Posted: September 13th, 2017

Composition of 'space' and 'body' through the orders (renaissance, neo-classicism interior)

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

How were buildings and their interiors composed as harmonious compositions in the eighteenth century through the orders?

To what extent were the orders about the structure of a building and to what extent were the orders about conventions of architectural form and composition?

What was the relationship between the human body and how a building was composed?

Why was there a return to Palladian thinking in neo- classical period and how did this inform architectural composition?

primary readings brunelleschi, alberti, neo classical refer to palladio, adam, wren, soufflot