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Theory of shape and forms

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Theory of shape

and form- 2
Form
• Form is the primary identifying characteristic of a volume.
• It is determined by the shapes and interrelationships of the planes that
describe the boundary of the volume.
• As the 3D element in the vocabulary of architectural design, a volume
can be either
• Solid –space displaced by mass
• Void- space contained or enclosed by planes.
Form
Form and shape
• Shape - Is defined as the effect produced by the outlines or the edges
of a figure.
• It is the visual field that the object occupies demarcated by the outer
limits that distinguish it from its surroundings.
Shape
Form
• Form: Visible aspect of an object or figure.
• It could refer to parts or the whole of a figure that is describable in
two or three dimensions.
• Form is also understood as being a characteristic feature of the
conceptual element that we call a solid or a volume.
Form
Form
• Form as an element of design is more than a shape that is seen; it is a
shape with definite size, color and texture.
• It is the equivalent of the summation of the components that we call
visual element.
Form as a Point
• A point is an element that marks a position in the
visual space.
• perceived as having no length, width or depth.
• Static, centralized and direction less.
• Expresses stability and calmness
Form as a Line
• a point in motion creates the
appearance of a line.
Physical Characteristics
• Length:
• Value
• Direction
• Position
• Types of line curved, bent, irregular,
wavy, etc…
Form as a Line
Expressive characteristics,
• A line can serve to:
1) Join, Link, Support, and Surround or
intersect other visual elements
2) Describe edges of or give shape to
planes
3) Articulate surfaces of a plane
Form as a Plane
• When a line is extended in a direction other than its intrinsic one, it
forms a plane.
• Physical Characteristics
• Shapes
• Surface
• Orientation
• Types of shapes
Form as a Plane
Types of shapes
• Geometric, rectilinear, organic, irregular
Form as a Plane
• Uses of Planes In design:
• Simplify complex shapes and
volumes
• Study relationships between
components of a shape and
volume
• Combined to create complex
shapes or forms in three
dimensional visual field
Form as a Volume
• When a plane extends in the dimension that is other than its intrinsic
one, it will create a solid.
• Determined by the contour of line forming the edges of the solid
Form as a Volume
Used to:
• Define or enclose space
• Study relationships between
components of a volume
• Create a complex form in the
three-dimensional visual field
Types of form
A. Geometric and Organic Form

B. Regular and Irregular Form

C. Static and Dynamic Form

D. Positive and Negative Form

E. Primary and Secondary Form


Primary shapes
• Circle

• Triangle

• Square
Primary solids
• Includes cube, sphere, cone, cylinder, and pyramid
• Created from primary shapes.
• Regular
• Symmetrical
• Stable
Primary solids
▪ Circles - generate spheres and cylinders.
▪ Triangles - generate cones and pyramids.
▪ Square - generates cube.

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