[ANSWERED] #2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ORNAMENT Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Renaissance,…

#2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ORNAMENT Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Renaissance, Architecture The compositional relationship between a building’s structure and its ornament is a critical theme of Western Renaissance architecture. What were the characteristics of Greek temple-front architecture and Roman-wall architecture? What are the challenges faced when combining Greek temple-front architecture with Roman-wall architecture? Primary Readings: Watkin, Gelernter, Wittkower, Alberti, Hersey; and readings from the ‘Renaissance’ reading list.