Vitruvius Explained: The 2,000-Year-Old Rules of Architecture

Subscribe for 30-second ideas on architecture & art:    / @architecturaandart   #architecture #arthistory #design Over 2,000 years ago, the Roman engineer Vitruvius wrote the only complete architecture book to survive from antiquity: ten scrolls on building, materials, temples, houses, water, time and machines. Here are all ten, explained simply, one idea at a time. 0:00 Intro: who was Vitruvius 0:26 Book I: The Architect 1:20 Book II: Materials 2:10 Book III: The Body as Measure 3:02 Book IV: The Orders 3:52 Book V: Public Buildings 4:46 Book VI: The House 5:41 Book VII: Finishes & Colour 6:36 Book VIII: Water 7:28 Book IX: Sun, Stars & Time 8:21 Book X: Machines 9:11 The takeaway Subscribe for a new idea in 30 seconds. #architecture #vitruvius #romanarchitecture #history #design