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 46
ver their relative dimen-sions of height to length, both horizontal and vertical linesmust occur, but it is for the designer to lay stress upon oneset or the other of these lines. Hence the second preceptis to determine in advance whether the conditions requirea relatively high building or a… … Fig. 4.Jefferson Market Court House. Unity given by a single dominatingtower. ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION strong vertical and lower and lighter horizontal for • high and narrow building. It is possible, indeed, to the treatment, and to design a tower with heavy ontal lines, but more time and skill…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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