"The past has to be recalled: memory is the act of recalling from the viewpoint of a subsequent time. So too [architectural] remains are meaningless unless lent a past and a future, given a place in history. This is done by the contextualisation that takes place in interpretation: we read the signs, make connections and follow tracks." M. Shank, Classical Archaeology of Greece

"Buildings have lives in time, and those lives are intimately connected with the lives of the people who use them. Buildings come into being at particular moments and in particular circumstances. They change and perhaps grow as the lives of their users change. Eventually‹when, for whatever reason, people no longer find them useful‹they die. The artistry of the designers of buildings is exercised in the context of that life, as well as the context of a life that art itself may have." P. Waddy, Seventeenth Century Roman Palaces

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The buildings of the Greeks and Romans have a justifiable place in the history of western architecture. Beyond consideration of their historical significance, this course will investigate how they were actually built and the corresponding social and economic consequences of their construction. A series of design projects and calculations will demonstrate how ancient architects might have worked.

BOOKS ORDERED FOR THIS COURSE
Coulton, Ancient Greek Architects at Work; Gordon, Structures:Or Why Things Don't Fall Down; Vitruvius, Ten Books on Architecture; and MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire vols. I and II.

COURSE WEBSITES
http://www.oberlin.edu/~skane/Courses_9900/Art_224/Intro.html
http://cobweb.cc.oberlin.edu/~jromano/ARCH/ga.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/"

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
A lab fee of $10.00 for materials is required for this course.
All work must be completed in order to receive a passing grade. Late work will be penalised.

Projects:
I. Bridge Building and Truss Calculation (due 22 Feb) CR/NE
II. Greek Temple and Sanctuary Design (due 02 Mar) CR/NE
III. Fano Basilica Truss Design (due 14 Mar) 15 % of grade
IV. Surveying a Basilica (04 and 06 April) CR/NE
V. Corinthian Capital Carving Assignment (due 11 Apr) CR/NE
VI. Study of Cass Gilbert's Architecture (due 25 Apr) 15 % of grade

Midterm Examination (25 % of grade) - 16 March

Final Project: Roman Bath Design - 40 % of grade
design presentations in class on 11 May
final calculations due by end of Reading Period

Required Attendance at Lectures (05%)
Professor Scott Pike will lecture on Greek marble quarries on Sunday, 12 March at 8:00 pm in Classroom I, Art Building.
Professor Fikret Yegul will lecture on Roman Baths on Monday, 17 April at Noon in Classroom I, Art Building

COURSE SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY

08 - Introduction: Why Classical Architecture?

10, 15 - Basic Building Materials and Techniques
Gordon, chs. 1 - 5, 9 - 13
Coulton, ch. 7

17 - Egyptian and Near Eastern Precedents

22 - Bridge Testing
(Project I due)

24 - "This Old Pyramid"

29 - "Mysteries of the Master Builders"

MARCH

02 - The Grammar of Classical Architecture
(Project II due)

12 - Lecture by Scott Pike, 8 pm, Classroom I, Art Building

07, 09, 14 - Greek Beginnings

(Project III due 14 March)
Vitruvius, Books I and III
Coulton, chs. 1 - 5
Gordon, chs. 14 - 16
Sennett, Flesh and Stone: the Body and the City in Western Civilization, introduction, chs. 1, 2

16 - MIDTERM EXAMINATION

21, 23 - More on Building Materials and Techniques; "Colosseum"

SPRING BREAK

Second half of the semester: read MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire vols. I and II

APRIL

04, 06 - Project IV: Surveying the Basilica

11 - Lecture by Nicholas Fairplay, stone carver
Project V due 11 April

13 - "Roman Bath"

17 - Lecture by Fikret Yegul, Noon, Classroom I, Art Building

18, 20 - The Hellenistic Age
Coulton, ch. 6
Vitruvius, Books I and III

25, 27 - Italic Precedents and Republican Forms
Sennett, Flesh and Stone: the Body and the City in Western Civilization, chs. 3, 4
Wallace-Hadrill, "The Social Structure of the Roman House"
Project VI due 25 April

MAY

02, 04, 09 - Imperial Designs and Projects

11- Bath Design Presentations in class
Final calculations due by end of Reading Period