Sketch four different lintels found in four monuments in the six units of this course. Describe their differences in material, function, and decoration, and suggest reasons for these differences.

Hist of Ideas-Architecture I

Assignment 4: Short Essay and Sketch
Due after Unit 4 – Weighting 15%

Complete one (1) of the following four (4) learning activities. These activities require analytical thinking, not just the reiteration of information. Cite your sources within the body of your essay (using APA style) and include a list of these sources at the end.

The essay component of Assignment 4 should be 500 words long.

o The Romans mastered the structural and decorative use of arch and the wall, called the fornix system of ornamentation. Using an illustrative sketch with notations, and citing two examples (e.g., the interior of the Pantheon in Rome; the exterior of the Colosseum in Rome; or the cella, the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, or any triumphal architecture), explain what this fornix system of ornamentation is and how the Romans used it.

o The layout of a site conveys a great deal of information about how a site was used and is often a tool that designers use to guide the experience of a site.

Choose two sites from Units 1 to 4 that demonstrate two different patterns of circulation. Sketch the two plans and, in a written description, take your reader on a “tour” of each. Use “comparative” language (i.e., “while this one does this, that one does that”). This tour should demonstrate the differences in purpose of the two sites.

o Sketch four different lintels found in four monuments in the six units of this course. Describe their differences in material, function, and decoration, and suggest reasons for these differences.

o The Great Caitya caves in Karli, India (Unit 2) are said to be exercises in “negative space,” meaning they were built using a subtractive construction method. Use a sketch to demonstrate how negative space is created, with accompanying explanatory text. You can refer to other forms of art or architecture to help illustrate the concept. Then explain how negative space is appropriate for a Buddhist temple, consulting plans and drawings of the site and specific caves.

You will continue to develop your notes and sources in your Course Work Journal (see Assignment 6) as you work through the course units.

Submit Assignment 4 using the assignment drop box. Note that your five (5) study questions for Unit 4 must also be submitted with this assignment.

Different study questions require different types of answers; these are the guidelines for responding to study questions according to what each question asks for:

o submit a 200-word (minimum) written answer; or
o submit a sketch and a 100-word (minimum) written answer; or
o submit your own sketch with labels (no minimum word count).

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