[EGYPT : GREECE : ROME]
Throughout history, architecture has changed its primary focus in design. Starting with the Egyptians, having an unquestioning theme of permanence drove their megalithic sense of architecture to great heights using stone in a land of sand owned this trait. The Egyptians interior architecture mostly lacked this principle, of permanence, because of the use of wood primarily save the pharaoh’s throne. The Egyptians canonized much of their architecture making it easy to be upheld for centuries to come.
The Greeks came with a vigorous pursuit of perfection achieved with mathematics. Developing much of what we know of modern geometry mathematics played a significant role in the building of Grecian temples and ultimately cities. Their study of nature and the natural order of things brought a significant discovery the Golden Mean, a purporting system (1:1.61) that allowed things to not only to look proper but to function properly in our natural world most notably the column. Thus bringing life to structure achieved the beauty and idealism the Greeks so treasured.
The Romans and the advent of concrete revolutionized the ancient world. Building on the work of the Greeks they were able to create roads and less dependence on the meticulous work with marble allowed faster building times. Achieving the dome and metropolitan cities, most notably of course Rome to which the famous pantheon and its magnificent “oculus” is home to is still a marvel should one travel to Rome.
Throughout history, architecture has changed its primary focus in design. Starting with the Egyptians, having an unquestioning theme of permanence drove their megalithic sense of architecture to great heights using stone in a land of sand owned this trait. The Egyptians interior architecture mostly lacked this principle, of permanence, because of the use of wood primarily save the pharaoh’s throne. The Egyptians canonized much of their architecture making it easy to be upheld for centuries to come. 
The Greeks came with a vigorous pursuit of perfection achieved with mathematics. Developing much of what we know of modern geometry mathematics played a significant role in the building of Grecian temples and ultimately cities. Their study of nature and the natural order of things brought a significant discovery the Golden Mean, a purporting system (1:1.61) that allowed things to not only to look proper but to function properly in our natural world most notably the column. Thus bringing life to structure achieved the beauty and idealism the Greeks so treasured.
The Romans and the advent of concrete revolutionized the ancient world. Building on the work of the Greeks they were able to create roads and less dependence on the meticulous work with marble allowed faster building times. Achieving the dome and metropolitan cities, most notably of course Rome to which the famous pantheon and its magnificent “oculus” is home to is still a marvel should one travel to Rome. 
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