Golden Section Proportions

The divisions and proportion of the triangle method of

the golden section construction produce the sides of
a golden section rectangle, and in addition, the
method can produce a series of circles or squares
that are in golden section proportion to each other as
in the examples below.

Diam eter AB = BC + CD
Diam eter BC = CD + DE
Diam eter CD = DE + EF
etc.

A B C D E F GH

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G o ld en Golden
R ecta ng le + Square = Rectangle D
E
A + B = AB A
C
AB + C = ABC B

ABC + D = ABCD
ABCD + E = ABCDE G
A B C D E + F = ABCDEF
F
A B C D EF + G = ABCDEFG

Elam, Kimberly. Geometry of Design : Studies in Proporation and Composition, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
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 Golden Section
Proportions in Circles
and Squares
The triangle construction
method of the golden sec-
tion will also yield a series
of circles or squares in
golden section proportion.

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Elam, Kimberly. Geometry of Design : Studies in Proporation and Composition, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/upc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4737063.
Created from upc-ebooks on 2022-09-18 02:31:26.