Thesis--Universität Göttingen, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-429) and indexes.

Thesis--Universität Göttingen, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-429) and indexes.

Este trabalho propõe-se a retomar os seis conceitos fundamentais relacionados ao projeto arquitetônico descritos por Vitrúvio em seu tratado De architectura no século I a.C. Analisando a bibliografia a respeito do autor romano, identificam-se, ainda hoje, lacunas nos entendimentos a respeito da teoria do projeto, sendo estas motivadoras do aprofundamento proposto. A partir do mapeamento completo das ocorrências dos conceitos de ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor e distributio no texto do tratado, bem como dos demais conceitos correlatos, o estudo procura levantar e discutir os possíveis entendimentos, que, na sequência, são confrontados com as descrições de projetos também contidas no tratado. A partir deste cotejo, procura-se validar os princípios e procedimento de projeto segundo Vitrúvio, além de contribuir para a discussão do fazer arquitetônico de forma ampla. / This study resumes the six fundamental concepts related to architectural design described by Vitruvius in his treatise De architectura in the first century BC. Analyzing the literature about the Roman author, it is possible to identify, still today, shortcomings in the understanding of the design theory, which are motivators to the proposed in depth study. From the complete mapping of the occurrences of the concepts of ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor and distributio in the text of the treatise, as well as other related concepts, the study seeks to raise and discuss the possible understandings, which in sequence are confronted with descriptions of the projects also contained in the treatise. From this comparison, the study aims at validating the principles and procedures of designing according to Vitruvius as well as contributing to the discussion of architectural making in a broad sense.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 220 p. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Erik T. Gunderson, Dept. of Greek and Latin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-220).

Este trabalho propõe-se a retomar os seis conceitos fundamentais relacionados ao projeto arquitetônico descritos por Vitrúvio em seu tratado De architectura no século I a.C. Analisando a bibliografia a respeito do autor romano, identificam-se, ainda hoje, lacunas nos entendimentos a respeito da teoria do projeto, sendo estas motivadoras do aprofundamento proposto. A partir do mapeamento completo das ocorrências dos conceitos de ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor e distributio no texto do tratado, bem como dos demais conceitos correlatos, o estudo procura levantar e discutir os possíveis entendimentos, que, na sequência, são confrontados com as descrições de projetos também contidas no tratado. A partir deste cotejo, procura-se validar os princípios e procedimento de projeto segundo Vitrúvio, além de contribuir para a discussão do fazer arquitetônico de forma ampla. / This study resumes the six fundamental concepts related to architectural design described by Vitruvius in his treatise De architectura in the first century BC. Analyzing the literature about the Roman author, it is possible to identify, still today, shortcomings in the understanding of the design theory, which are motivators to the proposed in depth study. From the complete mapping of the occurrences of the concepts of ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor and distributio in the text of the treatise, as well as other related concepts, the study seeks to raise and discuss the possible understandings, which in sequence are confronted with descriptions of the projects also contained in the treatise. From this comparison, the study aims at validating the principles and procedures of designing according to Vitruvius as well as contributing to the discussion of architectural making in a broad sense.

Este trabalho propõe-se a retomar os seis conceitos fundamentais relacionados ao projeto arquitetônico descritos por Vitrúvio em seu tratado De architectura no século I a.C. Analisando a bibliografia a respeito do autor romano, identificam-se, ainda hoje, lacunas nos entendimentos a respeito da teoria do projeto, sendo estas motivadoras do aprofundamento proposto. A partir do mapeamento completo das ocorrências dos conceitos de ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor e distributio no texto do tratado, bem como dos demais conceitos correlatos, o estudo procura levantar e discutir os possíveis entendimentos, que, na sequência, são confrontados com as descrições de projetos também contidas no tratado. A partir deste cotejo, procura-se validar os princípios e procedimento de projeto segundo Vitrúvio, além de contribuir para a discussão do fazer arquitetônico de forma ampla. / This study resumes the six fundamental concepts related to architectural design described by Vitruvius in his treatise De architectura in the first century BC. Analyzing the literature about the Roman author, it is possible to identify, still today, shortcomings in the understanding of the design theory, which are motivators to the proposed in depth study. From the complete mapping of the occurrences of the concepts of ordinatio, dispositio, eurythmia, symmetria, decor and distributio in the text of the treatise, as well as other related concepts, the study seeks to raise and discuss the possible understandings, which in sequence are confronted with descriptions of the projects also contained in the treatise. From this comparison, the study aims at validating the principles and procedures of designing according to Vitruvius as well as contributing to the discussion of architectural making in a broad sense.

A study of Salomon de Caus' manuscript commentary on the first book of Jean Martin's French translation of Vitruvius (c. 1622--1624) which takes the form of a dialogue between an Architect, an Engineer and a Mathematician. The removal of music and natural philosophy from the Vitruvion program of education; the need for the updating of Vitruvius' classical theory of founding cities and building their fortified walls; the emphasis on convenience in the planning of buildings and the separation of engineering and architecture within the Vitruvion corpus all point to a reduction in the role of architecture as cosmic analogy. A comparison with de Caus' treatises on perspective, mechanics, musical harmony, solar clocks and mensuration reveal that for de Caus, it is the engineer whose making can reconcile human and divine through a form of technical know-how that although it cannot be considered true knowledge, reveals the wonder of God to the senses.

