History of Interiors 1 Zahid Sardar November 5th‚ 2012 Palladian Style Palladian style is a style of architecture derived from the designs of the architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). Palladio’s work was strongly based on the symmetry‚ perspective and values of the formal classical temple architecture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. The Palladian window (figure 1) function as an important characteristic in Palladio’s early career. A Palladian window is a large window that is divided into three
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John Vanbrugh designed Seaton Delaval Hall in 1718 in the English Palladian style‚ a style wholly influenced by Andrea Palladio‚ a Venetian architect in the 1500s. Andrea Palladio wished to capture the beauty of Romanesque buildings‚ however Palladio’s “direct studies of antiquity‚ ” were of “enormous ruins ”‚ which weren’t initially stunning due to their decrepit nature. Upon further inspection‚ Palladio claimed that they were “much more worthy of observation than at first I had imagined‚2” as
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Monticello are similar in very few ways; Mount Vernon and Monticello are both homes of U.S presidents that lived in Virginia‚ the two estates were three stories high‚ the properties both included slave quarters and gardens‚ and inside both homes included Palladian windows. Each property had an ice house and a greenhouse; however‚ they were constructed differently. Mount Vernon and Monticello are different in many ways; George Washington inherited the property at Mount Vernon by his half brother‚ while
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Following William of Orange’s victory in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690‚ a new prosperous‚ Protestant‚ landed gentry emerged who wished to display their wealth in building large country houses and public buildings. These were built at first in the Palladian style‚ based on the writings of Andrea Palladio. Later‚ neo-classicism became increasingly popular as more architects travelled to Rome to study its ancient buildings. William Chambers was a prominent London architect of the Georgian period
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The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architecture of a country gives an insight into a country’s developments over the years. Many times architecture also helps us predict what type of traditions have been followed in the country over a large span of time. The thesis mainly deals with analyzing whether the direction of development of architecture
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AR2224 Ideas and Approaches in Design Copyright © 2013-14 by Department of Architecture. Mr. Tomohisa Miyauchi and Mr. Roland Sharpe Flores‚RA. All rights reserved. Eye Reflecting the Interior of the Theatre of Besancon Drawing Ledoux‚ Claude-Nicolas‚ 1736-1806 “Between the carpenter’s weight strings and marking lines [is something] close to government and enlightenment.” Li Hua‚ 715-766 Hanyuandian fu (Rhapsody on the Enfolding-Vitality Hall) Ideas and Approaches in Design presents
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Modern architecture and traditional architecture Nowadays‚ as we known the architectural community has had a strong and continuing interest in traditional and modern architecture. Architecture‚ this word possesses an immense creativity in itself. Usually‚ when we hear this word‚ picture of creative design of physical structures flashes in our mind. Integral to the identity of any country is its architectural heritage‚ combining modern and traditional architectural designs or product
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culture‚ it is also no longer the expression of our culture”. This move‚ which separates ornament and culture‚ links Modernist architecture to the culture of modernity. Reading this now two things emerge. The first is a statement of intent – Modernist architecture clearly defines itself in relation to culture. The second is a question – how today can the relation between architecture and culture to be understood? Despite the clarity of the Loos’s definition‚ this contemporary question has a persistent quality
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Sustainable Architecture "Sustainable Architecture" - this phrase in recent years is mentioned a lot. The concept of "sustainable architecture" is associated‚ even identified with the concept of green architecture‚ ecological architecture‚ environmentally friendly‚ energy efficient ... to reach a stable value for the environment human life‚ reduce negative impacts on the environment in the present and future. However‚ although this interpretation is correct‚ but only one aspect‚ because that’s
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Dr. Mervat El-Shafie Dr. Mervat El-Shafie‚ Assistant Professor of Architecture‚ is the Chair of the Architecture Department in the College of Engineering‚ Effat University. Dr El-Shafie received her Ph.D. in Built-Environment from Lincoln University‚ New Zealand in 1999. Her thesis entitled “Phenomenology of Built-Environment” deals with the interrelationships between people and their land‚ houses and places and how this is being affected by the processes of Modernization and Globalization. Dr
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