The Mathematics of ‘Natural Beauty’ in the Architecture of Andrea Palladio and Le Corbusier: An Analysis of Colin Rowe’s Theory of Formal Complexity Using Fractal Dimensions

In a famous architectural discussion, Colin Rowe links the geometric properties of two sixteenth century villas by Andrea Palladio and two twentieth century villas by the architect Le Corbusier. Rowe observed that different structural systems produced heightened geometric complexity in cross section...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Dawes, Michael J. Ostwald, Ju Hyun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Fractal and Fractional
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3110/7/2/139