The Order Problem Set
Problem 7 Tutorial: Repetition
Question: Of the three images below which is the best example of the use of order created by repetition?
 Le Corbusier, Ronchamp, France (1950-1955) |
 Palladio Palazzo Chiercati Vicenza,Italy (before 1551) |
 Frank O. Gehry, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, (1981) |
Repetition
| Order can be created in architecture through the repetition of spaces or forms, colors or textures. The forms can be structural or non structural and seen in plan and/or in elevation. Repetition will have a rhythm, either very simple (ie. A-B-A-B) or more complex (ie. A-B-A-C-A-B-A-C). | ||
 Ictinus and Callicrates Parthenon, Athens, Greece (447-432 BCE) |
 Palladio Palazzo del Capitaniato Vicenza, Italy |
 The "Basilica" Vicenza, Italy (1549) |
Repetition in fenestration
 Sangallo/Michelangelo Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy (1546-49) |
An example of the use of repetition in elevation is seen in the fenestration of many buildings. Windows and doors of the same size are often repeated. |
Repetition by bay system
 Louis I. Kahn Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, (1967-72) |
An example of repetition in structure and space is seen in the use of a bay system. |
Repetition with pattern and color
 Mosque Cordoba, Spain, (8th-10th century) |
Repetition in pattern and/or colour can be seen in the use of alternating materials. |
Repetition of columns and piers
| An excellent example of the use of repetition to create rhythm is seen in the interior of the Romanesque church in the alternating and repeated pattern of columns and piers. | |
 Early Chrisitian |
 Romanesque |