Examples of simile, metaphor, symbolism, form and proportion in architecture
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Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into three parts horizontally.
First, the base in rusticated buff limestone with copper-clad windows, the main body of pale-coloured bricks and terra-cotta with unusual and gracious undulating oriels, and the capital represented here by arches and columns topped by a heavy projected cornice and a flat balustraded roof. The Greek column character was enhanced by the rounded prow, creating the illusion of a freestanding colossal column.
Simile
The Flatiron Building or Fuller Building New York City Daniel Burnham 1902
A teardrop on the cheek of time
Rabindranath Tagore
Metaphor
The Taj Mahal Agra 1653
Tagore describes the Taj, and with the use of a single phrase, expresses it’s many dimensions Ethereal Delicate Eternal Exquisite
Symbolism
The Rashtrapati Bhawan New Delhi 1948
Lutyens' design is grandly classical overall, with colors and details inspired by Indian architecture. There was the traditional Indian chhajja, which took the place of a frieze in classical architecture. On the roofline are several chuttris, and the dome combines classical and Indian styles. Lutyens said the design evolved from that of the Pantheon in Rome, while it is also possible that it was modelled after the great Stupa at Sanchi.
The architecture of the Rashtrapati Bhawan symbolizes the amalgamation of Indian and European elements, much like the Indian socio-political structure.
Baptistery at Pisa, Italy 1153-1265
Diameter: 116 feet.
Heigh
t : 18
0 feet
Elevation
Circle
Plan
Rectangle
The ratio of the diameter to the height is very close to 8:13, the Golden Ratio. Two quantities a and b are said to be in the golden ratio φ if: