Author: Kōnstantinos Apostolou DoxiadēsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780262040211
Category : Architecture, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Architectural Space in Ancient Greece
Author: Kōnstantinos Apostolou DoxiadēsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780262040211
Category : Architecture, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Architectural Space in Ancient Greece
Author: C. A. DoxiadisArchitectural Space in Ancient Greece
Author: Constantinos Apostolou DoxiadisPublisher: Mit Press
ISBN: 9780262540308
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Doxiadis is best known as an architect-planner, as a consultant with an international clientele, as something of a prophet whose outlook is focused on man's worldwide future. But here, in his first major study, originally published in German in 1937, Doxiadis looks back into the past, to the architectural roots of his native Greece. He works out a theory that accounts for the seemingly unordered layout of the buildings in ancient Greek sacred precincts, proposing that the spatial relationships between the buildings were strictly determined according to a plan. Doxiadis examines in detail nearly thirty sites, charts their layouts, and presents relevant linear and angular measurements. Numerous site plans and about forty halftones complement the text. The full references include many recent sources. The trim size of the book itself is proportioned by means of the golden section.
Architectural Space in Ancient Greece
Author: Kōnstantinos Apostolu DoxiadēsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Architectural Space in Ancient Greece
Author: Jaqueline TyrwhittArchitecture of the Sacred
Author: Bonna D. WescoatPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110737829X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
In this book, a distinguished team of authors explores the way space, place, architecture, and ritual interact to construct sacred experience in the historical cultures of the eastern Mediterranean. Essays address fundamental issues and features that enable buildings to perform as spiritually transformative spaces in ancient Greek, Roman, Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine civilizations. Collectively they demonstrate the multiple ways in which works of architecture and their settings were active agents in the ritual process. Architecture did not merely host events; rather, it magnified and elevated them, interacting with rituals facilitating the construction of ceremony. This book examines comparatively the ways in which ideas and situations generated by the interaction of place, built environment, ritual action, and memory contributed to the cultural formulation of the sacred experience in different religious faiths.
Ancient Greek Architects at Work
Author: J. J. CoultonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801492341
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Taking an unusual approach to his subject, J. J. Coulton examines ancient Greek architecture from the point of view of the practicing architects. He discusses their ideas and technical achievements from the early seventh century B.C. to the first century B.C. Drawing on surviving written evidence from antiquity as well as on the evidence of the buildings themselves, Mr. Coulton provides answers to such questions as: What must it have been like to build a Greek temple? Who did the building? What training was required? How did the Greeks begin? What problems did they face? The first chapter considers the relations of architects to patrons and clients and the role of architects in ancient society generally. Subsequent chapters explore a series of architectural problems and their solutions. In his final chapter Mr. Coulton assesses the architects' techniques and their contributions to structural design, evaluating their theoretical knowledge of mechanics and their practical understanding of structural concepts. Generously illustrated and lucidly written, this volume will appeal to all who are interested in architecture, architectural history, and archaeology.
Classical Greek Architecture
Author: Alexander TzonisPublisher: Flammarion-Pere Castor
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"Classical Greek Architecture is a definitive account of classical architecture, its influences, and its significance for the structures of today from leading scholar Alexander Tzonis. The work contains a wealth of contemporary and vintage photographs from major archives that, together with numerous line drawings of the monuments and sites of Ancient Greece, provide a breath-taking introduction to visual thinking and architectural culture".--BOOKJACKET.
The Architecture of Ancient Greece
Author: William Bell DinsmoorPublisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN: 9780819602831
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
A Companion to Greek Architecture
Author: Margaret M. MilesPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118327608
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. Covers both sacred and secular structures and complexes, with particular attention to architectural decoration, such as sculpture, interior design, floor mosaics, and wall painting Makes use of new research from computer-driven technologies, the study of inscriptions and archaeological evidence, and recently excavated buildings Brings together original scholarship from an esteemed group of archaeologists and art historians Presents the most up-to-date English language coverage of Greek architecture in several decades while also sketching out important areas and structures in need of further research