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... late ‘40s, the technology had improved to the point that architects could develop and evolve the style into an early Mid-Century Modernist style. ...
... late ‘40s, the technology had improved to the point that architects could develop and evolve the style into an early Mid-Century Modernist style. ...
More Key Concepts
... Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) - is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He is known for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral. Not only an architect, Wren was educated in Latin and Phys ...
... Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) - is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He is known for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral. Not only an architect, Wren was educated in Latin and Phys ...
20th Century Architecture New materials in use permitted larger
... Department store required broad, open, well-illuminated display spaces Ornamentation on the lower levels- windows were like pictures and had elaborate frames ...
... Department store required broad, open, well-illuminated display spaces Ornamentation on the lower levels- windows were like pictures and had elaborate frames ...
Architectural History
... • The Parthenon, built between 447 and 438 BC, is a great example of a temple that is both beautiful and simple. The Parthenon was built to house a huge gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. The temple had eight columns in the front and in the back, and it was surrounded by a colonadde. ...
... • The Parthenon, built between 447 and 438 BC, is a great example of a temple that is both beautiful and simple. The Parthenon was built to house a huge gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. The temple had eight columns in the front and in the back, and it was surrounded by a colonadde. ...
Document
... roof that is hemispherical in form and resembles a half ping pong ball and built in a framework formed by a series of arches rising from ...
... roof that is hemispherical in form and resembles a half ping pong ball and built in a framework formed by a series of arches rising from ...
MODULE 9: ARCHITECTURE This module explores architecture
... the human footprint on the landscape. We can look to historical examples for clues that give context to different style periods. In western culture, one of the earliest settlements with permanent structures was discovered at Catalhoyuk in Turkey (pictured below). The rich soil that surrounds the se ...
... the human footprint on the landscape. We can look to historical examples for clues that give context to different style periods. In western culture, one of the earliest settlements with permanent structures was discovered at Catalhoyuk in Turkey (pictured below). The rich soil that surrounds the se ...
Buildings to Know - English settlement and the Rise
... demolished in the mid-19th century after a failed effort to preserve it; we know it only through photographs and engravings. Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1741 A public building for colony governmental affairs, the gambrel-roofed structure illustrates some of the ideals of mid-18th century Ge ...
... demolished in the mid-19th century after a failed effort to preserve it; we know it only through photographs and engravings. Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1741 A public building for colony governmental affairs, the gambrel-roofed structure illustrates some of the ideals of mid-18th century Ge ...
Architecture of the United States
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over four centuries of independence and former British rule.Architecture in the United States is as diverse as its multicultural society and has been shaped by many internal and external factors and regional distinctions. As a whole it represents a rich eclectic and innovative tradition.
