Symmetry in Architecture: 15 Contemporary Collective Housing Units in Latin America

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What is symmetry in architecture? Why is it used to design spaces? What advantages and disadvantages does it present compared to other projection tools such as rotation, translation, and/or repetition? Contemporary architecture evolves day by day by implementing different strategies to create habitable spaces where people can carry out their daily activities, meet their needs, and more. Considering symmetry as a possible means of organization, distribution, and movement in the plane, architecture expresses and communicates largely through graphic means (floor plans, volumes, photographs, etc.) in a relationship that seeks coexistence, in most cases, of spaces, proportions, and scales in harmony.

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Cite: Agustina Iñiguez. "Symmetry in Architecture: 15 Contemporary Collective Housing Units in Latin America" [Simetría en la arquitectura: 15 viviendas colectivas contemporáneas en Latinoamérica] 23 Mar 2024. ArchDaily. (Trans. Piñeiro, Antonia ) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1014536/symmetry-in-architecture-15-contemporary-collective-housing-units-in-latin-america> ISSN 0719-8884

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