Theory of Architecture (Part 1)

A unified composition of two-dimensional shapes, or three-dimensional volumes, especially one that has, or gives the impression, of weight, density, and bulk.

• Massing

• Composition

• Form

• Perspective

The tendency of air or gas in a shaft or other vertical space to rise when heated, creating a draft that draws in cooler air/gas from below.

• Effective Temperature

• Chimney Effect (Stack Effect)

• Greenhouse Effect

• Insulation Effect

A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain its family identity. What type of transformation is this?

• Dimensional Transformation

• Subtractive Transformation

• Additive Transformation

• Visible Transformation

The articulation of the importance or significance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to the other forms and spaces of the organization.

• Symmetry

• Hierarchy

• Axis

• Rhythm

It is an architectural manifesto by the Swiss-French architect. A set of principles for modern buildings.

• Four Books on Architecture

• Five Points of Architecture

• Ten Books of Architecture

• Charter of Athens

The division of a line so that the whole is the greater part as that part is the smaller part. For example, 1:1/2, a proportion which is considered to be particularly pleasing to the eye.

• Golden Ratio

• Golden Section

• Fibonacci Sequence

• Modulor

It uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme.

• Monochromatic Color Scheme

• Analogous Color Scheme

• Complementary Color Scheme

• Split-Complementary Color-Scheme

In Four Books of Architecture, which book discusses the private townhouses and country estates?

• 1st Book

• 2nd Book

• 3rd Book

• 4th Book

This refers to the manner in which the surfaces of a form come together to define its shape and volume. It clearly reveals the precise nature of its parts and their relationship to each other and to the whole.

• Articulation

• Form

• Clustered Form

• Edge

It is a consequence of concrete frame construction. Because walls were then deprived of their constructional role, their design became free as well.

• Free Façade

• Free Plan

• Roof Gardens

• Pilotis