Classical Studies 2900 Lecture Notes - Lead Poisoning, Occupational Disease, Thermae

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1 May 2012

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Western University

Department

Classical Studies

Course

Classical Studies 2900

Professor

Beate Gundert

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Architects must know about medicine for the layout of buildings and cities. He uses an etruscan method - they would sacrifice an animal and look at the liver. Vitruvius used this idea for medicine and architecture. If the liver is sound, then the site is healthy food and grass that is grown there is safe and healthy. If the liver is not right, then he would conclude that this site is not healthy or safe and so should not build here. Eastern exposure was better, because in the summer the sun would shine over the roof and in the winter the sun would shine in the windows and would heat the building. Also, buildings should not be built near stagnant water. Fig 33 little squares are cities blocks and are called insula. Streets are at an angle to the winds this is so the wind would be blocked out.

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How do you make people believe that the banking system is safe? In the olden days, it was often done with architecture. Bank buildings were massive buildings with large cement pillars in front. Would you agree or disagree with this statement?

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The Romans created which of the following innovations in architecture that allowed them to build structures higher and stronger than any civilization before them?

	A.	arches
	B.	domes
	C.	cement
	D.	all of the above

A dome is an arch rotated 360 degrees.

True
False

Vaulted arches are:

	A.	pointed arches that were developed for Gothic catehdrals, raising the ceilings up high toward heaven.
	B.	post-and-lintel structures
	C.	were used in the Cathedral of Chartres.
	D.	a an c

Frank Gehry's design for Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles employs the visual language of architecture. This means that the undulating curvilinear lines of the shapes which comprise the outside of the concert hall can convey the function of the hall.

Disney Hall is a performing art space for music and Gehry's curvilinear shapes could be interpreted as creating a feeling of music-like rhythm.

True
False

Which of the following relates to "green architecture"?

	A.	A building should be built as large as possible.
	B.	a building is made to be both environmentally friendly as well as sustainable.
	C.	trees that are originally on the site are cut down and shipped to a distant building site.
	D.	none of the above

An example of "green architecture" is the Busnell House in California.

Which of the following is a reason why this house is considered "green architecture"?

	A.	The house is built with an atrium that faces toward the sun, warming the house naturally and sustainably.
	B.	The solar panels on the house collect sun rays that are converted into renewable energy for use in warming the house.
	C.	The house is partially submerged in the landscape, such that green grass of the surrounding area slopes up the house and onto the roof, creating the feeling that the house is part of the landscape.
	D.	all of the above.

Skeleton-and-skin architecture was used on the Seagram Building in NYC.

This building also represents the International Style; a style of architecture that emphasized an elaborate system of embelished organic designs and curvilinear forms.

True
False

The Geodesic Domes designed by Buckminster Fuller are based on the way honeybees construct honeycombs.

True
False

An example of the visual language of architecture is Santiago Calatrava's Path station at Ground Zero, which is designed like the skeleton of a bird. The Path station will be a new hub for the downtown area of Wall Street, where Ground Zero is located. Thus, the bird shape can convey both flight and hope for the memorial site at Ground Zero.

True
False

New technologies like CATIA computer software designed for the aerospace industry has allowed architects like Santiago Calatrava and Frank Gehry to make shapes that have curvilinear lines and twist and turn in space.

True
False

Lake Company recently incurred the following costs: (1) Purchaseprice of land and dilapidated building $250,000 (2) Real estatebrokerâs commission 14,000 (3) Net demolition costs of dilapidatedbuilding 39,000 (4) Excavation costs for new building 44,000 (5)Architectâs fees and building permits 30,000 (6) Costs associatedwith new building construction 750,000 (7) Costs associated withnew furniture and equipment 250,000 (8) Actual interest costsduring building construction 68,000 (9) Actual interest cost aftercompletion of building construction 120,000 (10) Costs of walks,driveways, and parking lot 55,000

1. The building should be recorded on Lakeâs books at a.$680,000. b. $724,000. c. $763,000. d. $892,000.

2 Land should be recorded on Lakeâs books at a. $250,000. b.$264,000. c. $303,000. d. $333,000.

Please explain how you got to the answers

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