ARCH&UD 10A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The Tombs, Tutankhamun, Mastaba
27 Mar 2018
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Mesopotamia, sumerian civilization, emergence of modern writing system (3500 bce, cuneiform, wedge-shaped). New representations including architectural and legal, projecting new society and political changes: it produced more complex societal arrangements. Eg. the code of hammurabi: writing is important, move towards a more generalized understanding of the legal system. Headless statue: king gudea, holding a map, earliest plans of a building. Robust system, coincides with architectural representation, a political figure that represents an architect himself. Growing important of architecture: to identify as such as figure, a central role in developing a myth around this political figure. One of the first annotated plans, everything is labeled, move away from a mere representation of outside. White temple: above the flat plane: sumerian religion to reconnect with god. Elevation is also used to avoid flooding: environmental factors determine the outlook. Sun-dried mud brick: weather proofing, thick to support, readily available. This should inform about the society"s arrangement: social stratification is seen to be formed.
