Architecture

cmb1981 · Dec 7, 2009

jetsetter said:
They had the chance to do something beautiful with that site but they chose to go with a terrible uninspired design. They went with something shaped like a mitre. Sigh. It is quite unfortunate.

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I like the juxtaposition of antiquated Catholicism and modern architecture.

jetsetter · Dec 7, 2009

I had the good fortune to visit the new chapel at the Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Denton, Nebraska last week. Its architect, Thomas Gordon Smith, has been a leader in the use of New Classicism for Catholic churches for some time, and though this project has moved slowly as funds have some in, it is nearing completion.
A few notable points. First, this building has been ratcheted down in the budget without losing a convincing traditional design: the shiny copper used for the cornice on the exterior replaces stone, interior columns are made of cast stone (high quality "concrete") which nonetheless look beautiful and have a high level of detail, and stenciling on the ceiling was done by the students of the seminary themselves.
A few other points of design sophistication: the exterior porch shows a great sense of the thickness of the wall (about 5 bricks thick) which saves the building from looking like a strip mall of pseudo-classical veneer and instead makes it appear deep and authentic. The porch also has round openings which not only reinforce the sense of the thickness of the wall, but show that the porch is tall inside and therefore a grand space. A very clever touch is seen in the front exterior entablature above the inscription: the center part is enriched with dentils and a more elaborate architrave (sorry for the architecture-ese) and then it quiets down at the edges. Saves money and adds design sophistication.
The half round or "thermal" window on the side has an arch composed which is three brick thick instead of merely one, suggesting the strength of the arch. The interior has a truly noble simplicity as well as beauty. The high altar under construction was taken from a closed church. More great work from a very talented architect. Enjoy!

http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2009/12/new-photos-from-ol-of-guadalupe.html

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An impressive structure. I would have done a few things differently but still quite nice work. The transept-less and colonnade design is one I am found of. These had a center nave with one aisle at each side and an apse at one end much like this design. It is found on some quite old christian churches.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-sabina

jetsetter · Dec 7, 2009

I like the juxtaposition of antiquated Catholicism and modern architecture.

Nothing antiquated about it I can assure you.

bone · Dec 7, 2009

starfox07 said:
The cologne cathedral even made it through he largest war in history:

they intentionally didn't bomb cathedrals and churches caus they were great reference points for planes

shad_68 · Dec 7, 2009

bone said:
they intentionally didn't bomb cathedrals and churches caus they were great reference points for planes

They maybe didn't intentionally try to hit them, but with the precision of WW2 bombing techniques, I think it really was random luck more than anything else that made the Cologne Cathedral survive. As evident by the fact that other churches didn't fare so well, like Berlin's memorial church or Dresden's Frauenkirche.

marcos_eirik · Dec 8, 2009

I for one happen to like modern architecture a lot. I don't see the point of living in the past, just recycling old ideas and designs. One of the things that suprized me while I was at college at Texas Tech was how they used this old monumental design, which to be honest looked akward to build today, it seemed rather "fake" to build those kinds of buildings today.

I like creative modern design like for instance the new Oslo Opera House, or the Sydney Opera House.

Gardermoen Airport is also not only a good example of scandinavian minimalism, but also very effective and easy to find your way around in.

Eunos_Cosmo · Dec 9, 2009

bone said:
they intentionally didn't bomb cathedrals and churches caus they were great reference points for planes

Yep, but that's as good a reason as any i'd say. Another that was used for this was the Uln Cathedral. 530ft!!

Canuck · Dec 9, 2009

Speaking of airports i really like the Denver one. I travel through it every year and I love it's tent-like design. Whats the inspiration behind it?

Clockwerk · Dec 9, 2009

Canuck said:
Speaking of airports i really like the Denver one. I travel through it every year and I love it's tent-like design. Whats the inspiration behind it?

I have heard they are supposed to emulate the mountains to the west.

CrzRsn · Dec 9, 2009

Blind_Io · Dec 9, 2009

I appreciate the architecture, but I have come to hate these super-luxury "lodges." They have sprung up all over my mountains and not one is owned by a local or fits in with the mountain, no matter what the owners or architects say.

It has become synonymous with loudmouthed easterners invading my mountains every winter.

Eunos_Cosmo · Dec 9, 2009

Blind_Io said:
I appreciate the architecture, but I have come to hate these super-luxury "lodges." They have sprung up all over my mountains and not one is owned by a local or fits in with the mountain, no matter what the owners or architects say.

It has become synonymous with loudmouthed easterners invading my mountains every winter.

