ARCH 119 - WEEK 2 - EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE - PART 1

Egypt

_____ consist of a narrow strip of fertile, alluvial soil along both banks of the Nile flanked by shelves of barren land and rugged cliffs beyond which lie arid, desert plateau.

narrow strip of fertile, alluvial soil

What soil consists consist Egypt?

Nile

Egypt consist of a narrow strip of fertile, alluvial soil along both banks of the _______ flanked by shelves of barren land and rugged cliffs beyond which lie arid, desert plateau.

Herodotus

Who said this? “Egypt is a gift of the Nile.”

Herodotus

Who is this?

Egypt is a gift of the Nile.

What did Herodotus said about Egypt?

STONE

INFLUENCES : Geological

Most abundant material in quantity and varietyChief kinds: limestone, sandstone, alabaster, granite, quartzite and basalt

COPPER

INFLUENCES : Geological

Imported from the Sinai Peninsula

TIN

INFLUENCES : Geological

Imported for making bronze

SUN-DRIED MUD BRICKS

INFLUENCES : Geological

Used to construct houses and palaces

DATE PALM

INFLUENCES : Geological

Indigenous wood material were somethimes used for roofing

CEDAR & OTHER WOOD

INFLUENCES : Geological

Imported

PALM LEAVES, REEDS, RUSHES

INFLUENCES : Geological

Used to frame or reinforce brick construction; Used as mats, panels, partitions and fences

1. stone

2. copper

3. tin

4. sun-dried mud bricks

5. date palm

6. cedar & other wood

7. palm leaves, reeds, rushes

List the 7 Geological Influences in Egypt

1. limestone,

2. sandstone

3. alabaster

4. granite

5. quartzite

6. basalt

NFLUENCES : Geological

STONE : Most abundant material in quantity and variety.
Chief kinds:

1. summer

2. spring

INFLUENCES: Climatic

TWO SEASONS:

1. warm

2. rainfall

INFLUENCES: Climatic

In Egypt, climate is ____ and rare ________ which (Contributed to the preservation of buildings)

interior

INFLUENCES: Climatic

Intense heat of the sun is blocked from the _______

1. No real windows

2. Unbroken massive walls

3. Uninterrupted exterior surface

INFLUENCES: Climatic

3 Architectural translation:

SEASONAL FLOODING

INFLUENCES: Climatic

Once a year the river floods, which stops agricultural production

Batter

INFLUENCES: Climatic

Architectural Impact:

“_______” in walls for structural stability (counter the soil shrinkage and expansion due to flooding)