the process and the product of planning, designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures

ARCHITECTURE

reflects functional, technical, social, environmental and aesthetic considerations

requires the creative manipulation and coordination of materials and technology, and of light and shadow

ORIGIN

building first evolved out of the dynamics between needs (shelter, security, worship, etc.) and means (available building materials and skills)

building became a craft as human cultures developed

vernacular buildings - most of the built world that people experience every day

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

local materials used

native method of construction used by local people

varies from region to region

Burdei, Romania

Teito, Spain

Florida cracker house

Cliff dwelling, Arizona

Stilt house, Laos

Rondavel, South Africa

Minka, Japan

Yurt, Mongolia

Slab-hut, New Zealand

Hogan, North America

PERIODS

Ancient architecture:

Egypt

Mesopotamia Greek & Roman civilizations

Middle ages:

Notre Dame de Paris

Renaissance:

La Rotonda, Italy

Early modern & the industrial age:

Modernism:

Paris Opera

Architecture today:

STYLES

features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable

include form, method of construction , building materials , and regional character

change over time, reflect changing fashions, beliefs and religions, new ideas, technology, or materials

often spread to other places

Classical architecture derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture decorative and constructive elements:

column, arch, collonade, stoa (covered walkway)

Parthenon, Greece

Ephesus, Turkey

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Roman aqueduct, Southern France

Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Roman architecture , Nimés, France

Neo-classical architecture

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