Rule Book

The rules of design are very helpful I feel for classifying buildings and determining what is most visually appealing. The rules create set guidelines that help conceptualize design. They allow us to have a broad generalized idea of what a building should have in order to not just occupy space but represent something and serve a purpose. That being said not all structures should follow that rules. Rules are meant to be broken, this is how new trends and ideas start. The rule that a structure should have harmony and order doesn't have to be followed for it to be a building. I do not think the rules are as important as the principles and elements of design but they do contribute to design influence. One rule that needs to be added is that it should serve a purpose. A structure should either serve to house something be it business, religion, what have you, or should serve to insight thought.

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This space follows the second rule:strive for harmony+ order in all things through it balance and simplicity. It also follows the fourth rule of the Western book: emphasize surface through materiality, and the eighth rule of the Eastern book:emphasize spiritual connections through its absence of distracting elements and the centralized cross.