ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last Lecture I. Chateau at Vaux-Le- VicomteII. VersaillesIII. Plan of Washington DCOutline of Current Lecture I. Saltworks (Salines) of ChauxII. Santa Maria Del PrioratoIII.Castle HowardIV.The Elysian FieldsCurrent LectureI. Saltworks (Salines) of Chaux- Located at Arc-Et-Senans- Architect: Claude-Nicholas Ledoux- Commissioned to design a saltwork factory with workers’ living community- Original circular in plan but only half was fully built- Salt was a royal monopoly; very expensive- The director’s house is in the middle of the semicircular i. Columns have squares on the outside of the columns - The salt refinery has rocks sculpted to look like an underwater salt water cave - Also designed many educational buildings for the workersII. Santa Maria Del Priorato- Located in Rome, Italy- Architect: Giambattista Piranesi (trained as an engraver, only building built)- Church for the meeting of the Knights of Marlta- Loved the grandeur of Roman antiquity architecture- Adds piece of Roman antiquity designs to the façade of the building- Courtyard has tomb-like structure along the outer wall- Interior: basilica in plan; huge bronze sculptor of a Mary ascending into heaven (back of the sculptor is bare)III.Castle HowardThese 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.- Located near York, England (Yorkshire)- Architect: Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor- Residence of Sir Howard- Try to convey picturesque*i. Wanted to create a variety of experiences with the landscape and architecture- Framed the landscape by designing “ruin-like” buildings- Mood: national/patriotic; appreciates the landscape- Castle Howard Mausoleum- classical with medieval aspects- Temple of Four Winds- setup as a garden building; creates a backdrop for a landscapeIV.The Elysian Fields- Located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England- Architect- William Kent; Landscape architect- James Gibbs- Landscape filled with buildings that serve no particular purpose- Themes: solitude, limitless space, all of nature is a garden- Buildings are designed to look like ruinsi. Classical, Gothic, Medieval, Roman, etc.- The Hermitage- medieval shrine for prayer*Key TermsPicturesque- this eighteenth-century British landscape design theory proposed “natural” appearances within the rough terrain featuring winding paths. This design principle contrasts tothe linear ability of Renaissance compositions. Inspired by the effects of landscape paintings, picturesque landscapes compel the dramatic, curvilinear progression through space and encourage a variety of
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