The Theory Of Proportion In Architecture

Author : P. H. Scholfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521243155
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Proportion in Architecture written by P. H. Scholfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A building cannot be good to look at if it is unplanned, with its parts totally unrelated to one another; but on the other hand if the arrangement is too regular it becomes boring and dull. The object of architectural proportion is to strike the balance between these extremes, creating an interesting visible order by the repetition of similar shapes. In this book, first published in 1958, Mr Scholfield deals with the history of the theory of proportion, and in doing so develops his own positive theory, which reconciles the apparent contradictions of rival systems and serves as a key to historical understanding. Even when he is dealing with complex themes, Mr Scholfield's exposition can be followed by the uninitiated reader. Those already interested in architecture and the visual arts will certainly want the book; and those who are not will find, on reading it, that their interest is stimulated.

Author : Steve Bass
Publisher : Lindisfarne Books
ISBN 13 : 9781584209676
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty, Memory, Unity written by Steve Bass and published by Lindisfarne Books. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient architects and artists had a way of striking resonant chords in the viewers of their work. This book points to a possible way of returning a sense of unity to the visual arts through a combination of theoretical ideas and practical methods, of narrative description and visual exercises.Proportion, the use of number and geometry as design tools, is seen in the context of the search for the beautiful. From the theoretic, symbolic mathematics of the Pythagoreans, Platonists, and Neo-Platonists, the book proposes an aesthetic theory, a way of approaching beauty, rooted in the idea of psyche and expressed through the ancient sciences of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. Topics treated include: an explanation of the concept of symbolic or qualitative number; an introduction to Pythagorean and Platonic numerical philosophy; the nature of beauty and its relation to number; the derivation of the ancient musical octave; the Golden Section, its mathematics, geometry, and relation to philosophy, particularly its role as a geometrical logos; and the connection of these ideas to the numerical-geometrical canons of classical architecture. These concepts are illustrated step by step as applied to the elements and archetypal compositions of classical architecture, such as the order and portico, using arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic ratio methods.The proportional idea is illustrated with reconstructions of exemplary buildings based on the methods described, following through the historical periods of Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Middle ages, the Italian Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. Though the book is focused on architecture, the methods presented may be used by artists and designers in any visual field. The book suggests several pathways on which contemporary designers might move toward creating a sane and beautiful world through a merger of art and science.

Author : P. H. Scholfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Proportion in Architecture written by P. H. Scholfield and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Padovan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1135811113
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proportion written by Richard Padovan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides the student, practising architect or interested layman with a well-illustrated and readable comparative guide to proportion systems in architecture.

Author : August Thiersch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781543211665
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proportion in Architecture & a Theory of Proportion written by August Thiersch and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two brief works presented here in translation have played an important role in shaping our understanding of the history of theories of proportion in architecture from Classical times through the Renaissance and thereafter.

Author : William Watkiss Lloyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the general theory of proportion in architectural design., and its exemplification in detail in the Parthenon written by William Watkiss Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Le Corbusier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780817661885
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modulor written by Le Corbusier and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rudolf Wittkower
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393005998
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism written by Rudolf Wittkower and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1971 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Kenneth Clark wrote in the Architectural Review, that the first result of this book was "to dispose, once and for all, of the hedonist, or purely aesthetic, theory of Renaissance architecture, ' and this defines Wittkower's intention in a nutshell.

Author : Nikos A. Salingaros
Publisher : Off The Common Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Architecture written by Nikos A. Salingaros and published by Off The Common Books. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a decade in the making, this is a textbook of architecture, useful for every architect: from first-year students, to those taking senior design studio, to graduate students writing a Ph.D. dissertation in architectural theory, to experienced practicing architects. It is very carefully written so that it can be read even by the beginning architecture student. The information contained here is a veritable gold mine of design techniques. This book teaches the reader how to design by adapting to human needs and sensibilities, yet independently of any particular style. Here is a unification of genuine architectural knowledge that brings a new clarity to the discipline. It explains much of what people instinctively know about architecture, and puts that knowledge for the first time in a concise, understandable form. Dr. Salingaros has experience in the organization of the built environment that few practicing architects have. The later chapters of this new book touch on very sensitive topics: what drives architects to produce the forms they build; and why architects use only a very restricted visual vocabulary. Is it personal inventiveness, or is it something more, which perhaps they are not even aware of? There has not been such a book treating the very essence of architecture. The only other author who is capable of raising a similar degree of passion (and controversy) is Christopher Alexander, who happens to be Dr. Salingaros’ friend and architectural mentor. “Surely no voice is more thought-provoking than that of this intriguing, perhaps historically important, new thinker?” From the Preface by His Royal Highness, Charles, The Prince of Wales “A New Vitruvius for 21st-Century Architecture and Urbanism?” Dr. Ashraf SalamaChair, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar “Architecture, Salingaros argues, is governed by universal and intuitively understood principles, which have been exemplified by all successful styles and in all civilizations that have left a record of themselves in their buildings. The solution is not to return to the classical styles… the solution is to return to first principles and build within their constraints… ” Dr. Roger Scruton Philosopher, London, UK “A fundamental text, among the most significant of the past several years.” Dr. Vilma Torselli Architect and Author, Milan, Italy “A Theory of Architecture demonstrates how mathematics and the social sciences offer keys to designing a humane architecture. In this brilliant tome Salingaros explains why many modern buildings are neither beautiful nor harmonious and, alternatively, how architects and patrons can employ scale, materials and mathematical logic to design structures which are exciting, nourishing, and visually delightful.” Duncan G. Stroik Professor of Architecture, University of Notre Dame, Indiana “Salingaros explores ways to clarify and formalize our understanding of aesthetic forms in the built environment, using mathematics, thermodynamics, Darwinism, complexity theory and cognitive sciences. Salingaros’ remarkable observations suggest that concepts of complexity and scale can someday provide a full-bodied explanation for both the practice and the appreciation of architecture.” Kim Sorvig Architecture & Planning, University of New Mexico See this book’s Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Architecture Nikos A. Salingaros is an internationally known urbanist and architectural theorist who has studied the scientific bases underlying architecture for thirty years. Utne Reader ranked him as “One of 50 visionaries who are changing your world”, and Planetizen as 11th among “The top 100 urban thinkers of all time”. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Author : Charles Howard Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Mouldings written by Charles Howard Walker and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: