Myth, landscape and boundaries : the impact of the notion of sacredness of nature on Greek urbanism and architecture

Download

index.pdf

Date

2006

Author

Pınar, Ekin

Metadata

Show full item record

Item Usage Stats

335
views

135
downloads

This thesis focuses on the impact of the notion of holiness of nature in ancient Greek thought and its reflection on urbanism and architecture with respect to the transformations that took place during the archaic period. The archaic period represented most fundamentally a shift from an era where everything was on the move to an era of territorialism which culminated in the establishment of the polis and the Greek temple. This shift was prominent in the sense that it pointed not only to a basic modification in the lifestyle of Greeks; but also to the formation of Greek identity as opposed to that of foreigners. In this respect, the thesis first concentrates on the foundation of the polis, followed by the emergence of the temple and lastly the orders of the columns. Doing so, it is aimed to analyze the transformation concerning the understanding of nature which was engendered by the Greek territorialist expansion and its effect on Greek urbanism and architecture.

Subject Keywords

History.

URI

http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607388/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16400

Collections

Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

Suggestions

OpenMETU
Core

Architectural elaboration of the "public" in the domestic architecture of late antique Anantolia : changes and transformations in the private setting Çonkır, Esra; Özgenel, Lale; Department of History of Architecture (2005) This thesis studies the continuity, change and transformation of the Roman domestic architecture in Asia Minor in late antiquity with reference to the social and political dynamics and the urban context of the period. The sample is chosen from the well-preserved and studied houses in Asia Minor, which provide considerable information and insight into the domestic context of the period. In the light of architectural evidence coming from these houses late antique domestic architecture is discussed with a spec...
Multi-functional buildings of the T-type in Ottoman context : network of identity and territorialization Oğuz, Zeynep; Altan, Tomris Elvan; Department of History of Architecture (2006) This thesis focuses on the Ottoman buildings with a T-shaped plan and their meanings with respect to the central and centrifugal tendencies in the Ottoman context in the fourteenth, fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The emergence of the multi-functional buildings of the T-type in the Ottoman realm is simultaneous with the burgeoning of a state in the early Ottoman frontier milieu, which is profoundly intermingled with the notion of gaza; whereas the demise of the use of the T-plan is coincident with ...
Roman urban space framed by colonnades : mediating between myth, memory and history in Ephesus Yoncacı, Pelin; Güven, Suna Naziyet; Department of History of Architecture (2006) A multi-layered analysis on the morphological development of Ephesus in relation to the Temple of Artemis and an investigative wandering through the streets of this city in the era of Roman Empire highlights this thesis characterized by a consistent search for the significance of the notion of “urban armature.” From the standpoint of those who lived at that time, special attention is directed toward the colonnaded avenues as well as to their formal and social impacts within the city fabric. The thesis re-re...
Traditional Karacasu (Aydın) dwellings: an investigstion into theirarchitectural and social characteristics Taşdöğen, Fatma Sezin; Asatekin, Gül; Department of History of Architecture (2006) This thesis introduces the traditional dwellings in Karacasu within the context of traditional residential architecture in Anatolia; and investigates their architectural and social characteristics. Karacasu is selected as a case-study for its preserved vernacular architecture, which dates back to the end of the 18th century and the 19th century. The architectural and social investigation of the traditional dwellings of Karacasu is based on studying the dwellings as residential and social unit. The spatial a...
Environmental aesthetics of the rural architectural tradition in the Mediterranean highlander settlement: the case study of Ürünlü Kavas, Kemal Reha; Erzen, Jale Adile; Department of History of Architecture (2009) This thesis formulates a conceptual framework to account for the rural architectural traditions. The proposal is presented by referring to Ürünlü, a Mediterranean highland settlement in Southwestern Turkey. The thesis' basic assumption is the environmental coherence of the traditional rural culture. Environmental aesthetics provides the conceptual basis through which architectural elements of the environmental coherence are investigated. Environmental aesthetics enhances the inclusive conceptions of "enviro...

Citation Formats

E. Pınar, “Myth, landscape and boundaries : the impact of the notion of sacredness of nature on Greek urbanism and architecture,” M.A. - Master of Arts, Middle East Technical University, 2006.