ArcArchh

By Andrea Amaya and Tiffany Ferreira

Oral PresentationEnglish for Architecture and Urban Planning IIID-2125

Table of content:Table of content:IntroductionAbout itTypes Arch in Urban PlanningArch in ArchitectureConclusions

What is Arch?What is Arch?

underground structures.

above ground.

Roman arch / semicircular arch.

Pointed Gothic arch. Romans aqueducts

Lacock Abbey (England)

HistorHistoryy

First carved horseshoe arch known.

First built horseshoe arch known.

Umayyad Mosque (Damascus)

Mosqued of Uqba (Tunisia)

Types of Types of arch.arch.

Arch in Architecture

MesopotamiansAncient RomansGothic ArchitectureRenaissance20th - 21st Century

Elements derived from ArchElements derived from Arch

ArchivoltsArchivolts

ArcadeArcade flying buttressflying buttress

Pointed ArchPointed Arch

Ribbon VoltRibbon Volt

Arch in Urban PlanningArch in Urban Planning

Urban Space’s Structure Urban Space’s Structure

In what world, arch could be related with urban planning?

Landmarks, paths, districts,

edges and nodes

we need elements very important and

striking

Building typologies Building typologies

Road design Road design

Network infrastructure Network infrastructure services services

Ancients Romans

Infrastructure to provide services to roman population

To plumbing and sewage

ConclusionsConclusionsIs a structural elementCalculableUsableEasy to use itProvide movement,

harmony and beauty

Thank You!Thank You!