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Ep 3: Why Architecture and Music are the Same


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Architecture and Music - two of the most powerful art forms on the planet (and my two favorite!) are linked through their use of elemental proportion systems. According to Goethe, "Music is liquid architecture and Architecture is frozen music." We'll explore how both art forms are constructed and touch on the theory and scientific discoveries behind this relationship.

The incredible Brains behind these Theories:

Pythagoras

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras

Leon Battista Alberti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Battista_Alberti

Goethe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe

Palladio's proportions for rooms:

https://www.aboutscotland.com/harmony/prop3.html

Simple article about the relationship between Math and Music:

https://www.unyp.cz/news/music-and-mathematics-pythagorean-perspective/#:~:text=Pythagoras%20observed%20several%20ratios%20of,fifth%2C%20seven%20semitones%20apart).

Proportions in Architecture:

https://www.house-design-coffee.com/proportions.html

https://ftanda.co.uk/thoughts/proportions-in-architecture-and-music/

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4D DesignBy Andrea Keller