[ARTH198] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 73 pages long Study Guide!
7 Feb 2017
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Sideways and horizontal thrust, abutment keeps it together, cancel out forces. Series of arches is called an arcade. Groin vault- two round arches crossing diagonally. Concrete- poured as liquid so it can take the form of different shapes, whatever space it is poured into, also used concrete for roads. End wall is not doing any structural work, forces have been cancelled out. Within barrel vaults there are coffers that make the force lighter, alleviates weight of vaults. Used for ceremonies and celebrations (public functions), not religious. Picked up by christianity, new religion vs. old religion. Spend a lot of the day there. Hypocaust- system for heating up water underneath the ground floors, stacks of pillars which would pump hot air. Large grand interior spaces commissioned by emperor. Showing different stories- tuscan (roman), ionic (greek), corinthian (roman) orders. Showing how it would"ve been covered with a canvas. Not structurally necessary to have the different types of stories- artistic expression.
