Category Archives: Classical Comments

CLASSICAL COMMENTS: THE DIOCLETIAN WINDOW

by Calder Loth Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Member of the Institute of Classical Classical Architecture & Art‘s Advisory Council. Dedicated in 306 A.D., the Baths of Diocletian survive as Rome’s only relatively intact ancient … Read more »

Posted by Calder on February 4, 2013 | 4 Comments

CLASSICAL COMMENTS: ALTERNATING PEDIMENTS

A perusal of classical facades from ancient times to modern reveals a persistent use of alternating triangular and segmental pediments for topping openings and other architectural features. Read more »

Posted by Calder on January 7, 2013 | 5 Comments

Classical Comments: Monumental Church

By Calder Loth Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and a member of the Institute of Classical Classical Architecture & Art‘s Advisory Council. For this month’s Classical Comments essay, I am departing from the usual pattern … Read more »

Posted by Calder on October 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

CLASSICAL COMMENTS: THE TEMPIETTO, GRANDFATHER OF DOMES

by Calder Loth Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Advisory Council. One of the most influential of all Italian Renaissance buildings is perhaps the most … Read more »

Posted by Calder on September 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

CLASSICAL COMMENTS: THE COMPOSITE ORDER, An Overview

  by Calder Loth Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Advisory Council. The Composite order is a complex topic; a proper study could be the … Read more »

Posted by Calder on August 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

CLASSICAL COMMENTS: WEATHERBOARDS AND CLAPBOARDS

by Calder Loth Senior Architectural Historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and a member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Advisory Council.   What could be more American looking than the ca. 1755 Dudley Digges house … Read more »

Posted by Calder on July 16, 2012 | 4 Comments