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 210
he plan, andby the difference inthe details, threelarge dormers be-ing used upon theprimary mass, withonly a half-sup-pressed one on theappendage. Al-though very differ-ent in character, itis evident that the general motive of the composition isprecisely the same as in the two previous examples.… … Fig. 135-Chamber of Commerce, New York. Single primary mass with one appendage. 194 ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION 1 56. Although devoted to perhaps less dignified uses, thisfax surpasses any of the previous in size, being a buildingof many stories, the abode of many families. The primary mass is at the…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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