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  2. Sightline (architecture) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. The Sixteen Principles of Urban Design - Wikipedia

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    The "central axis" was to create a new representation Magistrale arise between the Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz, the center of the monumental height dominant – should be in place of the castle, the central government building – as a "city crown" the Marx-Engels-Platz. In 1951, Stalinallee emerged as the first Socialist avenue in the GDR.

  4. Vernacular residential architecture of Western Sichuan

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    Residential architecture in Shangli Town. The vernacular residential architecture of Western Sichuan is one kind of Sichuan vernacular architecture styles in Sichuan, China. Those vernacular residential areas are located with a densely populated plain with rivers in the west of the Longquan Mountains in Sichuan basin and centered on Chengdu. [1]

  5. Central place theory - Wikipedia

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    The application of central place theory must be tempered by an awareness of such factors when planning shopping center space location. Purchasing power and density affect the spacing of centers and hierarchical arrangements. Sufficient densities will allow, for example, a grocery store, a lower order function, to survive in an isolated location.

  6. Axiality - Wikipedia

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    Axiality in architecture, organization around a strong central axis, especially in the architecture of cathedrals and great churches and Beaux-Arts architecture;

  7. Architectural analytics - Wikipedia

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    Architectural analytics is a field of study focused on discovering and identifying meaningful patterns within architecture.Architectural analytics can include the systematic study of the elements and principles that constitute a building or structure, such as form, function, space planning, materials, technology, and cultural context, to understand its design, function, and cultural significance.

  8. Architectural geometry - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Geometric terms of location - Wikipedia

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    Axial – along the center of a round body, or the axis of rotation of a body; Radial – along a direction pointing along a radius from the center of an object, or perpendicular to a curved path. Circumferential (or azimuthal) – following around a curve or circumference of an object.