The Balance Problem Set

Problem 12: Textured Pattern

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Which of the three images below is the best example of a balanced composition created by the use of textured pattern at the building scale?

Adler & Sullivan, Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, (1890)

The Wainwright Building is the best example of a balanced composition created by the use of a pattern of texture because the carved bas relief panels are alternated with smooth surfaces of the same colour.

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