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Building a FoundationBuilding a Foundation
Learning about ArchitectureLearning about Architecture
Learning Goals:• Architects are artists• Basic architectural elements• Art is in the world around you, even in everyday objects• Design a finished product using separate elements
The art of designing and constructing buildings.
Every building is designed by an architect.
Seattle Public Library – Seattle, WA
What is architecture?
The first known book about architecture was written by a Roman architect , Vitruvius.
Romans were well-known for their architecture.
Beauty
Utility
Durability
The Coliseum – Rome, Italy
Architects still use these today!
B
U
D
Hi, I’m Vitruvius!You can call me
BUD!
I believe every building should be strong in:
Elements of Architecture
The Crooked House – Poland
To make a building beautiful, useful and durable , architects use 6 basic elements.
MassingTexture/Lines
RooflineWindows
Entrance/DoorsDecoration
Massing:Massing is the height, length and form of a building.
Can MASSING affect how you
feel about a building?
How do you feel when
you walk up to a
skyscraper?
How do you feel when
you walk up to a home?
Texture/Lines:Texture & lines create interest when looking at the mass.
Cubic houses – Rotterdam, Netherlands
St. Vitus Cathedral – Prague, Czech Republic
What kinds of materials and shapes can I use?
Does your
house look like
this!?
RooflineRooflines can be very different from building to building
Chateau – Mont St. Michel, FranceSkyline, Manhattan, New York
What shape is
your roof?
Do you like my
roofline?
WindowsWindows often show expression for the building.
Heroes Building – Santiago, Chile
Kyoto, Japan
Open Concepts House
Do you like lots of
windows or just a few?
Do you like big
windows or small
windows?
I think that house is
looking at me…
And I think it might be
hungry!
Entrance/DoorNotre Dame Cathedral – Paris, France
Farewell Chapel - Krasnja, Slovenia
The entrance is very important!
How else would you get
in the building?
DecorationDecoration is a great way to show style in architecture
Marché des Halles – Avignon, FrancePublic Library – Kansas City, Missouri
This building is decorated with
plants!
This library looks like giant
books!
Styles change from place to
place.
Architectural StylesEvery building also has a certain style
and over time... like hair and
fashion
Let’s look at 5 different styles.
ClassicalFrom around 500 BC – 500 AD • Grand and imposingGrand and imposing
• Columns and archesColumns and arches• Very formalVery formal• SymmetrySymmetry
Parthenon replica – Nashville, Tennessee
US capitol building – Washington, D.C.
GothicFrom around 1200 - 1550
Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom
• Decorative & ornateDecorative & ornate• Castles and cathedralsCastles and cathedrals• StonesStones• Arches & Tall WindowsArches & Tall Windows
ColonialFrom around 1600 - 1820
Colonial Cape Cod house - Massachusetts
• American colonistsAmerican colonists• Native American influenceNative American influence• Simple “Salt Box” styleSimple “Salt Box” style• Front symmetryFront symmetry
John Teller House - Schenectady, NY
Arts & CraftsFrom around 1850 - 1930
Galveston, Texas
Sears catalog - Arts & Crafts house
• Do-it-YourselfDo-it-Yourself• Back to NatureBack to Nature• Pitched roofsPitched roofs• Lead or Stained GlassLead or Stained Glass
PostmodernFrom about 1960 - present
Experience Music Project building - Seattle
TV station Beijing, China
• Fun and creativeFun and creative• Unusual shapesUnusual shapes• DecorativeDecorative• Combination of stylesCombination of styles
Architectural DrawingsIt takes lots of drawings to get what you want.
Floor PlanWhat the
building looks like from
above with the roof off.
Cross SectionWhat the
building looks from the front
or side with the wall off.
Site PlanA picture of the building
on the property
where will be built.
Elevation DrawingA simple
drawing from just outside the building.
Remember:
•Massing•Texture/Lines•Roofline•Windows•Entrance/ Door•Decoration
Draw your dream house!
Be creative and HAVE FUN!