Melbourne's Building Styles
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November 2015
Beauty in architecture, in its oldest and traditional definition, is based on symmetry. In this report, Secret Agent investigated the correlation between symmetry, beauty and value in these properties. Using a mixed methods approach, the aim was to first of all determine whether symmetrical facades are considered to be more beautiful than asymmetrical ones, and then to see if a beautiful facade impacted the value of these homes.
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