CATEGORY 1 | 3 CPD POINTS

Designing with Proportions

Throughout history all great architects used different proportioning systems, lending beauty and elegance to their designs: Musical intervals, Root proportions, Vesica Pisces, Golden section and the Cubit Measure. Life can become a lot more interesting than a grid!  

As there is lawfulness in musical intervals, there is lawfulness in the proportions of beautiful buildings. Refined proportions are not random. Without a deeper understanding it’s guessing. You can significantly enhance your designs using the principles of proportioning.

This 4-week online course will combine mathematical principles and exercises to enhance your design process and tune your intuition when it comes to aesthetics.

We will be working with a range of proportioning systems: Cubit, Fractals, Musical Proportions, Root Proportions, Golden Section and more. It’s different from any other course you’ve done. It’s mentally engaging, creative, out of the box, and you’ll be making models, working on real projects, sharing with fellow designers and taking part in open discussions.

The Cape Institute for Architecture has assessed and validated this Category One CPD Activity. This course carries 3.0 CPD credits.
COURSE DATES
8th Jul 2026 -
29th Jul 2026
COURSE TIMES
Wednesdays
4:30pm - 6:30pm
COURSE Dates
5th Feb 2024 -
26th Feb 2024
5th Jun 2024 -
26th Jun 2024
5th Nov 2024 -
26th Nov 2024
COURSE times
Wednesdays
16:00 - 18:30 (GMT +2)
Wednesdays
16:00 - 18:30 (GMT +2)
Wednesdays
16:00 - 18:30 (GMT +2)

Designing with Proportions

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R 3150

Designing with Proportions

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R 1575 / Month x 2

Course Themes

Welcome!
From Egyptians to Modern Architects.
Model making and practicing 2D & 3D proportioning.
Proportions in relation to the latitudes of the earth, the orbits of the planets, and plant growth.
You'll be working with: cubits, musical intervals and the golden section.
Let’s talk about design processes: understand where and how to implement different proportioning systems.
Discovering underlying geometry in emerging designs.
And breaking news: you will be working with your own current project!
Choose your system(s): static and dynamic symmetry, root proportions, and the remarkable Vesica Pisces.
This last session is an invitation to reflect on your life-in-proportion.
With open discussions about the projects, and lastly, what was left unsaid.
We will round off with the course synopsis to consolidate the key concepts.

Our architectural courses are open to anyone who wants to be inspired and creative. However, for those seeking to integrate meaningful learning and CPD’s credits, we are SACAP accredited as Category 1 activities providers. 

 

For foreign countries, participants can get  the equivalent UIA CPD credit value or the respective credits according to the institution responsible for Continuing Professional Development system in the country.

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