Reading Comp, 6

How we know the difference or know that he urn represented is Greek because of the swirl like drawings at the bottom of the urn. This is a symbol that has been in Greek culture for a long time. Also by the stoy depicted on the urn. Most of the time the urn held tails that happened in myth or war or any kind of happening that was popular of well known. Also by the leaf pattern at the top, that represented, victory. Also the color, which in that time represented the red figure. it was one of Grecian symbolization's.

Reading Comp, 4

When comparing Egypt and Greek architecture we see many similarities and differences. In comparing the Hypostyle Hall in Egypt and the Greek temple the Parthenon, they compare majorly. They both house worship, among this they have columns to symbolize the meaning of the temples. The columns are both composed of capitals and a base. The Greek came and adopted many of the architectural elements of the Egyptians. They are also similar with the concept of axial-progression. Both temples have a clear sense of direction, in a point that is most important. They are also compared with the use of telling a story. They Hypostyle hall has hieroglyphics, that cover the each column. Although the Greek took this form of story telling with pictures of some type, instead of putting them on the column itself they put it on the freeze, of the entableture.
These two architectural forms differ in that the Hypostyle hall had a colonnade of columns, and the Parthenon had a certain amount of columns differing in size, as it approached the idol Athena. Also while the Parthenon has a closed roof the Hypostyle hall has an open roof. These are some of the similarities and differences.

Reading Comp, 2

I think the moral of the article or short story is, that one shouldn't lean on speculations, but look at more than one source. Look for more evidence, because sometimes what we see is not what's interpreted. Like the web many student's people "take the source and run with it", instead of using the internet as a sole resource, use other medium like, books, and people. Because many people on the web have speculated on things an haven't done the proper research they may speculate and assume therefore their source is not reliable just like the researchers did in 3850.

Reading Comp, 3

Queen Hatshepsut was the first Egyptian woman ruler. Hatshepsut was very sensitive in that the pharaohs sought power over individuals, making them slaves and having different ranks for the kingdom. Hatshepsut united these ranks where everyone was in equal view. When examining the burial sites between the Queen and previous pharaohs, the pharaoh distinguished his burial site from anyone else. He tried to make it as big and as grand as the "heavens". Meaning he wanted it to be bigger and known to all of Egypt. while the queen made plans for her burial site to built in the montinous area and it blinded while the pharaohs stood out and was very bold, because he wanted everyone that passed the tomb to know that he had been the current pharaoh and there was none better than him. While the queen was very humble and wanted people to know that she was as equal as them, I also believe her temple was much more modest because she believed that she was inferior to the pharaoh and to have a burial chamber as grand as him would mean that she was over stepping her place as a female.

Composition 2

Before reading Hersey I did not have the knowledge that the Greek culture practiced sacrifices and carnivorous acts. As seeing the ritual of the whole sacrifice in how the willing human sacrifice would preform certain dances and quarantine themselves in the ritual process, by incapacitating themselves with a circle. This circle represented the separation of them and the people around them, no longer where they original people, but now they where a sacrifice to the gods. The sacrifices were human and animal. The animal would like the human have a ornament around its neck that symbolized wealth. Therefore the Greeks would build temples and with these temples they would construct columns, the columns would represent the sacrifices to the god of that temple. The ionic column for example has a capital of scroll like ornamentation. The scroll represents the hair that is cute off the sacrifice and placed into the fire for the gods. The Capital of each column also represents the head of the sacrifice, where the base with coll like molding, appears like rope, represent the bondage of the sacrifices feet.This is a type of permanent sacrifice unto the god of gods of a temple.

