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What system can visually unify elements in an architectural design by ensuring parts belong to the same family of proportions?
What system can visually unify elements in an architectural design by ensuring parts belong to the same family of proportions?
What describes the relationship of one part to another or to the larger whole in a composition?
What describes the relationship of one part to another or to the larger whole in a composition?
What is the name of the ratio where the lesser section's lengths relate to the greater section's lengths similarly?
What is the name of the ratio where the lesser section's lengths relate to the greater section's lengths similarly?
Which architectural intercolumniation type has a distance of 2 ¼ diameters between columns?
Which architectural intercolumniation type has a distance of 2 ¼ diameters between columns?
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Who is known for proposing ideal plan shapes for rooms during the Renaissance?
Who is known for proposing ideal plan shapes for rooms during the Renaissance?
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What system did Le Corbusier develop based on a grid with dimensions corresponding to the Golden Section?
What system did Le Corbusier develop based on a grid with dimensions corresponding to the Golden Section?
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What term describes the intercolumniation where columns are spaced 4 diameters apart?
What term describes the intercolumniation where columns are spaced 4 diameters apart?
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What is meant by the term 'Classical Orders' in architecture?
What is meant by the term 'Classical Orders' in architecture?
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Which proxemic range is characterized by social interactions during conversations?
Which proxemic range is characterized by social interactions during conversations?
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What is the primary purpose of sociofugal space in public settings?
What is the primary purpose of sociofugal space in public settings?
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Which principle is defined by perceiving objects that are nearby as part of a whole group?
Which principle is defined by perceiving objects that are nearby as part of a whole group?
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What principle from Gestalt theory relates to the perception of a shape being complete despite missing parts?
What principle from Gestalt theory relates to the perception of a shape being complete despite missing parts?
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What term describes the phenomenon of distinguishing a shape from its background?
What term describes the phenomenon of distinguishing a shape from its background?
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Which type of spatial awareness relies on internal sensory feedback related to body position?
Which type of spatial awareness relies on internal sensory feedback related to body position?
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What occurs when two different figures are perceived based on varying distances from the viewer?
What occurs when two different figures are perceived based on varying distances from the viewer?
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Which principle addresses the continuation of aligned objects being perceived as a single entity?
Which principle addresses the continuation of aligned objects being perceived as a single entity?
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What spatial organization involves a stable composition with secondary spaces arranged around a central space?
What spatial organization involves a stable composition with secondary spaces arranged around a central space?
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Which architectural principle involves the perception of objects as a continuous whole when placed in alignment?
Which architectural principle involves the perception of objects as a continuous whole when placed in alignment?
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What term is used to describe the perceived size of an object in relation to a reference standard or another object's size?
What term is used to describe the perceived size of an object in relation to a reference standard or another object's size?
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What is the distance designation known as personal distance in proxemics?
What is the distance designation known as personal distance in proxemics?
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Which spatial relationship describes a configuration where two spatial fields overlap to create a shared zone?
Which spatial relationship describes a configuration where two spatial fields overlap to create a shared zone?
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What type of scale specifically considers human body dimensions in architectural design?
What type of scale specifically considers human body dimensions in architectural design?
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What principle suggests that items with similar characteristics are perceived as a group?
What principle suggests that items with similar characteristics are perceived as a group?
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Which term describes the distance range considered as intimate distance in proxemics?
Which term describes the distance range considered as intimate distance in proxemics?
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What is the type of spatial organization characterized by a series of spaces either directly related or linked linearly?
What is the type of spatial organization characterized by a series of spaces either directly related or linked linearly?
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What principle describes the mind's tendency to perceive complete shapes by filling in missing elements?
What principle describes the mind's tendency to perceive complete shapes by filling in missing elements?
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Which spatial organization type consists of a combination of centralized and linear elements extending from a center?
Which spatial organization type consists of a combination of centralized and linear elements extending from a center?
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What organization relies on physical proximity and often consists of repetitive spaces with similar features?
What organization relies on physical proximity and often consists of repetitive spaces with similar features?
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What is the relationship involving spaces that are defined individually but are adjacent to each other?
What is the relationship involving spaces that are defined individually but are adjacent to each other?
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What is achieved when a form or space is emphasized by its strategic placement in an architectural composition?
What is achieved when a form or space is emphasized by its strategic placement in an architectural composition?
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What term refers to the phenomenon where alternating perspectives cause visual fluctuations between 'Figure' and 'Ground'?
What term refers to the phenomenon where alternating perspectives cause visual fluctuations between 'Figure' and 'Ground'?
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Which Gestalt principle involves the tendency to see an entire shape instead of just its separate parts?
Which Gestalt principle involves the tendency to see an entire shape instead of just its separate parts?
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What type of spatial relationship involves two spatial fields overlapping to create a shared zone?
What type of spatial relationship involves two spatial fields overlapping to create a shared zone?
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What term describes the distance used in lecture halls where subtle expressions are no longer visible?
What term describes the distance used in lecture halls where subtle expressions are no longer visible?
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Which spatial organization features secondary spaces grouped around a central dominant space?
Which spatial organization features secondary spaces grouped around a central dominant space?
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What term refers to the study of the spatial separation people maintain in various social situations?
What term refers to the study of the spatial separation people maintain in various social situations?
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Which Gestalt principle suggests that items near each other are perceived as a single group?
Which Gestalt principle suggests that items near each other are perceived as a single group?
