DIVINE PROPORTION IN MODERN ARCHITECTURE: A CASE STUDY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v78.9885Keywords:
Divine proportion, modern architectureAbstract
Mathematics and architecture are interrelated. A building with the appropriate mathematical elements in its design will be impressive in its appearance. One of the most widely used mathematical proportions in architecture is divine proportion, or better known as φ ( with Fn the n-th Fibonacci sequence). This type of proportion exists everywhere in nature, including in human body, shapes, artworks, music, paintings and even in the universe. In this study, we investigate the existence of divine proportion in modern architecture. In identifying the divine proportion, geometrical analysis was applied by measuring the dimensions of parts on the floor plan of a building in a higher learning institution in Malaysia. The length, width, height and angles of the floor plan were examined. The results show that the divine proportion, which was obtained from the proportion of length and width, exists in 33% of parts of the first and ground floors of the building examined.
References
Nabavi, F. and Y. Ahmad. 2016. Is There Any Geometrical Golden Ratio In Traditional Iranian Courtyard Houses ? Int. J. Archit. Res. 10(1): 143-154.
Stakhov, A. 2006. The Golden Section, Secrets Of The Egyptian Civilization And Harmony Mathematics. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 30: 490-505.
Benjafield, J. G. 2010. The Golden Section And American Psychology, 1892-1938. J. Hist. Behav. Sci. 46. 52-71.
Frings, M. 2002. The Golden Section in Architecture Theory. Nexus Netw. J. 4: 9-32.
Padovan, R. 1999. Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture. Taylor & Francis.
Obara, S. 2000. Golden Ratio In Art Architecture. [Online]. Available: http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMAT6680.2000/Obara/Emat6690/Golden Ratio/golden.html. [Accessed: 31-Aug-2012].
Fletcher, R. 2006. The Golden Section. Nexus Netw. J. 8: 67-89.
Akhtaruzzaman, M. and A. a. Shafie. 2012. Geometrical Substantiation of Phi, the Golden Ratio and the Baroque of Nature, Architecture, Design and Engineering. Int. J. Arts. 1(1): 1-22.
Yahya, H. 2005. Fibonacci Numbers : A Measure of Beauty. [Online]. Available: http://www.islamonline.net/. [Accessed: 25-Nov-2010].
Mallik, A. K. 2004. From Natural Numbers To Numbers And Curves In Nature - II. Resonance. 34-40.
Hejazi, M. 2005. Geometry in Nature and Persian Architecture. Build. Environ. 40: 1413-1427.
Boussora, K. and S. Mazouz. 2004. The Use of the Golden Section in the Great Mosque at Kairouan. Nexus Netw. J. 6: 7-16.
Fletcher, R. 2015. Golden Proportions in a Great House: Palladio’s Villa Emo, Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Llebrez, J. F and J. M. Fran. 2013. The Church in The Hague by Aldo van Eyck : The Presence of the Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Rectangle in the Compositional Scheme of the Plan. Nexus Netw. J. 15(2): 303-323.
Mohamed, M., N. F. Dzulkifli, and N. Ramli. 2014. The Existence of Golden Section in the Traditional Malay Architecture. Proceedings of the International Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS) 2012. Springer.
Pathmanathan, S. S. N. 2007. Golden Ratio in Universiti Malaysia Sabah Mosque Architecture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Unpublished.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright of articles that appear in Jurnal Teknologi belongs exclusively to Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Penerbit UTM Press). This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions, or any other reproductions of similar nature.
