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Architectonic
Architectonic meaning
Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction. | Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture. | Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge.
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Cranz notes that they appeal to humans, and perhaps especially designers, with this blend of the “architectonic and the anthropomorphic”: they are structurally interesting and an echo of the body itself.
Both the architectonic value and the floral decorations are taken into consideration to choose the winners.
He wrote down his observations in a lengthy report for the Bernese government, giving instructions even for architectonic details.
On the facade this pattern is overlaid with architectonic decoration of blind arcading below tiers of dwarf galleries.
The apsidal east end was often a focus of decoration, with both architectonic forms such as arcading and pictorial features such as carved figures, murals and occasionally mosaics.
The facade here, richly decorated with architectonic and sculptural forms, has much in common with that at Empoli in that it screens the form of the building behind it.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling was a work of unprecedented grandeur, both for its architectonic forms, to be imitated by many Baroque ceiling painters, and also for the wealth of its inventiveness in the study of figures.