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LARCH 060
Tuesday, January 26th, 1999
Announcements: none
Lecture notes:
ANCIENT ROME.....CONT.:
Applications:
- Ancient Rome was a place of considerable material comfort
- Had large, public baths for socializing, reading,
sunbathing, exercise, etc...
- Developed the dome such as the Pantheon which was a
temple for all gods of Rome. The Pantheon is the oldest
dome and it is still intact
- Dedicated central open space to be a place of learning
- Forum areas had a dramatic sense of majesty
- Symmetric and monumental impacts on landscape
- Homes were very orderly also
- Domus City Houses= city homes, like
refuges, which were somewhat crowded. These homes had
many slaves working. Also contained gardens (atriums) and
public latrines
- These domus houses expanded the sense of the outdoors
- The rooms showed the materialistic view of Roman life
- Some began to think that the city life wasn't too great
so they built Villa Rustica which was
the simple, modern country home
- The more wealthy built Villa Urbana which
is the luxorious version of agricultural homes, very
elaborated, with no big division between indoor and
outdoor living
- Haddrian's Villa consisted of an
unfolding sequence of outdoor space which gave a sense of
order between the units
- Palimpsest refers to a historical
document or artifact that was erased and rewritten, but
there is still traces of the original document. It gives
a sense of evolution
ISLAMIC INFLUENCE (8th-17th CENTURY):
~West was claimed by the Moors~
- The Moors came from North Africa
- Built the Alhambra, which was the
capital fort which showed the sequencing of spaces with
total balance and disorder
(FILM ABOUT THE ALHAMBRA):
- Water was described as moving intentionally quietly,
being reflective of the place around it and also
signifying cleansing
- Design elements such as stars and blue coloring
contrasted the indoor/outdoor connection and the
positioning of columns to resemble tents and oasis trees
also were used to contrast with the outdoors
- The design of the Alhambra has the same type of elements
as previously viewed designs (courtyards, ets...), but
they are more elaborated
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