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Grid
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Definition
A regular network of horizontal and vertical lines used to organise structure, space, and circulation in architecture. Structural grids align columns and beams; planning grids coordinate room layouts. The grid is one of the most powerful ordering devices in design — predictable, efficient, and adaptable.
Example
The structural grid of Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall in Chicago (1956) is a 6×6 bay steel frame — utterly consistent, with no interior columns to interrupt the universal open space.