Modular Origami Polyhedra
They mostly involve slotting 30 edge units into groups of three to form the 12 pentagonal faces of a dodecahedron or equivalently alternatively slotting them into groups of five to form the 20 triangular faces of an icosahedron the difference is mostly one of perspective.
Modular origami polyhedra. Modular origami polyhedra 1999 republication of the first edition 8 3 8 x 11 250 black white illustrations 64 pp. Once you ve learnt how to construct that object in sonobe modules you ve essentially learnt how to construct any 30 unit modular origami ball. This instructable will show you how to make a sonobe module assemble the modules into some different polyhedra.
Beginner s book of modular origami polyhedra. Rona gurkewitz definition of modular origami polyhedra systems definition in the book 3 d geometric origami. The modules each made from a single piece of paper have points and pockets enabling origamists to build fascinating figures by inserting the tapered ends of each module into the pockets of the adjacent modules.
Modular origami is a branch of origami where one can build complex structures by interlocking elementary folded units the modules. We will explore the possibilities of one of those modules an show it can be used in a wide range of different constructions sometimes by infringing the rules of pure origami no glue no. Note how the tetrahedron made from sonobe like variant becomes a cube due to the pyramids formed by modules sides aligning.
The platonic solids by rona gurkewitz and bennett arnstein 3 d geometric origami by rona gurkewitz and bennett modular origami polyhedra origami by lewis simon bennett arnstein and rona gurkewitz. Francesco de comité university of sciences of lille. The standard elongated module made from 2 1 paper and the sonobe like variant made from square paper.
When i just started doing modular origami i was mostly attracted to floral designs all sort of curls petals and frills. Posted in modular origami. And when i think of origami polyhedrons two books in particular come to mind unit origami essence and unit origami wonderland by tomoko fuse.
Prisms pyramids and regular polyhedra flexible schedule course in this flex class students will learn to fold mathematical figures including prisms pyramids and regular polyhedra from multiple similar modules. Step by step instructions and clearly detailed diagrams explain how to create more than 35 different modular polyhedra. Building polyhedra and a lot of other related structures using double sided concave hexagonal origami units.
Two variants are shown. Modular origami uses many identical modules joined without tape or glue to make a larger shape. It s a great type of origami to practice because in general the modules are pretty simple and the result is impressive.
Modular polyhedra gurkewitz and arnstein 96 a system of origami polyhedra models is defined as a collection of models that can be folded from different numbers of a given module or from modules that have related folding sequences. And i still love all that but somewhere along the way i developed an interest in more straight geometrical models too polyhedrons of all kinds and shapes.
