Architectural elements

Overview: Sage Chapel is non-denominational chapel centrally located on the Cornell University Campus designed by Charles Babcock. Its physical address is 147 Ho Plaza, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Neighboring buildings include Olin Library, Uris Library, Day Hall, and the Cornell Store. 1. Condition: Sage Chapel is in great condition. There are some minor faults in the exterior of the building, however. In the courtyard of the North façade, the stone foundation is being stained green by the surrounding foliage. There is also moss growing on several stones on the East side of the Main entrance. On the east façade of Memorial Antechapel there is some chipping in the stone under the windows. It appears as though repairs have been opposite the statue in the same location as the area is painted over in white and does not match the stone. The door on the east façade is in poor condition due to chipped paint. There also appears to be an issue with the stone foundation in the same location. The issue appears to have been addressed as there is a net around the stone. 2. Overall Dimensions: Sage chapel contains multiple parts within its boundary. Its original shape was Latin Cross shape, marked by the Nave contained the east and west façades and the transepts that mark the north and south façades. The Memorial Antechapel and the second transept make the shape irregular. The Chapel is one and one-half stories high. The Chapel also has a basement that can be accessed from…

the negative spaces are instead filled in with solid material, an arcing two-dimensional surface can be created. The fact every surface must be curved to a certain degree makes the artwork feel as though it is bending and twisting, which are movements that greatly contrast the mechanical rigidity associated with the materials and internal shapes. The change in angles is further highlighted by the differing values created by reflections of light upon each beam. The culmination of these…

1 Introduction . The scope of this thesis is analyzing and understanding the architectural design relationship and principles of interor design and urban square design. The scope is going to analyze the design principle relationship similaritites and differences between urban square design and interior space design. Urban squares are the examples of urban design principle in architectural area. Urban square design is result of the urban space design.The thesis is going to focus on urban square…

of primarily American Craftsman single and multiple residences constructed from 1900s to the 1950s. This two story Craftsman home has a square floorplan, muti-panned windows, and a continuous brick foundation. The wood framed building is sheathed in horizontal wood beveled siding on the second story and split wood shingles are on the porch header on the first story. The porch appears to have been altered; since it lacks Craftsman features such as the porch header meeting the columns, which…

Built as the building for the College of Mine- a college which taught some relatively unique majors, the Hearst Memorial Mining Building was designed to have a different character compare to other colleges. With this in mind, it can be observed that some interesting expressions were specifically and intentionally crafted under the drawing pens of John Galen Howard and the outcome is worthy to be discussed and investigated. At the very first, the idea of emphasising the speciality of mining…

One of the most waited for events, in an architectural sense, was the completion of Paul Rudolph’s Yale Art and Architecture building in 1963 a postwar American Architectural event. Also known as the A&A it was considered Rudolph’s master piece as it promised to be the solution to solving modernism’s major unsolved problems. As New York Times critic Ada Louise Huxtable said, “it asks and answers some of the major questions facing the art of architecture today, at a time of crisis and transition…

students of architecture are drawn into a state of anesthesia emerging from bombarding imageries that lack critical understanding. 3. ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION The present day architectural education has been deeply influenced by the Bauhaus and Ulm school in Germany and VKHUTEMAS [State Higher art and technical studios] and INKHUK [Institute of artistic culture] in Moscow [1]. The formal aesthetics proposed by the Basic Design course in these schools became the keystone for architectural…

THE HISTORY OF PONCE DE LEON HALL Flagler College’s Ponce de Leon hall, located at 74 King St, St Augustine, Florida, was built in 1888 by architects John Carrére and Thomas Hastings, who were still new to the field at the time (Horn). The main building of the hall is now used mostly for student housing purposes, but the exterior architectural features and domed lobby space showcase impressive design features and elements of styles that we have covered this semester (Branch). It originally…

When the Industrial Revolution started, it resulted in the world changing at a high pace. So, the people started to desire a simpler, and a more stable time. That’s when the revival of ancient architecture started to form. Each type of revival style was associated with a specific architect, for instance, A.W.N. Pugin was England’s leading Gothic revivalist. The revivals of the ancient architecture influenced the architectural designs of many architects of the time. Two of the most noted…

What sells architecture? Landscape, writes David Heymann in his 2011 article “Landscape is Our Sex”. Heymann presents an interesting stance on the role of landscape in modern architecture, however, despite the conviction of Heymann’s beliefs, this article presents insufficient evidence to support many of his claims. “Landscape is Our Sex” discusses the trend in modern architecture to describe designs as a response to the site; correlating the built form with the landscape as a strategy to…