Alla ricerca degli archetipi mediterranei: il disegno dei templi dorici

Abstract

The architecture of the classical temple in the Magna Graecia area represents, despite the multiplicity of its forms and the simplicity of the construction system, one of the most effective and grandiose ideas of the Mediterranean archetypes. Starting from simple elements: base, walls, vertical supports, horizontal entablature, roof and pediment, building typologies of increasing monumentality and degree of differentiation are still legible today, which give rise to the development and construction of authentic wonders in the field of architecture.
In addition to the survey of the remains present in the archaeological sites, the analysis of the elements that bring us back to the concept of number and proportion understood in this context, both in a concrete and semantic way, according to the interpretation of the Pythagorean School, is relevant. This geometric rigor is the inspiration that leads to the analysis of some temples in the archaeological park of Selinunte, three-dimensional architectural models that confirm a repeatable and recognized classical language.