Rhythm


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Vocabulary  Rhythm: ** It is the ordered recurrence of elements in a composition 
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Staccato: ** Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply. Heights: ** The vertical dimension of extension.
 * Relief: ** Shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.
 * Gables: ** The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
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 A building that fulfills the different kinds of rhythms:

One of the most recognizable buildings because of its rhythm on the façade is the Seagram, located in NY. On this building we can appreciate uncountable windows that create a rhythm and highlight its verticality. I consider that this building fulfills the different kinds of rhythm because it presents a repetition of shapes that in this case is made by windows and a repetition of dimensions, because all the windows have the same size.

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<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The rhythm is one of the most common effects used by architects and urban planners that consist in the repetition of some elements to generate the sensation of continuity and the effect of something without limit. It can be expressed in architectural styles with the repetition of columns, windows, volumes that appear after a specific measure and others and in urban spaces it can be expressed with the repetition of similar buildings in a long way and with the presence of buildings or constructions with the same high level.
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On this picture we can appreciate an ancient Greek construction: The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the Greek Goddess that is located in the Athenian Acropolis. Like in many other Greek constructions, the Parthenon presents a strongly rhythm on its façade, conformed by the repetition of columns that practically delimitate the space inside the construction.