Figures & data
Figure 1. Ludwig Hilberseimer, schema of the Vertical City, perspective North-South-Street, analytical representations by author, original: series 10/2a, Box. FF 1.4, Ludwig Karl Hilberseimer Papers, Ryerson & Burnham Archive, Art Institute Chicago.
Figure 2. Ludwig Hilberseimer, schema of the Vertical City, top: architectural representation of one city-block with loggias, bottom: six exemplary apartment units.
Figure 3. Ludwig Hilberseimer, schema of the Vertical City, axonometric of one city element, colour coding of the six exemplary units.
Figure 4. Classical composition as a triangular constellation between subject, perceivable plane and architectural figure, abstracts the architectural figure to a perceptible plane. This is comparable to the abstraction of parts to particles via interpolation towards a control point.
Figure 5. Modern Composition describes architecture as a quadruple between subject, plane, rhythm and architectural figure, according to Alois Riegl in Late Roman Art Industry.
Figure 6. The Mereological City, top view. Each model renders an existing part condition between the city and its architecture, student models, urban design exercise at the Institute of Urban Design, University of Innsbruck, led by Daniel Köhler.
Figure 7. The Mereological City, perspective view.
