LA 1201 Lecture : LA 1201 Notes
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Overview: stewardship taking care of the environment. Historical overview: egypt and mesopotamia, public architecture pyramids, special pieces (stone, don"t see domestic architecture ecologically influenced (made of mud, tombs made of stone b/c they had to last forever. They did have pictures of gardens in tombs: flooding of the nile r. created rich soil for landscaping and agriculture. Pyramids are above flood plain: design of a garden desert landscape, environmentally influenced (edible plants, fruits, square, walled off edges to block the hot breeze and sand. Lots of trees to provide shade and vine arbors. Protection and shelter: ponds of water cools the air inside the enclosed garden (low humidity environment, commoners had gardens too! Water cools the air but also 4 rivers of paradise honey, milk, water and wine: areas of water where civilization occurs. Mountain streams: << symbolic of the 4 rivers of paradise, 4 paths that meet in the middle. Quadrangular layout: pictures of people and animals not allowed.