Orientadora: Profª. Drª. Anastasia Guidi Itokazu / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia, São Bernardo do Campo, 2017. / A pesquisa investiga a arquitetura do universo tal como proposta por Vitrúvio no século I a.C. São apresentadas as artes e disciplinas da arquitetura vinculadas às práticas da gnomônica e o contexto que envolve o arquiteto na Antiguidade, tal como alguns aspectos políticos e religiosos que integram o discurso das estruturas do universo descritas no Tratado de Arquitetura. São desenvolvidas as questões que envolvem o livro como objeto traduzido e transformado ao longo de milhares de anos e algumas reflexões quanto aos desenhos e as pinturas mencionadas na obra. Também temos os comentários e desenvolvimentos das questões quanto à cosmologia junto às elaborações de mapas e ilustrações a partir do conteúdo descrito pelo arquiteto. Foram pesquisadas as teorias de autores que antecedem o período da obra e que forneceram os ensinamentos para a execução das enxertias de Vitrúvio, assim como também se buscou aplicar os termos que são apresentadas como definições constitutivas da arquitetura, ao considerarmos o livro como um produto desta arte. / The present research investigates the architecture of the universe as proposed by Vitruvius in the first century BC. The arts and disciplines of architecture related to the practices of gnomonics and the context surrounding the architect in Antiquity are presented, as well as some political and religious aspects that end up integrating the discourse about the structures of the universe as described in the Treatise on Architecture. The book is hereby presented as an object translated and transformed over thousands of years and some reflections on the drawings and paintings are proposed. Comments and developments regarding the cosmology required for the elaborations of maps and illustrations are also examined in the text provided by the architect. Finally, some of the the theories of authors that precede the period of the work and who provided the teachings for Vitruvius' graftings were investigated, as well the applications tof terms that are presented as constitutive definitions of the architecture, the book being taken as a product of this art.

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As the "Revolution" threatened Rome during the final decades of the Republic, the many landscapes of the city — built, intellectual, social and natural — became inextricably linked within a confused cultural matrix. Vitruvius was not simply observing a set of places; he was living within spaces that, while having lost many of their explicit meanings over time, contained within them implicit, albeit unclear, cultural codes for him to ponder. Vitruvius in fact was not describing Roman architecture as it was; he was describing it as he wished it to be. There are a host of reasons to question the physical exactitude of his examples and subsequent models: The vantage point of a single individual living within a specific place at a particular moment in time was, and continues to be, limited at best. There are geographical and architectural inaccuracies that leave the reader wondering if Vitruvius actually saw much of what was inserted within the treatise. And Vitruvius would have generalized in order to arrive at the broad sets of tenets contained in the books. The "looseness" characterizing the tenets of Vitruvius is precisely what has enabled imaginative interpretations over the centuries. By including drawings within translations, the classical imagination has become fused with memories of what monuments should look like. Linked to this, translated versions of Vitruvius' treatise can be usurped in order to connect ruins more closely to Roman architectural ideals than they may have been in the first place. The translation and annotation project of Jean Gardet and Dominique Bertin in the 1550s is an example of how the treatise of Vitruvius was attached, inextricably, to the antiquities of southern France. The habit of turning to the De Architectura in order to produce a body of archaeological knowledge and in turn to provide "proof for the architectural reconstruction of classical monuments has persisted. In the end, the monument can serve as confirmation for the translated text, and the text re-confirms the monument. In Orange, the use of the treatise by architects has been retraced to show that the reconstructed theater does not correspond, in its rebuilt state, to that which would have stood in its place. Eventually, the habit of turning to Vitruvius was adapted to such an extent that it practically became invisible, with architects and archaeologists turning to it with little thought as to its contextual validity. This is probably why we see so few explicit references to its use in the literature documenting the re-building of monuments; it is only by retracing field notes that the extent to which it was used, even relatively lately, can be assessed. At the same time, classical archaeology has — and continues to — direct its attention to deblayage, remaniements, consolidations and in time, la sauvegarde. The present-day impetus for these activities is closely connected to history, heritage and ultimately, the notion of patrimoine. The difficulty today is that the more we re-build, whether it be for basic cultural consumption or within grander state agendas, the recourse to producing related bodies of knowledge to justify architectural plans has the potential to increase significantly. The understanding of classical architecture within the context of history and heritage must be met by a corresponding comprehension of its temporal, formal and social nature; Vitruvius' words, as I have stressed, do not necessarily depict a material architecture. Vitruvius' architect lived within an urban setting that was highly dynamic and not necessarily readily interpreted. And while Republican spaces derived from a need for function, efficiency, beauty and representation, they were not necessarily or completely redesigned each time they were reused; they were often modified to suit. Notions related to specific and ideal spaces were most probably stored within the minds of the multifaceted designers to be shaped according to particular sets of pre-existing cultural and built conditions as well as geographical settings. And to these, the craftspeople would have added personal interpretations. Today the problems arise when architects and archaeologists, eager to convince themselves and others of their theoretic, forget that we simply do not know what memories resided in the mind of Roman architects.