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The article starts with the short discussion of two geometrical figures, i.e., octagon and ellipse, their genesis in architecture and urban design, and the examples of buildings whose plans were based upon them. Then, the selected octagonal and elliptical city squares are discussed: their genesis, context, layout, architecture surrounding the square, objects appearing in the square and, most specially, urban form and composition. The theory of architectural-landscape interiors has been applied to pinpoint the type of city squares by the assessing of the degree of openings in the square’s perimeter. The review consists of 22 case studies (9 octagonal and 13 elliptical) from the 15th to the 20th century. The last discussed case in each group, both atypical created in Krakow in the 20th century, are discussed even more thoroughly. The conclusions were presented first separately for octagonal and elliptical city squares and finally also for both groups in a comparative way.
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The article starts with the short discussion of two geometrical figures, i.e., octagon and ellipse, their genesis in architecture and urban design, and the examples of buildings whose plans were based upon them. Then, the selected octagonal and elliptical city squares are discussed: their genesis, context, layout, architecture surrounding the square, objects appearing in the square and, most specially, urban form and composition. The theory of architectural-landscape interiors has been applied to pinpoint the type of city squares by the assessing of the degree of openings in the square’s perimeter. The review consists of 22 case studies (9 octagonal and 13 elliptical) from the 15th to the 20th century. The last discussed case in each group, both atypical created in Krakow in the 20th century, are discussed even more thoroughly. The conclusions were presented first separately for octagonal and elliptical city squares and finally also for both groups in a comparative way.

A short history of the form of octagonal and elliptical city squares

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The article starts with the short discussion of two geometrical figures, i.e., octagon and ellipse, their genesis in architecture and urban design, and the...

A short history of the form of octagonal and elliptical city squares

Published Online: Oct 06, 2021

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Received: Jun 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021016

Keywords
ellipse, octagon, urban form, Kurdwanów, osiedle Urzędnicze

© 2021 Maciej Motak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

A short history of the form of octagonal and elliptical city squares

Published Online: Oct 06, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Jun 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 23, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021016

Keywordsellipse, octagon, urban form, Kurdwanów, osiedle Urzędnicze

© 2021 Maciej Motak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ellipse, octagon, urban form, Kurdwanów, osiedle Urzędnicze