ARCHST 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gordon Cullen, Kresge College, Mizner Park
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The visual dimension- how forms and spaces in architecture and urban design are organized aesthetically: visual qualities of urban spaces (plaza ++) Axis: a line about which spaces+, the terminating end of an axis both serve to both send and receive its visual thrust they can consist of: linear elements, planes, well defined spaces, gateways. St louid arch gateway mall: baroque planning during the city beautiful movement in the us: Hierarchy- a system of forms and spaces where differences reflect the degree of importance: by: size, shape, and placement. City halls- center is dominant the dome". First unitarian church- by size, place, and height louis. Lowell walter, fl wright size and placement. Datum- a line, plane or volume, to which other elements ina composition can relate. +: line, plane, or volume. St. marks and place voisage: square where arcades help unify the facades of plane. Zaha hadid cincinnatti different color bind.