Blinn College, Rellis Campus | Architecture Program | ARCH 1302 | Instructor: Sandra Hernandez

Assignment-1 Individual: "Concepts in Gothic Architecture" (10%)

Objectives:

Using different sources of information, you will provide a written document that answers the questions in
section I (Essay Style/400 words minimum). Also, you will explore architectural characteristics and
definitions of Gothic architecture and labeling the provided Notre Dame Cathedral graphics in section II.

Goals:
• To analyze and integrate information from diverse formats including, readings, videos, and visuals,
into a written report that answers questions in two sections of the assignment.
• To understand Notre-Dame Cathedral’s history, style, fire and facts.
• To effectively prepare an “individual document” by building, supporting, and comprehending ideas
and concepts about Gothic architecture.
• To engage in an architectural, technical vocabulary and mentally organize the information.
• To understand the relation between past, present, and future in architectural technologies.
• To understand the importance of “Notre Dame Cathedral” at the world level.

General instructions:

This assignment has two parts; each should have enough development for a grade. Both parts will be merged
into ONE word or PDF document.

 The writing part: Visit the provided links at the bottom and respond to the questions.
 The graphic part: To label the plan and elevation, go to our E-Campus site under the Assignment-1
module to retrieve the plan and elevation images of Notre Dame Paris Cathedral.

Your assignment must be turned in into the e-Campus “Assignment 1-Individual” Dropbox. The due date will
be on Sunday Sep 04, 2022 at 11:59 PM. Late works will be penalized with a 10% reduction each following
day (up to three days).

Format:
Set your text margins to be 1 inch on all sides, double line spacing, and use only one standard font size 12
throughout the paper (Do not enlarge the font to make your report appear longer) and cited your sources.

Heading on the top, left corner of the first page only with the following information:
• ARCH 1302
• Section
• Student(s) Last and First-name
• Writing Assignment No.1
• Date
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Assignment title: "Concepts in Gothic Architecture" (On its own line and at the center of the page): While
you get no points for doing this, you still lose 1% of your total grade for a missing title.

Visit the provided link at the bottom and respond to the following:

Part I (4PTS)

Using different sources of information answer the following questions:

1. Where is Notre-Dame Cathedral located?

2. Why this Gothic religious building plays such a vital role in European history?
3. Why is Notre Dame historically significant today?
4. Who is the novel's author, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
5. Mention 10 facts about the stain glass, the rose windows and gargoyles mentioned on the video
6. What happened on April 15, 2019?
7. Choose three original construction materials used to build the Cathedral, and explain the challenges
of using these materials in present times.
8. Explain how the cutting edge technologies will help to "digitally" re-build a virtual model of the
Cathedral
9. Using the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris destruction, what do we learn to manage and protect other
significant religious or cultural buildings around the world?
10. In your own opinion, what are the challenges involved in preserving and maintaining cathedrals in
present days?

Part II (4PTS)

A) Using the drawing-plan of Notre Dame Paris (bellow), identify and label the following terms associated
with the Cathedral.

1. Aisle (Side aisle)

2. Ambulatory
3. Apse
4. Chapel
5. Crossing
6. Choir
7. Narthex
8. Nave (Central aisle)
9. Transept (North)
10. Towers
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B) Using the front elevation drawing (bellow), label and identify the following terms associated with the
Gothic front-façade:

1. Arcade
2. North tower Bell tower
3. South tower
4. Flying Buttress
5. Gable
6. Lancet window
7. Pillar
8. Pinnacle
9. Portal of Judgment
10. Portal of the Virgen West Portal
11. Sainte-Anne Portal
12. Pointed arch
13. Roof (forest)
14. Spire
15. Sculptures of saints and angels
16. West rose window
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Sources:

Before the fire:

 Perspective Video link: “The Secret of Notre Dame: a living Cathedral” (49.42 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYvhsyaiUeI

After the fire:

 France 24 Broadcast: The people tirelessly restoring Notre-Dame to its former glory (12:33 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF85dBHwyBw

 CNN-10: Rebuilding Notre Dame- YouTube (2:52 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzckY_V4uBw

 CBS Evening News: Scientists turn to 3D technology to help restore Notre Dame (2:30 minutes)
Scientists turn to 3D technology to help restore Notre Dame - YouTube

** Please, cite your work **

Grading Rubric for written report

Part I (4 Points)
Part II (4 Points)
Format and Grammar (2 Points)
Total: 10 Pts.

Failing
Poor: Missing
Fair: Missing some points
Good: missing one point
Very Good: For complete answers
Excellent: For outstanding answers

Sources of information:

 Student’s book: Buildings Across Time/ Michael Fazio/ McGraw-Hill Higher Education/ Chapter 9
 Architecture dictionaries
 Websites: blogs, museum’s websites ***No Wikipedia***
 Videos: Saving Notre-dame: Links attached
 Images: available in E-Campus
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Other Helpful sources:

https://www.blinn.edu/writing-centers/links.html

 Citing sources: Link to Blinn College Library with information about citing sources, different styles, and
free available citing tools.

https://libguides.blinn.edu/citingsources/generators

 Avoid Plagiarisms: Based on Blinn College Policy about scholastic integrity: “It is the responsibility of
students and faculty members to maintain scholastic integrity at the College District by refusing to
tolerate any form of scholastic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism, or any other act of dishonesty.”