Aerial photographs of some of the buildings built in Roman Hispania illustrating the text of Vitruvius on the quality requirements buildings meet "De architectura, Book I Chapter 3.
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building.
(Del lat. Aedificatĭo,-onis).
1. f. Action and effect of building (to a building).
In turn, the building is divided into two parts: one part is about the provision and construction of walls common in public places, the other part is about the development of private buildings.
In public buildings there are three possible objectives: protection, worship, and the win-win situation
Protection refers to the structure of walls, towers and gates, with order to reject at any time the enemy attacks.
Worship refers to the location of the temples of the immortal gods and sacred shrines.
advantageous situation is the common places available for public use, such as ports, forums, portals, restrooms, theaters , walks and similar constructions, which are arranged in public places, serving the same purpose of use.
These buildings must achieve safety, utility and beauty.
security will be achieved when the foundation is sinking solidly and when a careful choice of materials, without restricting spending.
The utility is achieved by proper arrangement of the parts of a building so as not to cause any obstruction, together with an appropriate distribution - on its own merits-oriented in the most convenient.
will get the beauty when her appearance is nice and neat, cuando una adecuada proporción de sus partes plasme la teoría de la simetría.
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VER: ¿Qué es arquitectura según Vitruvio? - Sánchez-Montaña Carlos
Vitruvius: de Architectura
Liber I Caput 3.
I. Partes ipsius architecturae sunt tres, aedificatio, gnomonice, machinatio. aedificatio autem divisa est bipertito, e quibus una est moenium et communium operum in publicis locis conlocatio, altera est privatorum aedificiorum explicatio. publicorum autem distributiones sunt tres, e quibus est una defensionis, altera religionis, tertia opportunitatis. defensionis est murorum turriumque et portarum ratio ad hostium impetus perpetuo repellendos excogitata, religionis deorum inmortalium fanorum aediumque sacrarum conlocatio, opportunitatis communium locorum ad usum publicum dispositio, uti portus fora porticus balineae theatra inambulationes ceteraque quae isdem rationibus in publicis locis designantur.
