Assignment #4 -Architecture

1.This is West Quad which is located on the University of South Carolina. West Quad is also known as Green Quad because it has many sustainable/ Eco-friendly feature. West Quad serves as dormitories for upperclassmen that attend the University. I lived in West Quad during my sophomore year.

2. West Quad is built in the Greek Revival architectural style. The building consist of a basic building structure of post and lintel. On the building you can notice that there are two types of Greek orders. The most prominent Greek order is actually not an order but more of a decorative element similar to the ones seen on the state house. If you look closely toward the bottom of the building there are actually Greek Orders that are built in the Doric style. The Doric style is the oldest Greek Order; these are non decorative but are simply fluted throughout the body of the order.

 Example of a Doric Greek order.

At the top of West Quad is an architectural element that appears to be a tower. Which is similar to an element that would normally be seen on top of a church. This is defiantly unusual for the style of building this is. I think that the tower is defiantly used for some type of sustainability/Eco-friendly purpose. None the less it is very interesting to see the two elements mixed on one structure.

                       

                       

Above are some examples of towers similar to the one on West Quad. This towers are all located on churches.

3. As mentioned earlier West Quad is in the style  of Greek Revival. Greek Revival is a common style of architecture that can be seen in many buildings across the United States. The Greek Revival is a style of architecture that dominate America during the early19th century. It is an architectural style that imitates the elements of ancient Greek temple design. This style was very popular because of the correlations to with classical tradition and democracy. This was truly the first national style in the United States. It can be found in all regions of the country. Greek Revival can even be seen on many national monuments including the Statue of Liberty.

Below are some more examples of Greek Revival architecture found throughout the United States.

Taylor Ferguson