From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental
underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their
designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal
elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an
order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless
values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates
the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two
ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in
twentieth-century North America.