Read the article, “Stairs to Nowhere.” It described several precedents that we have or will studied including Ziggurats, Step Wells, Mayan Pyramids, and Roman Amplitheaters. To what extant are those precedents useful in studying the use of stairs today? What does it mean to use a precedent like step pyramids out of context? What are we learning from the forms in such different cultural contexts?” How are the stairs they discuss similar or different to the Coliseum and reeks and Roman precedents.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/stairs-to-nowhere-are-everywhere-these-days-where-are-they-taking-us/2019/10/04/482d41c8-d8c6-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html

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Readings Responses: Complete the assigned reading and write a 150 -250 word (1 page) response. This response should include 1 – 2 sentences for each of the following prompts:

• Argument: What is the author’s main thesis argument.

• Evidence: What types of theories, sources or methods does the author use?

• Analysis: What does this article add to the topic that is important or new?

• Evaluation: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?