tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364075830278730131.post8611939958987435165..comments2024-02-04T20:06:47.342+11:00Comments on Sketching Architecture: Sketching Architecture in The Rocks: Week 2Liz Steelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180890583072227150noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364075830278730131.post-43655062963040082892014-02-07T03:40:54.633+11:002014-02-07T03:40:54.633+11:00Your welcome! In the American Vignola by William W...Your welcome! In the American Vignola by William Ware (which is one of the best books on the Orders), Ware takes the shaft heights, entablature heights, etc. from the bottom diameter as well as the intercolumniation. Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307266765216353983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364075830278730131.post-83477796261406106492014-02-03T13:06:14.203+11:002014-02-03T13:06:14.203+11:00thanks Fawkes that is great!... but when working o...thanks Fawkes that is great!... but when working out the height of the shaft ie. 7 diameters is it the top diameter or the bottom one. And spacing between the columns - is that the bottom diameterLiz Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180890583072227150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1364075830278730131.post-92219761699328246442014-02-03T13:00:43.289+11:002014-02-03T13:00:43.289+11:00In your drawing of the columns you mention you don...In your drawing of the columns you mention you don't know where in the column shaft to take the diameter. For the lower diameter, it is measured anywhere along the bottom third before the entasis starts. For the upper diameter, it is measured right below the necking or the astragal. Hope this helps.Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307266765216353983noreply@blogger.com