Rhythm

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 * Rhythm

Rhythm: The ordered recurrence of elements in a composition 



Bay spa ci ng: Each space or interval between the frames of steel building is a bay 



Setback: Srructure where a wall or a building narrows abruptly



Gables: The vertical triangular wall between the slopings ends of gables roof



Narrow: Limited in size or scope




 * Notes of the text about Rhythm:**



In other hand, the spiral is one of the most rhythmical of forms because of its combination of repeated curves around a focus and the continual progressive change in the radius of the curvature. The fact that the spiral finally winds around to a point of minimum curvature gives it a powerful close.




 * Rhytms of interior spaces: In complex buildings, the changing and progressive rhythm of shapes, with alternations of open and closed, big and little, wide and narrow, create an ordered variety of effect which contribute to the power of great and monumental structures.


 * Exterior spaces: The repeated masses of Rockefeller Center are similar to each other yet different, and all, with their subtly designed breaks form a rhythmical composition of the greatest interest.



In this urban picture the rhythm is been expressed with the repetion of the shapes, in this case with the walls, with the high buildings, despite that they have their own rhythm, and with the front setback area. Also, this picture count with the rhyhtm of lines, because the streets that are surrounding all the structures and the sidewalks are an important element in a urban design because influences in the rhythm of the city in general, including all the activities. media type="custom" key="6307707"