The Balance Problem Set

Problem 2 Tutorial: Building Scale

Question: Which of the following images is the best example of the building scale?

Piazza di San Marco,
Venice, Italy

Piazza di San Marco,
Venice, Italy

Piazza di San Marco,
Venice, Italy
Tutorial:

Building scale
The building scale is comprised of individual buildings. Our "measure" of a building will be in relationship to our bodies, whether we are considering the outside of the building or the inside space that is created.

San Marco,
Venice, Italy
(beg. 1063)

Le Corbusier
Villa Savoye,
Poissy, near Paris, France
(1929-31)

Brunelleschi,
Pazzi Chapel,
Florence, Italy
(1442)

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