American Institute of Architects. San Francisco Chapter · San Francisco, Calif. : J.A. Drummond · leaf 14
ndesign there are the straight lines and free flowing lines,light masses and dark masses. In architecture there arethe straight, vertical, aspiring lines, full of effort, as inthe great Gothic cathedral of the Middle Ages, with itsslender supports, balanced thrusts, and its tall upwardreacliing… … Figure 5. Diagram of Portion of Arcade, Cathedral of Pisa. which is passive, where all is calm, tranquil and reposeful.These two masculine and feminine characteristics ofthings are clearly illustrated in nature, in trees, foliageand flowers. The trunk of the tree with its hard straightline is the…
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