Properties+and+Shapes

NOTES:

SHAPE Is the configuration of surfaces and edges of a two- or three-dimensional object. Primary shapes, the circle, triangle, and square, are used to generate volumes known as "platonic solids."

PROPERTIES


 * //Mass/Size:// Mass refers to the size or physical bulk of a building, and can be understood as the actual size, or size relative to context.
 * //Scale:// Is not the same as size, but refers to relative size as perceived by the viewer.
 * //Proportion:// Proportion in architecture refers to the relationship of one part to the other parts, and to the whole building.
 * //Rhythm:// The reoccurrence or repetition of architectural elements, shapes, structural bays, windows, etc. establishes a rhythm, which may be regular or complex.
 * //Articualtion:// How building surfaces come together to define form is often described as "articulation".
 * //Texture and Color:// They are inherently linked to materials, and can be used to alter the perception of any given form
 * //Light:// Form is perceived differently depending on the light conditions within which the building is viewed.

EXAMPLES OF SHAPES Squares, cubes, and parallelepipeds. Circles, cylinders, spheres and arches.

Triangles and pyramids.