The Order Problem Set

Problem 3 Tutorial: Hierarchy by Shape

Question: Of the three images below which is the best example of the use of hierarchy created by unique shape?

Skidmore Owings and Merrill Lever House New York City,NY (1952)

Frank Lloyd Wright Guggenheim Museum New York City, NY (1956)

Adler and Sullivan Wainwright building St Louis, MO, (1890)

In an urban setting, most of the buildings are rectilinear in shape and orthogonal in plan, and any other shape tends to draw attention to itself.
Adler & Sullivan Carson Pirie Scott Store Chicago, Ill (1899-1904)	The curved corner of the Carson Pirie Scott building in Chicago draws attention to the entrance.
Frank Lloyd Wright Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY 1956	The curved forms of the Guggenheim museum in New York city seems to float in a pool of space in comparison with its neighboring buildings which completely fill the rectangle of land upon which they sit.

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