Roman Empire and Modern Islamic Indian

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History of Architecture
Arch. Kevin Espina

Introduction
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE What are the board exams like? 1. Memorization is necessary – you must remember many facts 2. Wide in Scope – from pre-historic to modern styles REFERENCES 1. Ching, Francis D.K., A Visual Dictionary of Architecture 2. Fletcher, Bannister, A History of Architecture 20th Ed.

3. Mercado, Jose L., The Architectural Reviewer Volume III: History & Theory of Architecture 4. Salvan, George S., Architectural Character & the History of Architecture 5. The Children‟s Atlas of World History
6. The World Atlas of Architecture

3. Repetitive – questions from previous exams are reused
4. History amounts to only around 10% of your total score

OUR METHOD OF STUDYING HISTORY: To try not to memorize… but to understand

DEFINITIONS History of Architecture • "It is a record of man's effort to build beautifully. It traces the origin, growth and decline of architectural styles which have prevailed lands and ages." Historic Styles of Architecture • "The particular method, the characteristics, manner of design which prevails at a certain place and time.“ Six Influences of Architecture • Geographical • Geological • Climatic • Religious • Social • Historical

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History is not a list of facts… it is a story that can be retold over and over

Four Great Constructive Principles 1. Post & Lintel Construction 2. Arch & Vault Construction 3. Corbel or Cantilever Construction 4. Trussed Construction

Introduction
The Historical Timeline of Architecture

Egyptian

Byzantine

Pre-Historic NEAR EAST EGYPTIAN

Greek

Roman

Early Christian

Romanesque

Gothic

Renaissance

GREEK
ROMAN EARLY CHRISTIAN

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PRE-HISTORIC

18th-19th C: Revival

20th C: Modern

Near East

Islamic

BYZANTINE
ROMANESQUE GOTHIC

RENAISSANCE
18TH-19TH C REVIVAL 20TH C MODERN ISLAMIC INDIAN

Indian

Chinese &