Principles of Architecture
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Design Fundamentals: Proportion, Scale, and Order
Materiality, Sustainability, and Context
The Birth of Architectural Philosophy
To understand how a building goes from a simple drawing to a masterpiece, we have to travel back over 2,000 years to ancient Rome. A Roman architect named wrote the ultimate guide to building, declaring that all great architecture must balance three essential qualities.
These three qualities are known as the Vitruvian Triad:
- Firmness (Firmitas): The building must stand up robustly and withstand the elements over time.
- Commodity (Utilitas): The building must be highly useful and perfectly suited for its intended purpose.
- Delight (Venustas): The building must look beautiful, engage our senses, and lift our spirits.