Karrie Jacobs


March 31, 2007

Department of Ancient Mysteries

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[A pyramid under construction?]

Perhaps you’ve already read about the French architect who claims to have unraveled the mysteries of the pyramids, or one of them anyway:



Advanced 3D technology? As it turns out Houdin worked with the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. If that name rings a bell, it might be because the company developed a 3D modeling software called CATIA, a system that was adapted by Frank Gehry a decade ago and that has allowed him to design structures of incredible formal complexity. It makes perfect sense that the software that helped Gehry build the Bilbao Guggenheim could also help Houdin deconstruct the pyramids.