Idk, I think they are pretty revolting.

jetsetter · Dec 9, 2009

Intact Roman interior spaces.

Curia Julia
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Curia Julia, (Latin: Curia Iulia) is the third named curia, or senate house in the ancient city of Rome, located near the western coastline of the Italian peninsula. It was built in 44 BC when Julius Caesar replaced Faustus Cornelius Sulla?s reconstructed Curia Cornelia, which, itself had replaced the Curia Hostilia. Caesar did this in order to redesign both spaces within the Comitium and Forum Romanum. The alterations within the Comitium reduced the prominence of the senate and cleared the original space. The work, however, was interrupted by his assassination at the Theatre of Pompey where the senate had been meeting temporarily while the work was completed. The project was eventually finished by Caesar?s successor Augustus in 29 BC.

The Curia Julia is one of only a handful of Roman structures to survive to the modern day intact, due to its conversion into the Church of S. Adriano in the seventh century AD.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curia_Julia

Santa Sabina
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The Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Sabinae, Italian: Basilica di Santa Sabina all'Aventino) is a titular minor basilica and mother church of the Roman Catholic Dominican order in Rome, Italy. Santa Sabina lies high on the Aventine Hill, riverside, close to the headquarters of the Knights of Malta.

Santa Sabina is an early basilica (5th century), with a classical rectangular plan and columns. The decorations have been restored to their original modesty, mostly white. Together with the light pouring in from the windows, this makes the Santa Sabina an airy and roomy place. Other basilicas, such as Santa Maria Maggiore, are often heavily and gaudily decorated. Because of its simplicity, the Santa Sabina represents the crossover from a roofed Roman forum to the churches of Christendom. Its Cardinal Priest is Jozef Cardinal Tomko. It is the station church for Ash Wednesday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Sabina

Aula Palatina
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The Basilica of Constantine or Aula Palatina at Trier is a Roman palace basilica, that was built by emperor Constantine in the beginning of the 4th century AD.

The Aula Palatina was built around 310 AD as a part of the palace complex. Originally it was not a free standing building but had other smaller buildings attached to it, such as a forehall, an entrance vestibule and some service buildings. The Aula Palatina had a floor and wall heating system (hypocaust).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aula_Palatina

Pantheon
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The Pantheon (pronounced /p?n??i?.?n/ or /?p?n?i.?n/, Latin: Pantheon, from Greek: ???????, meaning "Every god") is a building in Rome, built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD. A near-contemporary writer, Cassius Dio, speculates that the name comes from the statues of many gods placed around the building, or from the resemblance of the dome to the heavens. Since the French Revolution, when the church of Sainte-Genevi?ve, Paris, was deconsecrated and turned into a secular monument, the Panth?on, the generic term pantheon may be applied to any building in which illustrious dead are honoured or buried.

The building is circular with a portico of three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment opening into the rotunda, under a coffered, concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft). A rectangular structure links the portico with the rotunda. It is one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria Rotonda."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome

Santa Costanza
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Santa Costanza is a church in Rome, built under Emperor Constantine I and place of burial (mausoleum) of his daughters Constantina and Helena. Later, Constantina was venerated as saint, with the Italian name of Costanza, and the church was dedicated to her.

The church was built under Constantine, probably by Constantinia, next to the cemetery of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, where Saint Agnes, who allegedly had healed Constantina, was buried. After their deaths, Constantine's daughters Constantina and Helena were buried here.

Since Consantina was venerated as saint, the mausoleum was consecrated as a church in 1254 by Pope Alexander IV.

After the church was restored in 1620 by Cardinal Fabrizio Veralli, Constantina's magnificent porphyry sarcophagus was moved to the Vatican Museums.

The Church was originally a mausoleum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Costanza

Santo Stefano Rotondo
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The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Celian Hill (Italian: Basilica di Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, Latin: Basilica S. Stephani in Coelio Monte) is an ancient basilica in Rome, Italy. Commonly named Santo Stefano Rotondo, the church is the National church in Rome of Hungary dedicated to Saint Stephen and Saint Stephen of Hungary. The minor basilica is also the rectory church of the Pontifical Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum.

The edifice was consecrated by Pope Simplicius between 468 and 483. It was dedicated to protomartyr Saint Stephen, whose body had been discovered a few decades before in the Holy Land, and brought into Rome. The church was the first in Rome to have a circular plan, inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Santo Stefano was probably financed by the wealthy Valerius family, whose estates covered large parts of the Caelian Hill. Their villa stood nearby, on the site of the present-day Hospital of San Giovanni - Addolorata. St Melanie, a member of the family, was a frequent pilgrim to Jerusalem and died there, so the family had connections to the Holy Land.

