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The Secrets of Architectural Composition

Well arranged, logical, and aptly illustrated, this classic survey covers every aspect of the design process. It addresses architectural principles as well as their practical application, examining general questions of scale, balance, proportion, and symmetry and presenting detailed treatments of doors, windows, walls, stairways, columns, and other features.
Long acknowledged as a valuable resource for students and teachers alike, this volume is unsurpassed in terms of the richness of its material and the consistency of its insights. It was written by Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, an influential designer and artist who served as the head of the Tulane School of Architecture. Curtis illustrated his work with nearly 250 line drawings that depict architectural elements from a splendid variety of periods and settings, from ancient Rome's temples and palaces to modern-day hotels and museums of Paris and New York.

Reprint of Architectural Composition, J. H. Jansen, Cleveland, Ohio, 1923.
architectural design process; architectural principles; drafting and drawing; building scale; architectural balance; design proportion; symmetry; ancient structures; roman temples; historic palaces; modern day hotels; famous museums; paris architecture; new york buildings; architectural resource; building design; sketching; designing stairways; columns; art
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Well arranged, logical, and aptly illustrated, this classic survey covers every aspect of the design process. It addresses architectural principles as well as their practical application, examining general questions of scale, balance, proportion, and symmetry and presenting detailed treatments of doors, windows, walls, stairways, columns, and other features.
Long acknowledged as a valuable resource for students and teachers alike, this volume is unsurpassed in terms of the richness of its material and the consistency of its insights. It was written by Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, an influential designer and artist who served as the head of the Tulane School of Architecture. Curtis illustrated his work with nearly 250 line drawings that depict architectural elements from a splendid variety of periods and settings, from ancient Rome's temples and palaces to modern-day hotels and museums of Paris and New York.

Reprint of Architectural Composition, J. H. Jansen, Cleveland, Ohio, 1923.
architectural design process; architectural principles; drafting and drawing; building scale; architectural balance; design proportion; symmetry; ancient structures; roman temples; historic palaces; modern day hotels; famous museums; paris architecture; new york buildings; architectural resource; building design; sketching; designing stairways; columns; art