Art 1020 1nd Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Sculpture Outline of Current Lecture II Architecture Current Lecture Key to architecture is TECHNOLOGY o The materials used TOPOGRAPHY ENVIORNMENT o Distinct characteristics of the land site College of architecture University of Houston Provides history of western architecture from greek romans Greek temple on top Inspired by the 18th plan for house of education in france Post modern Ancient architecture was made to look like nature Ex Pyramids in Egypt used same color rocks as desert Ziggurat circa 2100 BCE Sumerian civilization Located in South Mesopotamia Iraq Early Agriculture o 100 feet high x 210 feet in length burial site had water irrigation systems 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 Basic challenge w technology was constructing upright walls with a roof on top shell system basic material is both structural support and outside covering o stone house Skelton System basic interior frame skeleton with outer covering o Wood construction Tensile strength the ability of building material to span horizontal distances without support the greater tensile strength the wider its span Load Bearing making walls themselves bear the weight of the roof o Pyramids ziggurats Post and lintel system horizontal beam which is supported at each end by a vertical post or wall o Greeks gave us this temple of Hera Notre dame Flying buttress Support high and heavy walls o Outer structural support
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