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5 Sustainable
Building
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6 Visual Literacy Analysis practicepast
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Roman Art Architecture
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ancient Greek then invented styles methods
death of Alexander the great in 323 B C E marked decline of Ancient
Greek civ and rise of Romans
Greeks and Etruscans from Tuscany
imported thousands of Archaic classical Hellenistic works
preserved Greek style of sculpture
many a g Greek works dontexist but Roman copies do
Sculpture
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Portrait Bust
greeks created full length representations of people
romans reduced this to just head shoulders andtorso
detail likeness was veryimportant to them
mainly aristocratic classes commissioned these sculptures
, Architecture
General
greeks relied on hillsides
dramatic impact in their temples theatres
natural slope of the land to create steps
romans relied on flat ground
flat land between hills
buildings rose majestically
romans introduced concrete and used the arch
concrete allowed taller larger constructions
Trabeated Structures
greek buildings used trabeated structures
constructed using post lintel method
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uprightposts supporthorizontal beams lintels
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3 lintel supports the masonry materials above
the opening
4 distance between uprights was restricted
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5 many columns required to support roof
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, Arcuated Structures
introduced by roman architects
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Egyptians romans perfected it
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Arch was successful due to concrete
allowed for taller and larger constructions
made by mixing cement water volcanicsand and gravel
cement hardens binds into strong mass when it reacts with water
Strong durable and long lasting 4 spanlarger distances with fewer supports
versatile
3 Fire resistant
concrete was unattractive and covered with facing
usually of stone marble or
travertine
Vaults
use of arch led to vaults
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uses principle of arch
thick supporting walls
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