Renaissance architecture

To look at the fundamental ideas of the theory of folding and to help understand the theory in context, explore it amongst the features of post modern architecture. look at works by architects such as Peter Eisenmann and see how he has interpreted the theory of folding as an alternative interpretation of conceptual design. in which one building has a continuous form (folding), and one has a fragmented form (deconstructivism) - two buildings in relation to deleuzes theory through discussion and…

Most people know that the Renaissance was a golden age for architecture. But not many people know of the secret behind this period of architectural advancement. Almost all of the architecture of the Renaissance was filled with math. The Renaissance is a period of time from about 1300 to 1600 that followed the Dark Ages. Renaissance means rebirth, and that name is fitting, considering during the Renaissance art, literature, science, and architecture flourished. Many names of architects or…

buildings were considered inadequate and a competition was held for the redesign of the station. The competition was won by James Fawcett and HPC Ashworth of the Railways Department who excelled over 17 other competition entries with their French Renaissance-styled design. Demolition of the original station and other buildings on the site commenced in 1900 and Peter Rodger commenced construction…

Before the 20th century, American residential architecture was very influenced by the European architecture, through its Victorian mansions, Italian villas, among others. However, a Chicago architect named Frank Lloyd Wright believed that his originality and creativity did not depend of Europe styles of architecture. He wanted to create a distinctly American architecture. However, he had not yet travelled to Europe until 1909, when left United States of America for the first time in order to…

In the excerpt “the Four Books on Architecture” Palladio develops a numerical and logical system organizing spatial relationships among the elements involved in any building. This system is a guidance for architects when designing such buildings as villas and houses. As well this system includes detailed rules to be considered when an architect arranges building rooms, when he specifies the proportions of spaces, when he makes decisions about the dimensions of halls associating the height of a…

Vitruvian man in the architecture world. This drawing eventually becomes a fundamental element throughout the centuries. Most of the architects design their buildings by using this principle. However, after all these years of transformation of one architecture style to another, one question is raised - is there any other ways architecture an embodied process? In this essay, I am going to discuss about another method of embodiment of architecture and some example of architecture design by mostly…

Multisensory approach in architecture education Case study: the basic courses of architecture in Iran's universities Abstract. The privileged position of vision in architecture design is, increasing-ly criticized, as also as the use of external representation methods, which de-grade the architecture's reality in a mere visual, or an "art of the printed im-age". However, the integration with architecture involves our entire body and all of the senses. Prior to professional field, this can be…

Have you ever wondered how a building goes from an idea to an actual unique structure? Who are the masterminds behind these masterpieces? They are called architects and Filippo Brunnelesco and Norman Foster are a couple of the most famous architects in history. Architects are very important to society and to the world, whether it was in the 1400’s or the 1900’s. Brunnelesco was and architect, inventor, and painter, he changed the world in several different ways. Foster was a British man who is…

Palladian Neoclassicism in England into the airy, light, elegant style, his main force was the harmony between his design elements that extended beyond architecture and interiors to include both the fixed and moveable objects, his style was influenced by classical designs but he coupled this with his study of other styles such as the Italian Renaissance and didn’t follow them strictly the way Palladianism did. Robert was born on3rd of July 1728 in Kirkraldy,Fife, Scotland, he is the second…

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance era bring a great deal of controversy for the reason that; they were two different time periods. Was the Renaissance with its unique advances, a distinct period from the Middle Ages? In my opinion, I believe it was a different time period. There are numerous differences between the two periods. The art is a major difference, as well as the ways of thinking, and the architecture. Art in the Middle Ages differed from art in the Renaissance in many ways. One…