HOW TO TRACE A GOTHIC CHURCH? SOME KEYS AND A CASE STUDY

Although there are many studies about the Gothic architecture, we still don’t know many aspects of the overall design of the building. Probably, the design process began with a general idea drawn in the trace, and later the building was designed at the same time that it was built. Particularly, the...

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Main Author: Antonio Jesús García Ortega
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2012-09-01
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EGA/article/view/1441
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description Although there are many studies about the Gothic architecture, we still don’t know many aspects of the overall design of the building. Probably, the design process began with a general idea drawn in the trace, and later the building was designed at the same time that it was built. Particularly, the study of an Andalusian church detects a pragmatic modus operandi, linked to the construction process, and perhaps often used at the time. The building´s ground-plans and elevations were designed using orthogonal grids, simple geometric tracings and the same metrical pattern for all the work.
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