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Design Composition
Books on design and composition in art, architecture, and other visual fields
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Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper
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Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition
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The Scallop: Studies of a Shell and Its Influences on Humankind
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Digital Sangaku, Part II
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Jean Constant (Goodreads Author)
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Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being
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Thompson M. Mayes (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 80 ratings
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Simple Rules: What the Oldtime Builders Knew
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Shannon Taylor Scarlett (Goodreads Author)
3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Digital Sangaku, Part I
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Jean Constant (Goodreads Author)
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THE BEAUTIFUL NECESSITY Seven Essays on Theosophy and Architecture- Illustrated.
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The Study of Architectural Design
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Line and Form
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The Geometric Beauty Of The Human Figure Defined: To Which Is Prefixed A System Of Æsthetic Proportion Applicable To Architecture And The Other Formative Arts
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Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture
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Fractal Geometry in Architecture & Design
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Leonardo's Notebooks
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Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures
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The Theory of Proportion in Architecture
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Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
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Ways of Seeing
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Art
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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
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Framed Ink
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The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
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Pictorial Composition (Composition in Art)
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Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots
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On the Composition of Images, Signs and Ideas
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Kandinsky Compositions
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The Painter's Secret Geometry: A Study of Composition in Art
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The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts
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Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry (Wooden Books, 22)
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Harmonic Proportion and Form in Nature, Art and Architecture
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Proportion And Harmony Of Line And Color In Painting, Sculpture, And Architecture: An Essay In Comparative Aesthetics
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Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
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Harold Davis (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 74 ratings
score: 74,
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Site and Composition: Design Strategies in Architecture and Urbanism
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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list created November 10th, 2016
by Shannon Scarlett (votes) .
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