Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance; simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube. Regularity, as with ashlar (uniformly cut) stonework, was strongly approved, imbuing symmetry and adherence to classical rules: the lack of symmetry, where Georgian additions were added to earlier structures remaining visible, was deeply felt as a flaw, at least before Nash began to introduce it in a variety of styles. Regularity of housefronts along a street was a desirable feature of Georgian town planning. Until the start of the Gothic Revival in the early 19th century, Georgian designs usually lay within the Classical orders of architecture and employed a decorative vocabulary derived from ancient Rome or Greece. COUNT 4
QSN1 Georgian architecture is characterized by? ANS1 its proportion and balance QSN2 What was a desirable feature of Georgian town planning? ANS2 Regularity of housefronts QSN3 What was considered a deep flaw of Georgian architecture? ANS3 lack of symmetry QSN4 What decorative vocabulary did Georgian designs draw from? ANS4 ancient Rome or Greece