Examines how materials used in Roman architecture carried social and contextual meanings, creating "appropriate" spectacles. 2. Social and Behavioral Decorum
Explores the idea that a building's orderly appearance is relative to the observer. decorum
Traces from Vitruvius through Alberti, where decorum dictated the proper, "appropriate" design of buildings based on their social status and function. Examines how materials used in Roman architecture carried
