Week 3- Ancient Greek and Rome
This week we learned about classic civilizations in Greece and Rome.
Classical Greece civilizations took place during 323-30 B.C. Some key environmental properties that affected their way of life was that they were surouned by 3 different seas and it was a mountainous country. Greek civilization was pretty advanced and is where many western ideas and culture began.
Ancient Greek architecture is very monumental. It is still very well known today because of this and the fact that many of these buildings are still standing, such as the Parthenon. An architectural element that is most notable is their columns. An ancient Greek column consists of four main components: the base, shaft, capital, and entablature.
The Greeks loved the outdoors, creating building designs around an inter courtyard, often with a water feature of some sort. Some distinct features of the interior of the building is their colorful paintings or frescos.
Furniture was made of all sorts of materials and construction techniques. The base usually was made from various types of wood, such as oak, olive, or beech, and often constructed with leather or cords, inlayed with gold, gems, or ivory, and decorated with copper, bronze, iron, marble, or other kinds of wood. The types of furniture are divided into a few different groups, seating, tables, storage, and beds.
On the walls there are textiles, while along the ceilings and columns are moldings and patterns to add dimension and interest.
Ancient Rome and Greece are often paired together, because Roman architecture was inspired by Greece, but they have distinct differences. Ancient Rome focused much more on decorative elements and extravagance. Additionally, they discovered concrete! Rome also had major developments in arches, vaults, and domes. Rome also came up with five different orders of columns; Tuscan, Ionic, Doric, Corinthian, and Composite.
Rome had many social values that resulted in many structural buildings. Religious values resulted in tombs and temples, Commerce and Las in basilicas, Entertainment had sporting events, circus, concerts, and plays, and Celebrating Victories resulted in memorial structures.
One of the most well-known buildings that still exists today is the Coliseum. This building was made of concrete and stone, and people went to see gladiator fights and cultural events. Another famous building is the Pantheon, which has the world’s largest un-reinforced concrete domes in the world.
Similarly to Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome involved water in their architectural designs, most famously the Roman Bathes.
Insula is block of buildings surrounded by streets, domus are private townhouse of the wealthy, and villas country houses.
Interior design in Ancient Rome was also very ornamented. They used mosaics, stucco, and frescoes, their floors often had patterns, ceilings were sometimes vaulted.
One Step Further:
Masquespacio was founded by Ana Milena Hernandez Palacios and Christophe Penasse with the aim of doing something different. They design projects all around the world, with the goal of seeking innovation. They love to design products, spaces, and strategies that create unique experiences.
In this project the company Masquespacio used 3D printed columns based off of Ancient Greek Architecture. The columns are blue, deteriorated, and in some places inserted with LED tube lights. The decided upon a classic Greek color pallet of white and blue color. Additionally, they used organic forms along the walls and ceilings. The order bar was allocated into the center of the restaurant to recreate the bustling environment, similar to that of a Greek market.
Sammy- Your blog is well organized and show you understand the material well. The modern day applications and images you included made this very interesting to read. The Masquespacio project was very intriguing. I love how they incorporated 3-D printed columns. 50/50 Total points
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