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G R ID O RGANIZATIO NS

A grid organization consists of forms and spaces
whose positions in space and relationships with one
another are regulated by a three-dimensional grid
pattern or field.

A grid is created by two, usually perpendicular,
sets of parallel lines that establish a regular
pattern of points at their intersections. Projected
into the third dimension, the grid pattern is
transformed into a set of repetitive, modular units
of space.

The organizing power of a grid results from the
regularity and continuity of its pattern that
pervades the elements it organizes. Its pattern
establishes a stable set or field of reference points
and lines in space with which the spaces of a grid
organization, although dissimilar in size, form, or
function, can share a common relationship.

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