rectilinear

(adjective)

In a straight line.

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Examples of rectilinear in the following topics:

  • Deconstructivism

    • It is characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate some of the elements of architecture, such as structure and envelope.

  • American Art Deco Architecture

    • The Art Deco style is often characterized by its use of rich colors, symmetry, bold geometric shapes, simple composition, rectilinear rather than curvilinear shapes, and lavish ornamentation.

  • Dogon Sculpture

    • Signs of other contacts and origins are evident in Dogon art; the Dogon people were not the first inhabitants of the area, and influence from the Tellem, or the people who inhabited the region in Mali between the 11th and 16th centuries CE, is evident in the use of rectilinear designs.

  • Comparing Nested Models

    • The assumption of linearity states that there is a rectilinear (straight-line, as opposed to non-linear or U-shaped) relationship between variables.

  • Huygens' Principle

    • Diffraction effects are the deviations from rectilinear propagation that occurs when light encounters edges, screens and apertures.

  • Tiwanaku and Wari

    • Tiwanaku art consisted of legible, outlined figures depicted in curvilinear style with a naturalistic manner, while Wari art used the same symbols in a more abstract, rectilinear style with a militaristic manner.

  • Dogon

    • Influence from Tellem art is evident in Dogon art because of its rectilinear designs.

  • Art Movements of the 1920s

    • Artists employing the Art Deco style often drew inspiration from nature and initially favored curved lines, though rectilinear designs became increasingly popular.

  • Linear Perspective and Three-Dimensional Space

    • Because vanishing points exist only when parallel lines are present in the scene, a perspective with no vanishing points ("zero-point") occurs if the viewer is observing a non-rectilinear scene.

  • Modern Architecture

    • IBM Plaza (right), by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is a later example of the clean rectilinear lines and glass of the International Style, whereas Marina City, (left), by his student Bertrand Goldberg, reflects a more sculptural Mid-Century Modern aesthetic.