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9780486480428

The Secrets of Architectural Composition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486480428

  • ISBN10:

    0486480429

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-07-19
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

This classic survey addresses principles as well as practical applications of scale, balance, proportion, and symmetry. It presents detailed treatments of doors, windows, walls, stairways, columns, and other features. Nearly 250 line drawings by the author illustrate architectural elements from a variety of periods and settings.

Author Biography

An influential educator, designer, artist, and writer, Nathaniel C. Curtis (1881-1953) was the head of the Tulane School of Architecture. The school awards a prize in his name for outstanding student essays relating to the theory or history of architecture.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Nature of Architecture
Part II: The Elements of Architecture
Part III: The Elements of Composition
Part IV: Primary Rules of Composition
Part V: The Program of the Building
Part VI: The Parti
Part VII: Development of the Parti

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