Optical architecture: analysis of a cylindrical mirrors association model as a representation of Attorney General's Office buildings

Authors

  • Jair Lúcio Prados Ribeiro Doctoral student, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências, Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p837

Abstract

The two buildings of Attorney General's Office in Brasilia are shaped like cylinders and covered in reflective glass, resembling an association of two cylindrical convex mirrors. Through an experimental model with two cylindrical chrome bins, we discuss how the image of a building is generated by reflection on the other, and also the present optical aberrations. The article shows a possible dialogue between the disciplines of Architecture and Physics, which is rare in the academic literature.

Author Biography

Jair Lúcio Prados Ribeiro, Doctoral student, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências, Universidade de Brasília

Doctoral student, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências, Universidade de Brasília.

Published

2015-05-12

How to Cite

Ribeiro, J. L. P. (2015). Optical architecture: analysis of a cylindrical mirrors association model as a representation of Attorney General’s Office buildings. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 32(3), 837–855. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p837

Issue

Section

Atividades experimentais no ensino de Física