Research on the Relationship between the World and Proportions (Purpose and Significance of the Study)

Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this research is to investigate, analyze, and elucidate the universality of the “relationship of proportionality” and its applications in architecture, natural phenomena, and our world. We will examine how the relationship of proportionality influences design, structure, or growth processes in nature, and the mathematical principles behind it, including its philosophical consequences.

Specific research methods include the following.

(1) Actual measurement of plants, architecture, and objects that are considered to have a proportional relationship using a tape measure, a convex, a fingernail, and laser measurement.
(2) Based on the results of the measurements, analyze whether there is a proportional relationship between the objects. The results are analyzed by calculating whether they are integer ratios, irrational ratios, or approximate ratios.

Research Background
The concept of proportion has long been a subject of mathematical and artistic interest, and has played a particularly important role in architecture and in the observation of the natural world. Proportions appear in many situations in nature and human creations, for example, the golden ratio in Renaissance architecture and the Fibonacci sequence in plant growth.

Also in contemporary architecture and design, proportion is clearly important as a fundamental principle for creating visual balance and functionality. However, we believe that it is a mystery why plants and the creator of this world (not assuming an absolute God) settle (converge) on that proportion.

Significance of the Study
The significance of this research is to understand the universal value of the relationship of proportions and to apply it to practical design and architecture, as well as to our understanding of the natural world. We believe that elucidating how proportionality affects our cognitive organs by linking aesthetic and functional elements to mind and body will not only provide new theoretical insights in architecture, design, mathematics, physics, and philosophy, but also new perspectives.

Hopefully, the findings from this research will be of use to modern society.

In the next issue, we will present the actual measured data and the results of our analysis.