American Friends of Chartres | Designing Chartres Cathedral: A Geometrical Perspective

How did medieval builders in Chartres use geometry to design their remarkable cathedral? Taking advantage of laser-scanned survey data and modern design software, Robert Bork sheds new light on this fundamental question, demonstrating both remarkable continuity in the builders’ methods and previously unrecognized revisions to the cathedral’s design in the years around 1200. In this zoom presentation, Bork will share these results in dialog with Ellen Shortell, with time at the end for Q&A with the audience.