The architectural principle or practice of designing buildings with columns set directly against walls rather than in free-standing rows.
Derived from 'autostylic' plus the suffix '-ism,' which denotes a system, practice, or ideology. The term formalizes the architectural concept into a named design philosophy.
Autostylism reveals how ancient architects solved real problems—embedded columns distributed weight more efficiently and required less quarried stone, making them ideal for massive temples built to last millennia.
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