Architectural Design Principles

  1. Principles of Form and Transformation
    1. Datum
      1. Establishing a Datum
        1. Line as Datum
          1. Plane as Datum
            1. Volume as Datum
            2. Organizing Elements around a Datum
              1. Alignment and Reference
                1. Hierarchical Relationships
              2. Transformation of Form
                1. Dimensional Transformation
                  1. Scaling
                    1. Stretching
                      1. Compressing
                      2. Subtractive Transformation
                        1. Carving Out Space
                          1. Creating Voids
                          2. Additive Transformation
                            1. Edge-to-Edge Contact
                              1. Face-to-Face Contact
                                1. Interlocking Volumes
                                  1. Aggregation and Accretion

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                              4. Principles of Circulation and Movement

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                              6. Principles of Perception and Experience