Originally the church had three concentrical ambulatories flanked by 22 Ionic columns, which surround the central circular space surmounted by a tambour (22 m high and 22 m wide). There were 22 windows in the tambour but most of them were walled up in the 15th century restoration. The outermost corridor was later demolished.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Stefano_Rotondo

Rotunda of Galerius
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The Rotunda of Galerius is 125m northeast of the Arch of Galerius at 40?37'59.77"N, 22?57'9.77"E. It is now the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Georgios, better known as the Church of the Rotunda (or simply The Rotunda). The cylindrical structure was built in 306 on the orders of the tetrarch Galerius, who was thought to have intended it to be his mausoleum. It was more likely intended as a temple; it is not known to what god it would have been dedicated.

The Rotunda has a diameter of 24.5 m. Its walls are more than 6 m thick, which is one reason why it has withstood Thessaloniki's earthquakes. The walls are interrupted by eight rectangular bays, with the south bay forming the entrance. A flat brick dome, 30 m high at the peak, crowns the cylindrical structure. In its original design, the dome of the Rotunda had an oculus like the Pantheon in Rome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_and_Tomb_of_Galerius

San Giovanni in Fonte
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The domed octagonal Lateran Baptistery stands somewhat apart from the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure. (According to historians however, he was baptised in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, by a possibly Arian bishop.[citation needed]) This baptistry was for many generations the only baptistery in Rome, and its octagonal structure, centered upon the large octagonal basin for full immersions provided a model for others throughout Italy, and even an iconic motif of illuminated manuscripts, "The fountain of Life".

Around the central area, where is the basin of the font, an octagon is formed by eight porphyry columns, with marble Corinthian capitals and entablature of classical form. On the ceiling of the Baptistry is the story of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312). An ambulatory surrounds the font and outer walls form a larger octagon. Attached to one side, towards the Lateran basilica, is a fine porch with two porphyry columns and richly carved capitals, bases and entablatures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateran_Baptistery

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
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The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs (Latin: Beatissimae Virgini et omnium Angelorum et Martyrum, Italian: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri) is a titular basilica church in Rome, built inside the frigidarium of the Baths of Diocletian. The Cardinal priest of the Titulus S. Mariae Angelorum in Thermis is William Henry Cardinal Keeler.

The basilica is dedicated to the Christian martyrs, known and unknown. It was also a personal monument of Pope Pius IV, whose tomb is in the apsidal tribune that culminates the series of spaces.

The thermae of Diocletian dominated the Quirinal Hill with their ruined mass and had successfully resisted Christianization. Michelangelo Buonarroti worked from 1563 to 1566 to adapt a section of the remaining structure of the baths to enclose a church. Some later construction directed by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1749 only superficially distracts from the grand and harmonious Michelangelesque volumes. At Santa Maria degli Angeli, Michelangelo achieved an unexampled sequence of shaped architectural spaces with few precedents or followers. There is no true facade (illustration); the simple entrance is set within one of the coved apses of a main space of the thermae. The plan is developed from a Greek cross, with a transept so dominant, with its cubical chapels at each end, that the effect is of a transverse nave.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_degli_Angeli_e_dei_Martiri

The church of San Bernardo alle Terme recycled one of only two circular towers in the rectangular boundary of the baths, flanking its southwestern wall. Between these two towers one large exedra used to exist as part of the same wall, today only its outline may be appreciated in the layout of Piazza della Repubblica in the city of Rome.

The Baths of Diocletian (Thermae Diocletiani) in Rome were the grandest of the public baths, or thermae built by successive emperors. Diocletian's Baths, dedicated in 306, were the largest and most sumptuous of the imperial baths and remained in use until the aqueducts that fed them were cut by the Goths in 537. Similar in size and plan to those of Caracalla and oriented to the southwest so that solar energy heated the caldarium without affecting the frigidarium, they are well preserved because various parts later were converted to ecclesiastical or other use, including:

* Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri (in the tepidarium), whose three soaring transept vaults provide one of the few glimpses of the original splendor of Roman building
* the church of San Bernardo alle Terme (in one of the two circular rooms)
* in the main hall, part of the Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museum)
* the 'octagonal aula', also now part of the National Roman Museum.

Other remains of the baths are visible several streets away.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Diocletian

jetsetter · Dec 10, 2009

Not as intact but still spectacular.

Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
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The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (sometimes known as the Basilica Nova 'new basilica' or Basilica Maxentius) was the largest building in the Roman Forum.

