Architecture's repetitions link our buildings with nature's familiar rhythms
September 30th, 2011
Repetition is a common compositional
technique in architecture, be it in the rows of structure, a grid of
openings, or the stacking of a material. In columns, windows, bricks, or
other elements, repetition helps to create a rhythm for a building,
something that can be linked to natural cycles: the repeated days, our
strides, even our heartbeats. Repetition also begets order, an im ...