By Andrea Amaya and Tiffany Ferreira Arch Oral Presentation English for Architecture and Urban Planning II ID-2125 By Andrea Amaya and Tiffany Ferreira
Table of content: Introduction About it Types Arch in Urban Planning Arch in Architecture Conclusions
What is Arch? Structure that: Spans a space and Support weight Configured in a: variety of arch depths, brick sizes and shapes and bonding patterns. Composed of an odd number of units.
History Persian, Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek and Assyrian. underground structures. Romans above ground. Roman arch / semicircular arch. Europe Pointed Gothic arch. Romans aqueducts Lacock Abbey (England)
India Aksum First carved horseshoe arch known. Mosqued of Uqba (Tunisia) Aksum First built horseshoe arch known. Umayyad Mosque (Damascus)
Porta Augusta Coliseum
Types of arch. Gothic Tudor Horseshoe Multicentered
Semicircular Jack Venetian
Parts of an arch.
Arch in Architecture Mesopotamians Ancient Romans Gothic Architecture Renaissance 20th - 21st Century
Elements derived from Arch Archivolts Pointed Arch Arcade flying buttress Ribbon Volt
Arch in Urban Planning In what world, arch could be related with urban planning? Urban Space’s Structure Landmarks, paths, districts, edges and nodes we need elements very important and striking
Building typologies The Geometry is very important Road design
Network infrastructure services Ancients Romans Infrastructure to provide services to roman population To plumbing and sewage
Conclusions Is a structural element Calculable Usable Easy to use it Provide movement, harmony and beauty
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