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What internal sense helps us become aware of our body’s position or orientation?
What internal sense helps us become aware of our body’s position or orientation?
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Which type of public space arrangement discourages interaction by keeping people apart?
Which type of public space arrangement discourages interaction by keeping people apart?
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What principle involves perceiving aligned objects as a continuous, cohesive whole?
What principle involves perceiving aligned objects as a continuous, cohesive whole?
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What is the closest interpersonal distance in proxemics, typically reserved for those with a close relationship?
What is the closest interpersonal distance in proxemics, typically reserved for those with a close relationship?
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What term refers to images that seem logically impossible or defy realistic representation?
What term refers to images that seem logically impossible or defy realistic representation?
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Which organization type combines centralized and linear elements, extending from a central space?
Which organization type combines centralized and linear elements, extending from a central space?
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Study Notes
Design and Architecture
- Design: The creation and organization of formal elements in a work of art.
- Design principle: A fundamental concept for structuring aesthetic composition in visual perception.
- Proportion: The harmonious relation of one part to another or to the whole, creating balance and visual appeal.
- Proportioning systems: Systems that visually unify elements in architectural design by using shared proportions.
Golden Section
- Golden Section: A ratio where the lesser section is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both.
- Regulating lines: Lines indicating common alignment or similar proportions in architecture based on diagonals of two rectangles.
Classical Orders
- Classical Orders: Used by Greeks and Romans to express beauty and harmony, using the column's diameter as the basic unit of dimension.
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Intercolumniation: The spacing between columns
- Pycnostyle: 1 ½ diameters between columns
- Systyle: 2 diameters between columns
- Eustyle: 2 ¼ diameters between columns
- Diastyle: 3 diameters between columns
- Araeostyle: 4 diameters between columns
Renaissance Theories
- Renaissance theories: Architectural theory that Renaissance architects returned to. They viewed it as belonging to a higher order.
- Andrea Palladio: An influential Italian Renaissance architect known for proposing ideal plan shapes for rooms.
- Seven Ideal Plan Shapes: Refer to the "most beautiful and proportionable manners of rooms" as proposed by Palladio.
Modulor and Ken
- Modulor: A system developed by Le Corbusier based on a grid with measures proportioned according to the Golden Section.
- Ken: A traditional Japanese architectural measurement standardized for residential architecture.
Anthropometry and Scale
- Anthropometry: The concept of human body size and proportions influencing space requirements in architecture.
- Scale: Perceived size of something relative to a reference standard or another object's size.
- Human scale: Scale in architecture based specifically on human body dimensions.
Hierarchy
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Hierarchy: The concept of creating visual emphasis on a form or space through size, shape, or location.
- By size: A form or space becomes visually dominant due to a significantly different size.
- By shape: A form or space gains importance through a distinct shape.
- By placement: A form or space gains importance through strategic positioning.
Proxemics
- Proxemics: Studies the symbolic and communicative role of spatial separation in social interactions.
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Personal space: The variable and subjective distance one feels comfortable with in conversation.
- Intimate distance: 0 to 18 inches (0 to 450 mm)
- Personal distance: 18 inches to 4 feet (450 mm to 1.2 m)
- Social distance: 4 to 10 feet (1.2 m to 3 m)
- Public distance: 10 feet and beyond (3 m and up)
Sociopetal and Sociofugal Spaces
- Sociopetal space: A space configuration in public places that encourages people to come together.
- Sociofugal space: A space arrangement that tends to keep people apart and discourages conversations.
Perception
- Perception: The process of organizing and interpreting patterns of stimuli in our environment.
- Acuity: Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
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Spatial perception: The ability to be aware of your spatial relationships with the environment and yourself.
- Exteroceptive: Spatial awareness created through external senses.
- Interoceptive: Internal sense of awareness of our body's position or orientation in space.
Visual Principles
- Figure-ground: A phenomenon where drawings with black lines make certain areas stand out as figures against a background.
- Vanity: A visual illusion that may look different from afar than up close.
- Closure: The human tendency to perceive complete shapes by filling in gaps between elements.
- Proximity: Objects near each other are perceived as a group.
- Similarity: Items similar in shape, color, or texture are perceived as a group.
- Symmetry: The tendency for the mind to perceive objects as symmetrical around a center point.
- Continuity: Aligned objects are perceived as a continuous whole.
Space and Space Relationships
- Space: The three-dimensional field in which objects and events occur, with relative positions and directions.
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Space relationships: Fundamental ways spaces relate to one another, such as within or adjacent to each other.
- Space within a space: A larger space enveloping a smaller space within it.
- Interlocking spaces: The overlapping of two spatial fields, creating a shared zone.
- Adjacent spaces: Common type of spatial relationship where spaces are defined individually but adjacent.
- Spaces linked by a common space: Two spaces separated by distance but linked by an intermediate space.
Spatial Organization
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Spatial organization: How spaces are organized in compositions.
- Centralized: Stable composition with secondary spaces around a central space. Example: Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Linear: A series of spaces either directly related or linked by a separate linear space. Example: Lloyd Lewis House, Libertyville, Illinois
- Radial: Combines centralized and linear elements, with a central space extending linearly. Example: Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
- Clustered: Relies on physical proximity, often consisting of repetitive spaces with shared traits. Example: Rajarajeshwara Temple, Thanjavur, India
- Grid: Forms and spaces arranged by a three-dimensional grid pattern. Example: Shodhan House, Ahmedabad, India
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