These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best Used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lecture!1!What%is%Architecture?%I. Architecture!is!the!art!or!practice!of!designing!and!constructing!buildings.!A. Classifying!Architecture!1.Monumental!vs.!Ordinary!!!!!a.!Monumental!Architecture!consists!of!large!buildings!or!structures!that!are!!!!!readily!identifiable!in!archaeological!record!and!have!been!built!by!collective!labor!of!many!people.!Ex.!Temples,!palaces,!and!pyramid!!!!b.!Ordinary!Architecture!–!everyday!normal!structures!such!as!houses!and!buildings.!2.!High!Style!vs.!Vernacular!!!!!a.!High!style!relies!less!on!utilitarianism,!for!the!elite,!institutional,!and!flashy!trends!in!a!culture.!Functionalism!is!less!important!!!!b.!Vernacular!is!usually!adaptive,!encourages!basic!functions!of!living,!“for!the!people!by!the!people”!!3.!Good!vs.!Bad!!!!a.!Good!–!Ex.!OAMC!Gymnasium!and!Armory!(School!of!Architecture),!Stillwater,!Oklahoma,!1918R1919!!!!b.!Bad!–!Ex.!Sigma!Chi!Fraternity!House,!Stillwater,!Oklahoma!Columnar!Porch!(properly!known!as!a!“Temple!Front”)!Added!summer!2009!B. VITRUVIUS!–!Three!Categories!from!his!treatise!of!c.!20!B.C.:!De!architectura!1.Firmitas!–!firmness:!a!building’s!ability!to!stand!up!that!is,!its!structural!stability.!2.Utilitas!–!commodity:!a!building’s!accommodation!of!the!activities!for!which!it!was!!!!!!!designed!that!is!its!function!!3.VenustasR!delight:!the!aesthetic!sense!of!a!building,!that!is,!its!beauty.!C.
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