Talk:Casa Milà
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[edit] Parabolic or catenary
The caption for the arches picture says "Parabolic or catenary arches under the terrace of Casa Milà". They can't be both parabolic and catenary, as these are mathematically different curves (as the catenary article notes). I think they'll be catenaries: Gaudi used a complicated model made from hanging threads and suspended weights to model Segrada Familia, which would produce catenaries in that design. If he used the same mechanism for la pedrera, then these curves would be catenaries too. Still, it would be better to cite a source to that effect than just an inference from another of his buildings. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 02:26, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Gaudi's designs are generally parabolic, not catenary (although the distinction is tiny for masonry arches rather than pure geometry). A catenary is very similar, but is the form of a flexible cable loaded uniformly along its length. A parabola is the result if the load is evenly distributed along the horizontal axis. For an arch in a uniform wall, the idealised shape more closely approximates the parabola. I note that it's also common to see these same forms described as hyperbolic Andy Dingley 21:55, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Art Deco
Interior design photos are captioned "Art Deco", yet they pre-date the Exposition by 20 years Andy Dingley 21:55, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Technical Page Issues
The table of contents appearsVERY far down the page, to the point where it isn't usefull. I'm new here, and can't figure out how to move it up to the top of the page where it belongs!68.6.52.59 14:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
- I fixed it by adding a section. Wikipedia automatically adds it above the first section above the introduction but the first section was a long way down the page. Also, you should add new discussions at the bottom of the page, not in the middle or at the top. I've moved it there myself. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 14:42, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Comparisons
Dieresis (talk) 07:55, 18 November 2007 (UTC) I don't know exactly what "biomorphic" means, but I see no similarity between this building and the Guggenheim or Disney examples included in this article.
