| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ArchitecturalMassing |
| @type | skos:Concept, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, vad:Art, rdfs:Resource |
| altLabel | Volumetric massing |
| Building mass |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:SubjectMatter, the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:ArchitecturalSubjects |
| definition | The treatment of architectural forms as simplified volumetric masses defined by light and shadow rather than as collections of surface details. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massing_(architecture) |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Architectural massing |
| scopeNote | Applies when architectural subjects are organized primarily through tonal mass rather than linear description. |
| Applies to pictorial representation of architecture where the goal is conveying structural weight rather than decorative surface. |