Geometry to build models, models to visualize geometry

C Cumino, M Pavignano, ML Spreafico… - Digital Experiences in …, 2021 - Springer
In the seventeenth century, Guarino Guarini, mathematician and architect, affirmed that
architecture, a discipline that primarily deals with measures, relies on geometry: therefore …

Teaching geometry and surfaces evaluation through graphic representation and dynamic paper models

C Cumino, M Pavignano, ML Spreafico… - … Conference on Geometry …, 2018 - Springer
To make the geometrical cognitive process more interactive, we produced teaching aids
(tangible models, graphic tablets) that help students in visualizing their geometrical …

Tangible tools in mathematics for engineering students: experimental activity at politecnico di torino

F Ceragioli, ML Spreafico - Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education, 2020 - Springer
In the article, we present the tasks of the Maths lab at Politecnico di Torino that we tested for
the first time in the academic year 2018–19, which were proposed for undergraduate …

Representing Geometry Between Graphic Constructions and Mathematical Modeling

C Cumino, M Pavignano, U Zich - International Conference on Geometry …, 2024 - Springer
Our study exposes a search for specific pedagogical practices between mathematical
modeling and visual thinking to support first-year Architecture to acquire spatial visualization …

Direct and indirect geometry of architectural paper model: Images for imagination

M Pavignano, U Zich, C Cumino, ML Spreafico… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2020 - Springer
We present some remarks on the different communicative features of images generated by
physical models for architecture, our study is part of an interdisciplinary research and …