The Foundations of Classical Architecture: Motifs & Details

I have never seen an architectural video of this caliber let alone so historic in nature. I wish I've seen your videos 15-20 years ago. It would have helped me on my lectures tremendously. Great job Professor Calder Loth. I'm a fan. ❤️

his voice sounds architectural

This lecture has litteraly changed the way I see the world ! Thank you very much

I could not have enjoyed this more if it had been dipped in chocolate.  Thank you so much for uploading.  DA

The most satisfying thing about this series is that in this part, when showing one detail, other details in the same building are instantly recognizable from the previous videos. Angled volutes, hypotrachelion, partial fluting of the columns, elliptical curves... I have admired classical architecture for a while, but feared I could never understand it without a degree or at least a very deep dive in some obscure literature. Thank you for producing this!

I have to say, having watched hundreds of architecture documentaries over 20 years+, I have never seen such an informative, well researched, entertaining video. Whenever it started to get heavy, a picture of a beautiful building would appear and would put everything back on track. The building in Germany where all the pediments were the same made me laugh. The history of the edicule doorway was brilliant......,so that's what a Georgian door is! I am from Dublin and the defining architectural feature of this city is the "Georgian door". Now I see it in it's proper context, thank you! I enjoyed every minute of this video, the information was imparted in a very deliberate way, some would say cold, but I would say that's just how I like it!!

amazing. this deserves more attention!

How illuminating that a quality post such as this gets 27k views and 28 comments in an entire year, yet some purile garbage from a Kardashian type can track up teens of millions of viewers in just days. Gives one great insight into the state of the times, and this series is worthy of every accolade. Thank you for posting.

Fabulous! Strongly recommend for those who like architecture! Thank you very much Mr. Loth!

Very very informative.Excellent photography !!

i learned alot from this video, very inspiring, also very informative. I haven't watched the 1st and 2nd but i'm already looking forward to the 4th one. I never once watched a very long information video without feeling sleepy like this. :D I truly enjoyed it, and i hope i can watch more presentation like this.

Fantastic! Such detail and presented in a very understandable way. Love how the features are highlighted during the commentary. Thank you.

Excellent content and presentation!

As always, Calder Loth does an excellent and interesting, well researched and engaging work of presentation and narration!

I think you are the best speaker I have ever heard in all my years of education.

Your videos give me such pleasure. Please make more. I'll pay! Excellent quality

Thank you very much for the course!

OMG this is just what I needed! I recently moved to the Southern USA from California & I have so many questions! I'm seeing buildings here (including my local Post Office) that are so rich in architectural detail that it made me realize I utterly lack the vocabulary & historical knowledge to describe them! "Ooo I really like that... thing... over here & that... thing... over there!" And of course people who grew up with these amazing buildings have no interest, nor appreciation for the architectural richness that surrounds them on the daily. Thank you.

This course is so enjoyable and I’ve learned so much, including the origin of a console table, guttae, modillions and so much more. My two pre-modern architectural history courses could only cover a few basics, because of time constraint and the very basic, introductory level needed to give most students an introduction to the general principles and periods. Now, I want to revisit all the classically-inspired buildings in my area!

Great stuff..looking forward to the next episode