Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to acquire basic knowledge concerning design settings using linear perspective drawings of houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. In the first stage of analysis, the conformance of drawing elements in each perspective drawing were evaluated by following the vanishing method in reverse. In the second stage, numeric values were calculated for 14 items that represent the relationships between building at the viewpoint by principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Using the appearance rate of each drawing element in the perspective drawings, the present study clarified that each section of the "building" was plotted more accurately than the "distant view and environment" or the "exterior structural elements". In addition, the linear perspective drawings of houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright were classified into six types, and the numeric characteristics of 14 items were clarified for each type.
