Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture

by Richard Padovan

Brand New

Genres: Architecture, Philosophy, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Padovan creates a lucid journey through history tying art, philosophy and science together through the theme of proportion. There's a great explanation on the principles of the golden section, although it does not dig too deeply beyond the basic concepts. Also nice are the sections on Aristotle and Plato, delving into the religion behind numbers.

[Ellen Brenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very dry but extremely interesting examination of architectural proportion.

By "very dry" I mean "full of math".