Description
This multiauthor volume presents thirteen case studies that showcase the scientific, analytical, and often archaeological study of historic buildings that is known in German as Bauforschung. Written by established and emerging experts in this field, the chapters focus on the architecture of the Classical world and cover a wide variety of topics, such as construction processes, design principles, building traditions, and historical contexts. Despite this diversity, there is a common thread, since all contributors perceive architecture not as piles of dead matter, or as mere bearers of decoration and sculpture, but as dynamic organisms--bodies full of inner tension to defy gravity. Thus, they pursue the common goal to situate architecture in its historical contexts by documenting, reconstructing, and visualizing the structures as well as their spatial settings, technical underpinnings, and ideological symbolism.Throughout this volume, ancient buildings are considered historic documents in their own right, reflecting both the efforts of their designers and builders, as well as the aspirations of their patrons and communities. The collection represents a wide cross-section of approaches brought to bear on ancient Greek and Roman architecture and, thus, serves as an English-language introduction to the technical and historical questions, and the methodologies inherent in Bauforschung.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsContributor listAbbreviationsList of figuresIntroduction: Bauforschung as a Contemporary Approach1 Bauforschung and Stadtforschung: The Interscalar Dynamics of Augustus' Building Program in Rome's SuburaMargaret M. Andrews2 The Augustan Aqueduct of Minturnae in Southern LatiumHansgeorg Bankel3 Building Practices and Historical Context in Augustan Columbarium TombsDorian Borbonus4 The Influence of Reuse on Architectural Practices in Late Imperial RomeElisha Ann Dumser5 Modeling Hermogenes: An Experiment of Bauforschung in 3DSamuel Holzman6 Roofing without Timber: The Tower of the Winds in AthensHermann J. Kienast7 Forgotten Constructions: Wide-spanning Trusses in Imperial RomeAlexander von Kienlin8 Two Terracotta Vaulting Elements: Tracing Technology Transfer in the Western Mediterranean, 3rd c. B.C.E.-2nd c. C.E.Lynne C. Lancaster9 Constructing, Deconstructing, and Reconstructing the 'Temple of Dionysus' in Side, PamphyliaKatja Piesker10 Large Stones-Big Challenge?Klaus Rheidt11 Virtual Collapse? Considerations of Structure in Reconstructing Greek ArchitectureMark Wilson Jones and Georg Herdt12 Creating 'Hanging Gardens'Ulrike Wulf-Rheidt13 Reconstructions of Roman Polychrome Architecture: Evidence, Ideal, and IdeologyStephan ZinkGeneral Index
