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 ...
More Key Concepts
... Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) – a Spanish architect, famous for his unusual buildings that integrated forms from nature. Gaudí studied every detail of his creations, integrating into his architecture a series of crafts in which he was skilled: ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpent ...
... Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) – a Spanish architect, famous for his unusual buildings that integrated forms from nature. Gaudí studied every detail of his creations, integrating into his architecture a series of crafts in which he was skilled: ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpent ...
Architectural History
... Egyptians - 2550 B.C. • The architecture was based upon perpendicular structures and inclined planes since there was no structural assistance except the strength and balance of the structure itself. • The size, design, and structure of the pyramids reveal the skill of these ancient builders. The py ...
... Egyptians - 2550 B.C. • The architecture was based upon perpendicular structures and inclined planes since there was no structural assistance except the strength and balance of the structure itself. • The size, design, and structure of the pyramids reveal the skill of these ancient builders. The py ...
Sacred architecture
Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is a religious architectural practice concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques, stupas, synagogues, and temples. Many cultures devoted considerable resources to their sacred architecture and places of worship. Religious and sacred spaces are amongst the most impressive and permanent monolithic buildings created by humanity. Conversely, sacred architecture as a locale for meta-intimacy may also be non-monolithic, ephemeral and intensely private, personal and non-public.Sacred, religious and holy structures often evolved over centuries and were the largest buildings in the world, prior to the modern skyscraper. While the various styles employed in sacred architecture sometimes reflected trends in other structures, these styles also remained unique from the contemporary architecture used in other structures. With the rise of Abrahamic monotheisms (particularly Christianity and Islam), religious buildings increasingly became centres of worship, prayer and meditation.The Western scholarly discipline of the history of architecture itself closely follows the history of religious architecture from ancient times until the Baroque period, at least. Sacred geometry, iconography and the use of sophisticated semiotics such as signs, symbols and religious motifs are endemic to sacred architecture.