Betadam, Joburt2015-06-232015-06-231986http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53092Virginia architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries prior to the American Revolution has distinctive geometries which determine proportion. The square, root-two rectangle and equilateral triangle are the figures which establish most proportions. Plans and elevations underwent a development based on a rational method of incorporating the figures into a coherent building. This investigation establishes the use of geometry as a starting point for the culmination of many elements which together composed a building.iv, 90 leaves, [57] leaves of overlaysapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1986.B482Architecture, Colonial -- Virginia -- Designs and plansHistoric buildings -- Virginia -- Designs and plansArchitecture -- History -- Virginia -- Designs and plansArchitecture -- Composition, proportion, etcThesis