Nexus Network Journal

Williams, Kim

From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America.

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Published by: Birkhäuser

Publication Date: 2006-07-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783764377472

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Dimensions: 244cm x170cm

Pages: 139