ARCH 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Easter Island, Fertile Crescent, Runaway Train
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Cities started in middle east (fertile crescent) when climate changed to become stable. Egypt never collapsed because of annual nile flooding. China didn"t collapse due to very deep topsoil. Easter island- complete collapse due to exhaustion of resources. Many mexican civilizations collapsed due to famine and disease. Know and be able to give summary of 4 es. We tend to discount things over time (financial discounting), although based on scarcity their natural capital cost should go up. 4th e, estetic- if the built environment isn"t pleasing, it won"t be loved/cherished and won"t be maintained. Organize architecture w/refuge, prospect, enticement, and a little bit of hazard. Biomorphic designed to look like body parts/resemble nature exactly (often not walkable) Modernism"s towers in the park was a huge failure-doesn"t use sidewalk (compare to north end. Eyes on the streets (windows/doors to street, late night bar hoppers, etc) Continuous flow of people (people like to watch people)
