Romanesque And Gothic Structural Analysis

This second paper made me think outside of the box of all the buildings I pass on way to and from class. After looking at the Medieval Paradigm, the Romanesque and Gothic structure best represent the Baker University Center. In my opinion the Baker University Center applies both to the Romanesque and Gothic structure. I know, that is uncommon and doesn’t really work that way, but when you compare the list of structures each group has, there are some that don’t apply and some that do in both groups.
In the Romanesque structure that features that apply to the Baker University Center are: massive (the size is one of the biggest buildings here on campus), rounded arches (the first floor entrance doors), vaulted ceilings, and thick columns. For the Gothic Structure the features that apply are: many and large windows, and the pointed arches (the viewable arch on the top of the building, you can see it best when entering on the fourth floor).
Baker University Center is massive; it …show more content…
The building has big and bulky walls to withhold all the sounds coming from everyone inside. If it had thin walls it would make the noise inside echo and bounce off the high ceilings. There is a point in the building, where if you stand on the star, on the fourth floor, your voice projects off the ceiling. The stone tracery doesn't apply because the building is made out of brick. It is almost all the same color of brick. There isn’t a wheel shaped window or flying buttresses, the building blends in with the scenery and the buildings next to it.
This paper was a little bit difficult on deciding what piece of beautiful artwork I would write about. It is neat to see how several buildings apply to the Medieval Paradigm. I am wondering if Athens, Ohio is just trying to copy the look of Ancient Greece because of our name? I hope we make Athens, Greece happy for representing their beautiful artwork here in