Essay Question 2

ESSAY- Question #2

Around 500 BC, the Romans brought new, innovative ideas of architecture. Such ideas included arch's, baked brick, and cement. From this period, architecture branched off those ideas leading to temples, and coliseums built with brick and marble. Around this time domes, theaters and public bathing were also popular. For the city, aqueducts and sewers were expanding too. Market building was a complicated concept back then that we see in every city today known as shopping malls. I think this is one of the most significant achievements by consuming little space, being compacted into popular locations, allowing architects to be as creative as they want, and also attaining numerous stores without traveling throughout the city.

Today, I feel the Providence Place Mall was major achievement in providing all of those concepts and attracting out-of-state residents. The Providence Place Mall is also located in the heart of Providence. Since the Providence Place Mall was built, it almost represented Providence and its urban stature, as it backgrounds events such as the Gravity Games and local attractions like Water Fire. If there is anything I would change about the mall it would have to be the parking. The parking location is convenient and easy but as you make your way around in the parking lot it gets complicated. I would add one way only signs and colored lines for more specific parking directions. Also, giving out an assigned parking space would make it less stressful. The Providence Place Mall displays modern market building to its potential.