Architectural composition : an attempt to order and phrase ideas which hitherto have been only felt by the instinctive taste of designers (1908)
Robinson, John Beverley, 1853- · New York : Van Nostrand · leaf 162
sec-ond approximateproportion existsamong the variousrectangular win-dows, and the horizontal panels of the appendages; andstill a third among the arched openings and niches. Still another classic Renaissance example is at Fig. 101, the Villa Bor-ghese. In thisthe ruling pro-portion is basedon an… … I 46 ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION them, as shown by the diagonal lines. Moreover, the heightof the link is determined by the intersection of the diagonalwith the inner vertical line of the mass, so that the upperstory < >f the wing is necessarily in the same proportion. Thelower story of the…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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