This group holds meetings where people talk about math and architecture. Kim Williams also helps run a magazine called Nexus Network Journal. She has written many books about math and architecture too.

Who is Kim Williams?

Kim Williams is an expert in how mathematics and architecture work together. She helps people understand the amazing ways that numbers and shapes are used to design buildings. She is known for starting important discussions and sharing new ideas in this field.

Her Education and Career

Kim Williams studied architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. After finishing her studies, she became a licensed architect in New York. This means she is officially allowed to design buildings. Besides designing, she spends a lot of time researching and writing about her passion.

Exploring Architecture and Math

Kim Williams founded the Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics conference series. Imagine a series of big meetings where architects, mathematicians, and historians come together. They share their ideas about how math has always been a part of building design. She also started and helps edit the Nexus Network Journal. This is a special magazine where experts publish articles about math and architecture.

Books and Publications

Kim Williams has written and edited many books. These books help others learn about the fascinating link between math and architecture.

Books She Wrote

Here are some books Kim Williams wrote:

• Italian Pavements: Patterns in Space (published in 1997)
• The Villas of Palladio (published in 2003). This book has drawings by Giovanni Giaconi.

Bringing Old Ideas to Life

Kim Williams also works on older books about architecture and math. She helps to edit, translate, and explain them for today's readers.

• The Mathematical Works of Leon Battista Alberti (published in 2010). She worked on this with Lionel March and Stephen R. Wassell.
• Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (published in 2019).

Collections of Ideas

She has also edited or co-edited several collections of papers. These are like books filled with different articles from many experts. Many of these are from the Nexus conference meetings.

• Two Cultures: Essays in Honour of David Speiser (published in 2006)
• Crossroads: History of Science, History of Art: Essays by David Speiser (published in 2011)
• Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, Volume I: Antiquity to the 1500s; Volume II: The 1500s to the future (published in 2015). She worked on this with Michael J. Ostwald.
• Masonry Structures: Between Mechanics and Architecture (published in 2015). She worked on this with Danila Aita and Orietta Pedemonte.

See also

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