Architecture: form, space & order

1. Primary elements

Point

Point elements

Two points

Line

Linear elements

From line to plane

Plane

Planar elements

Volume

Volumetric elements

2. Form

Properties of form

Shape

Primary shapes

Circle

Triangle

Square

Primary solids

Regular & irregular forms

Transformation of form

Dimensional transformation

Subtractive form

Subtractive & additive forms

Additive form

Centralized form

Linear form

Radial form

Clustered form

Grid form

Formal collisions of geometry

Circle & square

Rotated grid

Articulation of form

Edges & corners

Surfaces articulation

3. Form & space

Form & space : unity of opposites

Form defining space

Horizontal elements defining space

Base plane

Elevated base plane

Depressed base plane

Overhead plane

Vertical elements defining space

Vertical linear elements

Single vertical plane

L-shaped planes

Parallel planes

U-shaped planes

Four planes : closure

Summary typology : space-defining elements

Openings in space-defining elements

Openings within planes

Openings at corners

Openings between planes

Qualities of architectural space

Degree of enclosure

Light

View

4. Organization

Organization of form & space

Spatial relationships

Space within a space

Interlocking spaces

Adjacent spaces

Spaces linked by a common space

Spatial organizations

Centralized organizations

Linear organizations

Radial organizations

Clustered organizations

Grid organizations

5. Circulation

Circulation : movement through space

Circulation elements

Approach

Entrance

Configuration of the path

Path-space relationships

Form of the circulation space

6. Proportion & scale

Material proportions

Structural proportions

Manufactured proportions

Proportioning systems

Golden section

Regulating lines

Classical orders

Renaissance theories

Modular

Ken

Anthropometry

Scale

Visual scale

Human scale

7. Principles

Ordering principles

Axis

Symmetry

Hierarchy

Datum

Rhythm

Repetition

Transformation.