Building The Classical World
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The Art of Building in the Classical World
Author: John R. Senseney
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2011-03-14
This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped theories of vision and representations of the universe in science and philosophy. Building on recent scholarship that examines and reconstructs the design process of classical architecture, John R. Senseney focuses on technical drawing in the building trade as a model for the expression of visual order, showing that the techniques of ancient Greek drawing actively determined concepts about the world. He argues that the uniquely Greek innovations of graphic construction determined principles that shaped the massing, special qualities and refinements of buildings and the manner in which order itself was envisioned.
Building the Classical World
This volume presents 13 case studies that examine structures from the ancient Greek and Roman world using the methodology known as 'Bauforschung.' This inductive method uses closely documented structural aspects to answer questions related to construction processes, design theory, building traditions, and historical contexts.
Constructing the Ancient World
A survey of building techniques & architecture from the 3rd century B.C. through the fifth century A.D., this volume explores how the Greeks of the classical period & later the Romans created a complex & innovative built environment.