LARC 1950 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Olynthus, Clerestory, Ziggurat
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Early civilizations: stonehenge, burial grounds, mounds, cave paintings left behind artifacts, pottery burial ceremonies emerging relationship with something outside themselves directional orientations that reflect the stars emerging sense of belonging within the landscape how we orientate ourselves within geography. Landscape as wealth assigning a monetary value to everything we view the value of the resources of a certain landscape: what value is there, and to who, wealthy people redo their garden to increase the value of their property value of oil. scenic views, value of a tree for lumber or shade. The idea of legacy discernible change culturally valuable deliberate intervention culturally significant legacy: what is left behind in the landscape, forms built by the people before us, change that we can see, they are culturally valuable, interventions: roadways, channels, etc, things built are still valuable nowadays forms that have survived over centuries fortress cities functional spaces, form (ex: greek temple with associated structures), typology.