Challenge

Build Elevated Polyhedra

Black and white photo of sculptor Ugo Adriano Graziotti amongst his geometric models and holding an elevated polyhedra for the camera.
Ugo Adriano Graziotti with his geometric models and holding an elevated polyhedron. From the Simmertia Institute collection

Build shapes with regular pyramids added to the faces of polyhedra.

  • What are elevated polyhedra and how are they different to stellated polyhedra? Which shapes are both elevated and stellated polyhedra?
  • What other ways can polyhedra be extended or transformed?
  • How did Leonardo DaVinci and Luca Pacioli collaborate? What is the impact of that collaboration?
  • What other artists, engineers and designers used complex polyhedra as inspiration for their work?
  • How can you capture your models in 2 dimensions by drawing, hatching, and shading? How does different lighting and perspective change how they look?

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