Rhythm

= = == = = = //__Rhythm__// in visual arts is an attribute of any object that is marked by a systematic recurrence of elements having recognizable relationships between them = =First, there is the repetition of shapes: windows, doors, columns, wall areas, arches, and the like. = =Second, there is the repetition of dimensions, such as the dimensions between supports or those of bay spacing. = =third and more complex type of rhythm is based on the repetition of differences. In this rhythmical series, the ascending and descending progressions are built up from small to large and to small again = =There is another type of rhythm of great importance in architecture: the rhythm of lines. Such rhythms can be merely systematic variations of linear lengths or curvatures. =



= = = Just as we can have rhythms of linear length, so we can have repetition of line motions in curves. Thus, the progression from a circle to an ellipse is based on a related change in the radius of the curvature. Spirals similarly have an interesting progression in the radius of the curvatures from small to large = = = = Rhythmical relationships arise simply and naturally from constructive and functional necessities: controlled and orchestrated by the creative imagination, they become one of the chief elements in architectural beauty. = = = = Rhythm: systematic recurrence of elements having recognizable relationships between them = = = = =
 * 1) = types: =
 * 2) = repetition of shapes/ elements : windows, doors, columns, wall areas, arches =
 * 3) = repetition of dimensions: such as the dimensions between supports or those of bay spacing =
 * 4) = the rhythm of line: variations of linear lengths or curvatures. =