Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami - Paperback

by Fergus Currie (Author)

A book of ten geometric models of advanced modular origami designed by Fergus Currie with full instructions and diagrams on how to make the following:

1. The Compound of Two Cubes
2. The Compound of Two Tetrahedra
3. The Compound of the Octahedron and the Cube
4. The Compound of Three Cubes
5. The Compound of Five Octahedra
6. The Compound of Three Octahedra
7. The Compound of Three Tetrahedra
8. The Compound of the Icosahedron and the Dodecahedron
9. The Small Triambic Icosahedron (STI)
10. and
11. The Compound of the STI and the Dodecahedron.

Author Biography

Fergus Currie was born in 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the University of Birmingham, where he received an MA for his research into the work of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. He has worked as a professional musician for more than 35 years and has been a member of the orchestra of the Greek National Opera since 2009. His major compositions are handled by the Dutch publishing company Donemus. He still finds time to write novels, play chess, and, of course, design and make modular origami.