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  1. The characteristic features of Gothic buildings are their height and use of light. Gothic architects managed to find ways to build towering structures that allowed for numerous windows to flood the interior with light. To appreciate this feat, experiment with building masonry structures to see the tension between height and stability. Then explain the devices Gothic architects employed to overcome this tension. Architecture>Elements of Architecture>Structure>Apply It http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/4/5/4.html


  2. Explore different examples of Gothic architecture. What principles make these structures “Gothic”? Why has the style reappeared in different regions and in different time periods? Architecture>Architectural History>Search Across Styles>Gothic http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/5/2/3.html


  3. Mathematical ratios were an important element of Gothic architecture. Explore the principle behind architectural ratio, and then analyze the specific ways in which Gothic architects employed it. What ratios were important to them, and what was the purpose behind and the effect of their use of ratios? Architecture>Elements of Architecture>Proportion>Ratio http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/4/4/3.html







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