ARCH 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pneumatics, De Architectura, Roman Technology
13 Mar 2017
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Roman author (20-30 bce), architect, civil engineer and military engineer. Known for his book collection, ten books on architecture. Dedicated to augustus caesar (nephew of julius caesar and emperor) Born gaius octavius (cid:862)i fou(cid:374)d o(cid:373)e a (cid:272)ity of (cid:271)ri(cid:272)k a(cid:374)d left a (cid:272)ity of (cid:373)ar(cid:271)le(cid:863) Emperors of rome were believed to become gods of their death. Town planning, architecture or civil engineering in general, and the qualifications required of an architect or the civil engineer. Theory, drawing, geometry, optics, history, philosophy, music, theatre, medicine, and law. They would kill an animal and look at the liver. If liver was health the spaces was healthy. Just as parts of man correspond to each other, so should parts of temples. Temples had swelling to make it look like they were straight. Libraries should face east to let in morning light. Sciences influencing architecture - geometry, measurement, astronomy, sundial. Architects used wind rose rather than a compass.
