Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order

C E N T RA L I Z E D F ORM Tempietto, S. Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1502, Donato Bramante Centralized forms require the visual dominance of a geometrically regular, centrally located form, such as a sphere, cone, or cylinder. Because of their inherent centrality, these forms share the self-centering properties of the point and circle. They are ideal as freestanding structures isolated within their context, dominating a point in space, or occupying the center of a defined field. They can embody sacred or honorific places, or commemorate significant persons or events. Yume-Dono, Eastern precinct of Horyu-Ji Temple, Nara, Japan, A.D. 607 FORM / 6 1

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