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 58
well as in eleva-tion. As a general rule thesame sort of line that is usedin elevation may be used inplan with good effect. A semi-circular porch often seems outof place unless some kind ofcircular or semicircular objectis placed upon the flat front ofthe building to justify the curveof the porch,… … Fig. 16. Unity produced by similarity ofsemicircular arches throughout. ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITION Equally graceful is the arcade on a semicircular planfrom the Villa Albani, shown in Fig. 17. the same reason it is exceedingly difficult, if not npossible, to make a square dome, or any kind of tower,…
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc · Building
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