There can be a number of architectural designs conceptualized by the brilliants in architecture across time, but there is an enduring design that remains respected by great architectures and engineers in history. I am talking about design involving the Golden Ratio mathematically expressed as 1: 1.618 (0.618: 1). Even design and proportions in nature coincidentally or intentionally abides with the golden ratio like beautiful snail shells, butterfly wings, and elbow-wrist distance. That is why it is also referred as the trademark architecture of God.
The Golden Ratio was successfully formulated by Fibonacci (hence it is also one characteristic of a Fibonacci Number):
Some great architectural structures in the past had been surveyed to follow the Golden Ratio like the Great Parthenon of Greece and The Great Pyramid at Giza. Today, one example of architectural design employing the Golden Ratio is The UN Building.
To have a sample of how to apply the Golden Ration in architectural design, you can think of the Golden Spiral in geometry, a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor b is related to , the golden ratio. Specifically, a golden spiral gets wider (or further from its origin) by a factor of for every quarter turn it makes as illustrated below:
More architects had been impressed by this basic but highly aesthetical design because it provides a better horizon of the design perspective, perfect for some hotels and public landmarks.
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