The Order Problem Set

Problem 4 Tutorial: Hierarchy by Size

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

Piazza San Marco Venice, Italy	Greek Hill Town Mykonos, Greece
Cliff House Mesa Verde, CO

Seen both at the urban scale and at the building scale, hierarchy based on size usually means that the largest structure is the most important. At the building scale, the largest room is usually the most important room.
Colosseum Rome, Italy, (072-082)	Brunelleschi The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore Florence, Italy, (1420-32)

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