The great architects: columns, arches and vaults

This workshop introduces students to several emblematic elements of medieval architecture: columns, arches and vaults. Using cut-and-paste elements representing the constituent parts of these structures, students can reassemble the entire system to understand how it works and the importance of each element in relation to the others. The examples they have in front of them and the models of arches and vaults they can also make will bring the workshop session to a close, giving concrete form to the workings of this architectural ensemble. Workshop - 1H30.