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Architetto Polemico
@polemicarc
Luddite.
Aug 18, 2019 • 17 tweets • 13 min read
The last sub-thread of this 4th roll is about the destruction of the site of Babisqa.
#ancient #Syria #ruins The expedition of Butler, in the early XX C., mapped the settlement of Babisqa, located near #Aleppo, and N of Mout #Barisha. The archaeological settlement, dated from the II C. B.C. is very close to the Turkish border.

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Jun 23, 2019 • 25 tweets • 13 min read
ROTOLO n.4 –Ancient thermae of Syria
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An occasion to remember and honour pre-islamic thermae in Syria, mostly gone destroyed/damaged by the war.

Composite thread made up of more chapters.
#ancient #thermae #Syria #ruins Let’s get started with thermae of Brad.
Jun 3, 2019 • 15 tweets • 12 min read
ROTOLO n.3 – Heritage and Energy Performance (inspired by @MIncontri):

Real case-study to explain how current energy codes are lethal for good buildings and our pockets.

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#sustainability #energy #building #bureaucracy @MIncontri PROTECTED rural building, dated from late XVIIth C. (with typical belgian add-on)
DEMOLISHED and rebuilt anew.
May 11, 2019 • 15 tweets • 10 min read
ROTOLO n.2 – Lararia in Pompeii and Herculaneum
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#larario #lararium #pompeii #herculaneum #architecture #arquitectura #RomanEmpire The Lararium is an altar sacred to the Lares, the deities of the ancestors according to the Romans. The word has an Etruscan origin, as 'lar' meant 'father' in their language.
May 3, 2019 • 15 tweets • 12 min read
ROTOLO n.1 – Public Fountains in Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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#fountain #herculaneum #pompeii #architecture #arquitectura #RomanEmpire Public fountains were execptionally important for every urbanized civilization.
They served an important logistic and social function, located in the most strategic places to relieve the thirst of the people walking by, supplied by the local aquaduct. (pic thru @wrathofgnon)