Construction began on the northern side of the forum under the emperor Maxentius in 308, and was completed in 312 by Constantine I after his defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

The building consisted of a central nave covered by three groin vaults suspended 39 meters above the floor on four large piers, ending in an apse at the western end containing a colossal statue of Constantine (remnants of which are now in a courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini). The lateral forces of the groin vaults were held by flanking aisles measuring 23 by 17 metres (75 x 56 feet). The aisles were spanned by three semi-circular barrel vaults perpendicular to the nave, and narrow arcades ran parallel to the nave beneath the barrel vaults. The nave itself measured 25 metres by 80 metres (83 x 265 feet) creating a 4000 square meter floor. Like the great imperial baths, the basilica made use of vast interior space with its emotional effect.

Running the length of the eastern face of the building was a projecting arcade. On the south face was a projecting (prostyle) porch with four columns (tetrastyle).

All that remains of the basilica is the north aisle with its three concrete barrel vaults. The ceilings of the barrel vaults show advanced weight-saving structural skill with octagonal ceiling coffers.

In modern usage, a basilica has come to be defined as a place of worship; during ancient Rome, it was a combination of a court-house, council chamber and meeting hall. There were, however, numerous statues of the gods displayed in niches set into the walls.

The color of the building before it was destroyed was white.

The Basilica Maxentius is a marvel of Roman engineering work. At the time of construction, it was the largest structure to be built and thus is a unique building taking both aspects from Roman baths as well as typical Roman basilicas. At that time, it used the most advanced engineering techniques known including innovations taken from the Markets of Trajan and the Baths of Diocletian.

Similar to many basilicas at the time such as the Basilica Ulpia, the Basilica Maxentius featured a huge open space in the central nave, but unlike other basilicas instead of having columns support the ceiling the entire building was built using arches, a much more common appearance in Roman baths than basilicas. Another difference from traditional basilicas is the roof of the structure. While traditional basilicas were built with a flat roof, the Basilica Maxentius was built with a folded roof, decreasing the overall weight of the structure and decreasing the horizontal forces exerted on the outer arches.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Constantine_and_Maxentius

This topic also highlights my love of Roman masonry. The brick and concrete work is just beautiful in its execution.

Hidden_Hunter · Dec 10, 2009

shad_68 said:
They maybe didn't intentionally try to hit them, but with the precision of WW2 bombing techniques, I think it really was random luck more than anything else that made the Cologne Cathedral survive. As evident by the fact that other churches didn't fare so well, like Berlin's memorial church or Dresden's Frauenkirche.

Given what we did to some of those cities it's amazing anything survived, incidendery rounds tend to burn stuff to the ground

Eunos_Cosmo · Dec 12, 2009

My stuff

My stuff

Well the first half of my sophmore year is over and I actually have stuff I consider worthy of presenting. Keep in mind its still mostly conceptual but the design is actually functional and could be used for a pavilion of sorts. Those not into international style look away now:

The design started with a predetermined grid from which a figure/ground composition of proportional rectangles was formed. From this point the overlapping planes were extruded up or down to form a basic notion of circulation throughout the elevated site:

A set of elements was given and then placed to further reinforce this circulation:

Using the established proportion, as well as a simple A-B-C-B-A ordering system, the large wall and larger mass were deconstructed and redefined to create a usable site while maintaining a cohesive design for the structure as a whole:

The drawings are all done by hand (parallel bar, triangle and scale) on 20''x20'' strathmore with rapidiograph pens.

A 1/4th scale (9''x15'') model of the site was constructed with chipboard and basswood:

Finally a rendered, 3d representation was created in google sketchup (not part of the actual final, I did this on my own) Be kind here, I was learning the program as I was creating the model.

The project was probably over 350 hours from beginning to end (the last three weeks of school were 90+hrs in the studio) and probably cost over $200 all told. I posted less than half of the pen & ink drawings that I have. Each one took between 6-8 hours total. Most I had to do twice. The model I posted is one of three, the final, and took around 20-35 hours to build. The study models are mostly in pieces :lol:

While I know it's not much I am very pleased with it. It is my first "enterable" or "usable" design and I think its rather elegant as well. We were fairly constricted as far as our design decisions, but what you see here is my own design, which is why I'm proud of it. Also, it just goes to show how much work goes into every single building. If this measly little design took over 300 hours just to produce a scale model and set of drawings, it really puts things like the Basilica of Maximus in Rome into perspective.

