Housed in a striking 1970s concrete building in the heart of Geneva, Uni Dufour is one of the main buildings of the University of Geneva (UNIGE). It frequently serves as a venue for conferences, round tables, and events focused on a wide range of research topics.
Michelle Bucher (UNIGE) is affiliated with the University of Geneva and researches mathematical tilings and geometric patterns, linking historical craft practices with contemporary mathematics.
This lecture examines what a tiling is, tracing their journey from Alhambra mosaics to Escher and twentieth-century breakthroughs such as the impossibility of regular pentagon tilings and Penrose’s aperiodic patterns. It explores the interplay of order and disorder and reveals connections between geometry, art and material science.
In French.
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