The Balance Problem Set

Problem 9: Asymmetry

Which of the three floor plans below is the best example of asymmetry?

Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, Pennsylvania (1936)

Fallingwater is the best example of asymmetry because it demonstrates the lack of correspondence in size, shape and position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or axis.

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