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The Paris axe historique: the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde, the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, and the Grande Arche of La Défense are all on the same visual axis. In architecture and urban planning, sightlines or vistas [1] are a consideration in the design of civic structures, such as a stage, arena, or ...
Space syntax has grown to become a tool used around the world in a variety of research areas and design applications in architecture, urban design, urban planning, transport and interior design. Many prominent design applications have been made by the architectural and urban planning practice Space Syntax Limited , which was founded at The ...
A recent study [42] did extensive spatial analysis and correlated several building, site plan and social factors with crime frequencies and identified subtle nuances to the contrasting positions. The study looked at, among others, dwelling types, unit density (site density) movement on the street, culs–de-sac or grids and the permeability of ...
Axiality may refer to: . Axiality (geometry), a measure of the axial symmetry of a two-dimensional shape Axiality and rhombicity in mathematics, measures of the directional symmetry of a three-dimensional tensor
Architectural geometry is an area of research which combines applied geometry and architecture, [1] which looks at the design, analysis and manufacture processes. It lies at the core of architectural design [2] and strongly challenges contemporary practice, the so-called architectural practice of the digital age.
Chinese architecture is characterized by bilateral symmetry, use of enclosed open spaces, feng shui (e.g. directional hierarchies), a horizontal emphasis, and an allusion to various cosmological, mythological or in general symbolic elements. Chinese architecture traditionally classifies structures according to type, ranging from pagodas to
Architectural theory is taught in all architecture schools and is practiced by the world's leading architects. Some forms that architecture theory takes are the lecture or dialogue, the treatise or book, and the paper project or competition entry. Architectural theory is often didactic, and theorists tend to stay close to or work from within ...
This implicated that the core central zone of a city becomes used as the Central Business District, then surrounded in turn by a zone of transition between areas of profession and that of working-class suburbs. [11] This is then followed by middle-class suburbs, and finally situated on the outside ring of the city is a zone of commuters ...