Architecture...if I didn't love it so much I would kill myself.

eizbaer · Dec 12, 2009

nice work that, i like it :thumbsup:

good to have someone actually show how much work is involved in architecture. i guess you just don't think about that when you see a building and you just go "oh, that looks rather nice" and then that's that. i myself rarely think how long it'd take someone to actually come up with a design / plan.

Strelok16 · Dec 13, 2009

How about some Civil War Era US Military architecture?

Notice the cannon ports:

If you think the proportions of that building are a bit wierd, well, thats because they are. Unfortunately there was an explosion there in 1912 which destroyed its uppper story. You can also see the repaired area of the tower in the above picture. Here is a picture of what it used to look like:

pic is itty-bitty, but you get the idea at least.

Machine shop:

know what these two buildings have in common? basically, they're both just warehouses. Its a shame its no longer economically viable to put so much effort into industrial buildings today, or else a lot of modern cities would be a lot nicer looking.

jetsetter · Dec 20, 2009

Temple of Portunus
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The Temple of Portunus (Italian: Tempio di Portuno) is an ancient building in Rome, Italy, the main temple dedicated to the god Portunus in the city. It is in the Ionic order and is still more familiar by its erroneous designation, the Temple of Fortuna Virilis ("manly fortune") given it by antiquaries. Located in the ancient Forum Boarium by the Tiber, during Antiquity the site overlooked the Port Tiberinus at a sharp bend in the river; from here, Portunus watched over cattle-barges as they entered the city from Ostia.
Rear view.

The temple was built c. 75 BCE and restored in the first century BC. The rectangular building consists of a tetrastyle portico and cella, raised on high podium reached by a flight of steps, which it retains. Like the Maison Carr?e in N?mes, it has a pronaos portico of four Ionic columns across and two columns deep. The columns of the portico are free-standing, while the five columns on the long sides and the four columns at the rear are engaged along the walls of the cella. This form is sometimes called pseudoperipteral, as distinct from a true peripteral temple like the Parthenon entirely surrounded by free-standing columns. It is built of tuff and travertine with a stucco surface.

The temple owes its state of preservation from its being converted to use as a church in 872 and rededicated to Santa Maria Egyziaca (Saint Mary of Egypt). Its Ionic order has been much admired, drawn and engraved and copied since the 16th century (see illustration, right). The original coating of stucco over its tuff and travertine construction has been lost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Portunus

Maison Carr?e
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The Maison Carr?e is an ancient building in N?mes, southern France; it is one of the best preserved temples to be found anywhere in the territory of the former Roman Empire.

It was built c. 16 BC, and reconstructed in the following years, by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who was also the original patron of the Pantheon in Rome, and was dedicated or rededicated c. 2-4/5 AD to his two sons, Gaius Julius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, adopted heirs of Augustus who both died young. The inscription dedicating the temple to Gaius and Lucius was removed in medieval times. However, a local scholar, Jean-Fran?ois S?guier, was able to reconstruct the inscription in 1758 from the order and number of the holes in the portico's facade, to which the bronze letters had been affixed by projecting tines. According to S?guier's reconstruction, the text of the dedication read (in translation): "To Gaius Caesar, son of Augustus, Consul; to Lucius Caesar, son of Augustus, Consul designate; to the princes of youth."

The temple owes its preservation to the fact that it was rededicated as a Christian church in the fourth century, saving it from the widespread destruction of temples that followed the adoption of Christianity as Rome's official state religion. It subsequently became a meeting hall for the city's consuls, a canon's house, a stable for government-owned horses during the French Revolution and a storehouse for the city archives. It became a museum after 1823. Its French name derives from the archaic term carr? long, literally meaning a "long square", or rectangle - a reference to the building's shape.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Carré

Temple of Augustus (Pula)
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The Temple of Augustus (Croatian: Augustov hram) is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula, Croatia (known in Roman times as Pola). Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus, it was probably built during the emperor's lifetime at some point between 2 BC and his death in AD 14. It was built on a podium with a tetrastyle prostyle porch of Corinthian columns and measures about 8 m (26 ft) by 17.3 m (57 ft). The richly decorated frieze is similar to that of a somewhat larger and older temple, the Maison Carr?e in N?mes, France.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Augustus_(Pula)

Beni · Dec 20, 2009

great work starfox, interesting approach...the wall works great...and I'm glad I don't have to draw the plans by hand, it may be fun but it really takes ages...

here's some of my university stuff, or rather some renderings:

a bar ontop of an existing building

a small building for art exhibitions, only saw pics of the Oslo Opera later on...

a hotel in Nepal

an old barn converted into a home for two with included repair/restoration shop

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