The earliest surviving written work on the subject of architecture is De architectura, by the Roman architect Vitruvius in the early 1st century AD. According to Vitruvius, a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitas, utilitas, venustas, commonly known by the original translation – firmness, commodity and delight. An equivalent in modern English would be:
The earliest surviving written work on the subject of architecture is De architectura , by the Roman architect Vitruvius in the early 1st century AD . According to Vitruvius , a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitas , utilitas , venustas , commonly known by the original translation – firmness , commodity and delight . An equivalent in modern English would be :
What is the oldest architecture plans that has survived?
What is the oldest architecture plans that has survived ?
De architectura
De architectura