grid plan

Examples of grid plan in the following topics:

• Urban Planning in the Greek High Classical Period

  • Hippodamus of Miletus is considered the "father" of rational city planning, and the city of Priene is a prime example of his grid planned cities.
  • He is considered the "father" of urban planning, and his name is given to the grid layout of city planning, known as the Hippodamian plan.
  • The Hippodamian plan is now known as a grid plan formed by streets intersecting at right angles.
  • In Hippodamus's home city of Miletus, the grid plan would become the model of urban planning followed by the Romans.
  • Describe the role of Hipposamus of Miletus in the development of grid-planned cities in Classical Greece.

• Indus Valley Civilization

  • Inhabitants of the ancient Indus Valley developed new and notable techniques in handicraft, metallurgy, trade and transportation, systems of measurement, and urban planning.
  • There is evidence of urban planning due to the uniformity of size and style of the brickwork, as well as the organization of streets and neighborhoods into grid patterns, much like many current cities.
  • The evidence for planned settlements and the uniformity of Harappan artifacts suggests a strong organizational or governing force in the Indus Valley Civilization, though archaeological records provide no immediate answers.

• Architecture of the Middle Kingdom

  • Architects carefully planned all their work, fitting their stones and bricks precisely together.
  • The town was laid out in a regular plan, with mud-brick town walls on three sides.
  • The fortress itself extended more than 150 meters along the west bank of the Nile, covering 13,000 square meters, and had within its wall a small town laid out in a grid system.

• Chicago School of Architecture

  • The arrangement of windows on the facade typically creates a grid pattern, with some projecting out from the facade forming bay windows.

• Steel-Frame Construction

  • Steel frame usually refers to a building technique with a 'skeleton frame' of vertical steel columns and horizontal I-beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof, and walls of a building which are all attached to the frame.

• Photorealism

  • Photorealist painters gather imagery and visual information through the use of the photograph, which is then transferred onto the canvas either by projecting a slide of the image onto the canvas, or by the traditional technique of the grid.

• Illustrated Books in the Early Middle Ages

  • The Evangelists are placed in a grid and enclosed in an arcade, as is common in the Mediterranean tradition.

• Architecture in the Hellenistic Period

  • Dynastic families patronized large complexes and dramatic urban plans within their cities.
  • These urban plans often focused on the natural setting, and were intended to enhance views and create dramatic civic, judicial, and market spaces that differed from the orthogonal plans of the houses that surrounded them.
  • The building plan also played with theatricality and drama, forcing its visitors through a dark interior and then opening up into a bright and open courtyard that did not have a roof.
  • The building is dramatically different from the perfected Classical plan of temples.
  • Plan and elevation of the Temple of Apollo.

• Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

  • Chinese urban planning and architecture under the Ming Dynasty are based on fengshui geomancy and numerology, as seen in the Forbidden City.
  • Chinese urban planning is based on fengshui geomancy and the well-field system of land division, both used since the Neolithic age.
  • The design of the Forbidden City, from its overall layout to the smallest detail, was meticulously planned to reflect philosophical and religious principles and the majesty of Imperial power.
  • Describe how fengshui and numerology influenced the architecture and urban planning of the Ming dynasty, as seen in the capital of Beijing.

• Architecture in the Early Byzantine Empire

  • Like most Byzantine churches of this time, the Hagia Sophia is centrally-planned, with the dome serving as its focal point.
  • After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, the plan of the Hagia Sophia would significantly influence the construction and design of the Süleymaniye Mosque (1550-1557).
  • Like the original church, Justinian's replacement had a cruciform plan and and was surmounted by five domes: one above each arm of the cross and one above the central bay where the arms intersected.
  • a) Plan of the gallery (upper half); b) Plan of the ground floor (lower half)