When architecture neglects God.

          

From Egyptian architecture, we can see the language in the architecture are use to worship God. It is not build for normal people, but it is built for kings and priests to be able to access. Therefore, we can see the scale of the architectures are gigantic. For instance, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut , the tomb was installed into the mountain, to create a scared place which normal people can not be access. The architecture were concern the transition of meaning in architecture. In Greek and Roman, the architectures use to represent god and worship the king's greatness or deliver the message of the greatness of the rulers to the public. For example, Parthenon was built for dedication to Greek goddess, Athena. Also The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol ofAncient Greece democracy.

From classical pagan architecture translate into domestic architecture by the purposes and function changes. For instance, the Villa Rotunda in Vincenza, still contains the classical element, symmetrical composed of geometric shapes.The square plan with four entrances/exits on each side and a circular dome in the middle are evidence of the translation of the classical religious architecture in to domestic architecture. The meaning that change through the architecture can be compare with the Pantheon. The use of light in Christianity to represent God, which the oculus of the pantheon is represented that. On the other hand, Villa Rotunda's oculus is only built for a function purpose to receive light.


Another example is Compidoglio. It was built on Trojan Forum of the Romans, which build for a monumental complex. Compidoglio was built to restore glory and make the site to be the heart of Christian empire. This is a example of how the architecture use to restore the greatness of God. But Also, it is domestic architecture, humanism is the main concern in architecture. If we look that the whole site we can see that it is a space a time square for people to gathering. The building for human, we can see the change in scale and the function that install to the building.

To sum up, the purposes of construction in architectures have changed. We are no longer interest in the architecture for God, but we are now focusing on the architecture for humanity, where function is the main interest of architecture. Indeed, the transition in the elements in classical architecture are still present in domestic architecture the function of them are changed, adapted or being ignoring.