Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order | Page 356

AXIS

Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Italy, 1560, Giacomo Vignola

The terminating elements of an axis serve to
both send and receive its visual thrust. These
culminating elements can be any of the following:

• points in space established by vertical, linear
elements or centralized building forms

• vertical planes, such as symmetrical building
facades or fronts, preceded by a forecourt or
similar open space

• well-defined spaces, generally centralized or
regular in form

• gateways that open outward toward a view or
vista beyond

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