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Architectural Principlesfrom Architecture: Form, Space, & Order by Francis D.K. Ching

Primary Elements Form and Shape Transformation of Form

1.point elements2. linear elements

3.planar elements4.volumetric elements

1.visual properties2. relational properties

3.primary shapes andforms- circle - triangle- square - sphere- cylinder - cone- pyramid - cube

1. dimensionaltransformation

2. subtractive form3. additive forms4. centralized form5. linear form6. radial form7. clustered form8. grid form

Manipulation of Form Horizontal ElementsDefining Space

Vertical Elements DefiningSpace

1. formal collisions ofgeometry- circle and square- rotated grid

2.articulation of form- edges and corners- surfaces

1. base plane2. elevated base plane3. depressed base plane4. overhead plane

1. vertical linear elements2. single vertical plane3. L-shaped planes4. parallel planes5. U-shaped planes6. four planes: closure

Openings in Space-

Defining Elements

Qualities of

Architectural Space

Spatial Relationships

1.opening within planes2.openings at corners3.openings between

planes

1.proportion2.scale3.definition4.degree of enclosure5. light6.view

1. space within a space2. interlocking spaces3. adjacent spaces4. spaces linked by a

common space

Spatial Organizations Circulation Ordering Principles

1.centralizedorganizations

2. linear organizations3. radial organizations4.clustered organizations5.grid organizations

1. circulation elements2. building approach3. building entrances4. configuration of path5. path/space

relationships6. form of the circulation

space

axissymmetryhierarchydatumrhythmrepetitiontransformation

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