Simile

Like a classical Greek column, its limestone

and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into
three parts horizontally.

First, the base in rusticated buff limestone with

copper-clad windows, the main body of pale-
coloured bricks and terra-cotta with unusual
and gracious undulating oriels, and the capital
represented here by arches and columns
topped by a heavy projected cornice and a flat
balustraded roof. The Greek column character
was enhanced by the rounded prow, creating
the illusion of a freestanding colossal column.

The
Flatiron Building
or Fuller Building
New York City
Daniel Burnham
1902
 Metaphor
A teardrop on
the cheek of
time
Rabindranath
Tagore
Tagore describes
the Taj, and with
the use of a single
phrase, expresses
it’s many
dimensions
Ethereal
Delicate
Eternal
Exquisite

The
Taj Mahal
Agra
1653
 Symbolism
The architecture of the Rashtrapati Bhawan symbolizes the Lutyens' design is grandly
amalgamation of Indian and European elements, much like classical overall, with colors and
the Indian socio-political structure. details inspired by Indian
architecture.

There was the traditional

Indian chhajja, which took the
place of a frieze in classical
architecture. On the roofline are
several chuttris, and the dome
combines classical and Indian
styles. Lutyens said the design
evolved from that of the
Pantheon in Rome, while it is also
possible that it was modelled
after the great Stupa at Sanchi.
The
Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi
1948
St. Peter's
Basilica
and
Piazza
Rome
Falling Waters
Frank Lloyd Wright
The ratio of the diameter to the height is Baptistery at Pisa, Italy
very close to 8:13, the Golden Ratio. Two
quantities a and b are said to be in 1153-1265
the golden ratio φ if:

Diameter: 116 feet.

Height : 180 feet

Rectangle
Circle

Plan Elevation
Golden Ratio

Fibonacci Spiral
 Kepler Triangle
The sides of the triangle are in the ratio
1 : 1.2720196 : 1.6180339
or

Geometry can exist without architecture, but

architecture cannot exist without geometry.
Bhavika Aggarwal
B. Arch. 1st Yr. Sec. ‘B’
A/2004/2008