Beautiful Penrose tile in architecture

Meredith College


Amsterdam


Kuilema Pottery


Alex Feldman


Helsinki, Finland


Eric Osman


Mark's garage


Puget Sound


Carleton College




Most of the tiles used in architecture are periodic. The same tile and pattern
can be extended and repeated to infinity on the plane. It is rare to see
aperiodic tiles. Here is a small sample of Penrose tiles. Other examples are
found in Australia and Europe. It takes a lot more planning and work to install
Penrose tiles. This challenge seems to make the Penrose tile more desirable.


This CD has more information on Penrose tiles and other tessellations




Photo credit:
Penrose bench in Amsterdam by Javier Lopez
Kuilema Pottery: http://www.stonewaretile.com
Meredith College, David Allen Company, photo by David Timberlake
Helsinki Science Museum, Finland, by Kadon Enterprises
Mark's garage in Colorado by Dave Boll
University of Puget Sound, Science Center, Foucault Pendulum
Mathematics and Computer Science Building, Carleton College by Michael Tie