History and theory of design is a class that I look forward to going to every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In this class we learn many things about design, and its elements. Not by the class alone but also by the readings that are assigned to the class. In the first few weeks of school we learned about unit, scale, form, aspects. We also explored Vitruvious theory of “architectural harmony”. Stating that, everything must have commodity, firmness, and delight.
Many architectural theories are applied everyday in many ways. One is that architecture is the unavoidable art. How? Architecture is something that can’t be avoided. Human beings have to interact with architecture every day. Not only that but we can’t help but look at it. It’s something that can’t be covered up like a picture done by Michelangelo. It is something that is used for everyday function. Not only is architecture the unavoidable art it is also the open history book, which may be interpreted in various ways.
Vitruvious also examines this idea as architecture being an art. I conclude this because how he compares a successful building structure as having commodity, firmness, and delight. Commodity meaning the structure serves its purpose well and accomplishes what the architect intended for it to achieve. Firmness, which is interpreted, being able to stand on it’s on, without falling down or collapsing. Last but certainly not least, being able to appeal to the human eye, also appealing to the human emotion; being able to move a person emotionally, which is known as delight.
This semester has been thrilling to me, especially these last two weeks. I’ve learned also the life spans of building structures. Some building structures are designed as an external shell containing integrated and finished interiors. Some buildings will be made for one activity then changed and re-designed for another activity. Some buildings will continue its use, its one thing that contributes to the buildings life cycle. We learned about aedicule, which basically means the most basic form of architecture which defines all building structures. This theory begins with the thought that all building are composed of a series of post and lintel compositions.
We were also exposed to an article called the “Hidden Dimension”. The “Hidden Dimension” idealized how buildings could be “happy”. Is this possible? All that this phrase mean is, does the building fit in with its surroundings. It also could mean does the building appeal to the viewer, does it make an emotional connection.
Overall I’ve learned a lot in two weeks about buildings. I’ve never seen architecture in a way that compares it to art, feelings, and an living book. I see architecture now as a teacher. As the what to do and the what not to do, as far as to seeing architecture, and constructing a sound building, that has commodity firmness and delight.

Reading Comp. IARc 222

The Sydney Opera House is one of the worlds famous architectural monument. They Opera House didn't become a great monument because it's size, but it became a monument because it met majority Vitruvius' ideal of architectural harmony.
The Opera House met those aspects by commodity, meaning that it met it's function. The Opera house is used for the obvious, Opera, and it meats it's use well.
It also meats the aspect of having firmness, which simply means that the building can stand with out falling. An as we have seen the Opera House is still standing today. Therefore it met firmness very well.
But it also meats delight. Delight meaning it appeals to the viewers eyes. This it does best. This is one of the reason the Opera House is one of the most appealing architectural monuments standing today.




Response 2
Although to me this particular textile is a piece of artwork. But to others and the person that may have made it, it could have spiritual meaning to it. This happens many times in the West. What particularly am I talking about. Influences. The Eastern world influences Western art everyday. Western society takes and changes what people have as a symbol of something sacred, and change it into something that has less meaning. This doesn't happen knowing, but it's unaware,or in ignorance. These patterns that have been taken from the Eastern world affect the Western worlds style and design. This effect isn't negative but a positive one.



Response 3
Our Design History Class in 101, is very unsatisfying, not only to me but also to the concept of a well designed building or space that meats commodity, firmness and delight. The room meats commodity, because it serves it's function, and it also meats firmness, because it sands without falling down, but one thing the room doesn't meat is delight. The room is oddly shaped and the seats are to close together, they also are to small for an average adult to sit in. When designing this room I don't think the designer took into consideration that the room was for adults and not children.

Response 4
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
To me this explains the passage of Botton. But instead of beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I would like to re-quote it, beauty is in the appearance of the building, which makes it happy.
The Hall of Mirror exudes happiness because it is beautiful and it serves it's purpose in the Palace of Versailles. It looks good to the human eye therefore the building is happy, because it also exhorts the other components to making it happy. It is suggested that also the building can change a person's moral being. It can influence people to be better people. Botton said there was a moral concept between beauty and goodness. Because the hall of mirrors have pictures and can make one feel move with a certain emotion or feeling.