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Proportion and organization was pretty much a big deal back then, ever since Renaissance period in architecture. It was all about geometry, proportion, symmetry, and the use of golden ratio. some inspired by nature or humans as shown in the classic Vitruvian Man.

 

There was time when proportion and symmetry were the core and starting points of laying out the design, whether you start from floor plan or facade. They universally imply harmony, unity, and a sense of order within the building as well as with its surroundings, evident from not only the Renaissance architecture, but also Hindu temples and Chinese pagodas from the “Far East”.

 

Even today there are some architecture that are based of proportion and organization such a symmetry in strategies of drawing and designing. Designed by Jolyon Brewis of Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, the Core is based on nature's architecture - what we call 'biomimcry'.

 

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It incorporates a central trunk and canopy roof that shades the ground and harvests the sun. The most striking feature - the roof created from an intricate web of curved timber beams - is based on Fibonacci spirals, a pattern found in many natural forms including the seeds of a sunflower head, pine cones and snail shells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Transportation Hub is also a perfect example that uses proportion and organization such as a dominant axis in the design. The hub is conceived at street level as a freestanding structure situated on axis along the southern edge of the “Wedge of Light” plaza. As described in Daniel Libeskind’s master plan for the site. The project’s sculptural form is achieved through the modulated repetition of structural steel ribs which unify the complex composition, and provides dignity and beauty to the building’s sub-grade levels and pedestrian walkways. Between the ribs, glass allows natural light, a powerful symbol of hope and vitality, to flood the facility. Calatrava speaks of light as a structural element in the Hub, saying that the building is supported by “columns of light.”

 

However, not all architecture styles using proportion and organization as a dominant aspect of their designs, in my opinion we should always leave the door open for better opportunities and ideas for the existing neighbourhoods and environment. Proportion and organization is still important aspect as it has been providing the foundation of design since centuries ago.

 

A good architecture should employ appropriate proportions for its functions and its particular users (usefulness), and should fulfil structural requirements (strength) and provide aesthetically pleasing order (beauty), “Proportion provokes sensation” quoted by Le Corbusier.