Assignment #4

The building in these pictures is the Children's Center at USC located on Wheat Street. The columns on the front of the building are doric columns. They have a flat top and a flat base. A difference between the columns on this building versus the columns that we looked at in class is that there are no lines or indents in the columns, they are flat and round all the way around. Although this building is fairly new, it is definitely a Greek Revival style building. The way the roof meets at a point and looks like a triangle and the columns on the front are definitely characteristics of the Greek Revival buildings. The front of it reminds me of our State House building and the Longstreet Theater building. The front part of the building with the columns is definitely post and lintel in the way that the columns support the top of the overhang or carport. Overall, I learned that many buildings on campus, such as the State House or the Longstreet Theater, have the Greek Revival style architecture, even the newer buildings on campus like the Children's Center at USC. The Greek Revival style is still popular today.