Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order

L INE AR ELEMENTS DEFININ G PLA N ES Cloister of Moissac Abbey, France, c. 1100 In addition to the structural role columns play in supporting an overhead floor or roof plane, they can articulate the penetrable boundaries of spatial zones which mesh easily with adjacent spaces. These two examples illustrate how columns can define the edges of an exterior space defined within the mass of a building as well as articulate the edges of a building mass in space. Temple of Athena Polias, Priene, c. 334 B.C., Pythius St. Philibert, Tournus, France, 950–1120. This view of the nave shows how rows of columns can provide a rhythmic measure of space. 16 / A R C H I TE C TU R E : F O R M , S PA C E , & O R D E R

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