It’s also about the art of enclosing space, something that the first century Roman architect and engineer Marcus Pollio Vitruvius certainly knew about. 09 ARC 6.8 6 T H S E M , B . Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. Theory of Architecture 1. Vitruvius’ magnum opus, and only known work is the ten volumes of “De Architectura” (On Architecture), which he compiled during the last days of his life. A R C H . But the theory of venustas (or beauty) is a very complicated one. Architecture is a product of society and about its search for perfect spaces to work, live, languish and play in. First, architectural theory represents a codification of practical architectural knowledge: what we currently know about how to do or categorize architecture (e.g., Vitruvius), how architecture should be done (e.g., Alexander 1979), or how to explain aspects of architectural practice, such as spatial structuring (e.g., Hillier and Hanson 1984).

In the se passages he maintains that architecture is distinguished from random building practice Lecture 1 vitruvius 1. and ‘intrinsic’ gaps or inconsistencies that constitute the kernels of values that resist paraphrase, caption, or explanation. Vitruvius Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was a famous Roman architect in the 1st century BC.

a set of problems related to the ‘extrinsic’ realities of architecture (ecology, building technologies, etc.) Three motives may be imputed to Vitruvius in his articulation of the three ‘clas- V T U S Y L L A B U S Theory of Architecture In present day, the design theory of architecture includes all that is presented in the handbooks of architects: legislation, norms and standards of building. Vitruvius unfolds his theory of architecture in I, 2, 1-9. Vitruvius believed that an architect should focus on three central themes when preparing a design for a building: firmitas (strength), utilitas (functionality), and venustas (beauty). Vitruvius became famous as an architect to the emperor Augustus and his work "De architectura", -----a summary of his own experience in the field of architecture. This treatise is credited for Vitruvius’ rise to fame, and deals with his own experiences as an architect, as well as, …