ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture I. Tower of BabelII. Singer BuildingIII. Larkin BuildingIV. Monadnock BuildingV. Woolworth BuildingVI. Mayer StoreVII. Nebraska State CapitolVIII. Daniel BurnhamIX. Flat Iron BuildingX. Equitable BuildingXI. Philadelphia Saving Fund SocietyOutline of Current Lecture I. Galleria Principe di NapoliII. Les Halles (Market)III. The city of ParisCurrent LectureI. Galleria Principe di Napoli- Located in Naples, Italy- Designed by Nicola Breglia and Giovanni de Nevellis- Built during the Black plague - Shopping mall; arcades hold the shops - Iron/glass covering; forming the basilica- Open to the street; idea of the covered street- Significance of iron/glass covering with decorative facadesi. Infinite viewsii. Low barring walls instead of vaultingiii. Present a traditional façadeiv. Dialog between old and new techniques/stylesII. Les Halles (Market)- Located in ParisThese 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.- Designed by Victor Baltard- Market for food; domed area sells wheat- Doesn’t have closed off wall- Arcades on the inside and outside- Very busy; merchandise everywhere- Open to vehicles and horses- Idea of commercialized city and greenhouse coverings- Cleaning up the city/streeti. Covered with iron/glassIII. The city of Paris - Dirty streets; no/bad sewage system- Very narrow, maze-like streetsi. From Medieval timesii. Allowed for blockades in the 1850s- Pierre Patte designed an ideal city networki. Brought healthii. Social orderiii. Short building heights to allow light in the streetsiv. Improvement of air flowv. Sewage drain system (underground) Ferro concrete*vi. regulated tree linevii. very regulated buildings sloped roofs particular balcony length/width building height/width/lengthviii. covered walkways (porticos/arcades)- Baron George Haussmann- urban designer appointed by Napoleon IIIi. idea of creative destructionii. Tore down old Medieval streets and buildings to modernize cityiii. long straight avenues that link up to train stations (ex. Boulevard Sebastapol)- Apartment House on Rue de la Chousse D’Antini. One family per floorii. First floor usually a shop areaiii. Porte-cochere*iv. Very narrow balconiesv. Stone facadesvi. Mansard roof*- Paris Metro (Subway)i. Hector Guimard designed cast iron forms that resemble natural forms at the entrances/exits of subwaysii. Art nouveau style iii. Connection to art*Key TermsFerro concrete- reinforced concrete walls that were placed in the sewage systemsPorte-cochere- a porch or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building where a horse and carriage (or motor vehicle) can be protected from the weatherMansard roof- four-sided hip roof with two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper
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