ARCHITECTURE HISTORY
ANCIENT 3000BC-900BC
KEY BUILDINGS: sphinx & pyramids, egyptian temples of luxor, edfu, kom ombo, petra temples & caves in jordan
KEY IDEAS: build from natural materials, build large monumental structures that could be seen from far away, tributes to gods & kings
KEY IDEAS: build from natural materials, build large monumental structures that could be seen from far away, tributes to gods & kings
CLASSICAL 850BC-1100
KEY BUILDINGS: parthenon in greece, segovi aquaduct in rome, the colosseum in rome, pantheon in rome, st peters basilica in vatican city, sistine chapel in vatican city, hagia sophia in turkey
KEY IDEAS: Romans invented concrete, more complex buildings, larger span structures, dome roofs, aquaducts for moving water to dry areas so crops could grow & water for people which spread civilisation to new areas, Doric - Ionic - Corinthian columns.
KEY IDEAS: Romans invented concrete, more complex buildings, larger span structures, dome roofs, aquaducts for moving water to dry areas so crops could grow & water for people which spread civilisation to new areas, Doric - Ionic - Corinthian columns.
GOTHIC 1100-1450
KEY BUILDINGS: cathedral of santa maria del fiore 'the domo' in florence, canterbury cathedral in england, milan cathedral in italy, cologne cathedral in germany, notre dame in paris, amiens cathedral in france
KEY IDEAS: Ornate religious architecture, carved stone decorations & stained glass windows that told stories of history, tall church spires that reached to god, buttress & flying buttresses to support taller buildings, rose windows
KEY IDEAS: Ornate religious architecture, carved stone decorations & stained glass windows that told stories of history, tall church spires that reached to god, buttress & flying buttresses to support taller buildings, rose windows
RENAISSANCE 1400-1600
KEY BUILDINGS: san giorgio maggiore church in venice, basilica palladiana in italy, st pauls cathedral in london, doges palace in venice, villa barbaro in italy, villa capra la rotonda in italy
KEY IDEAS: Ornate buildings, symmetry in design, italian architecture
KEY IDEAS: Ornate buildings, symmetry in design, italian architecture
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 1760-1850
KEY BUILDINGS: st pancras station in london, palm house in england, palm house at schloss schonbrunn in vienna, brooklyn bridge in new york, galleria vittorio emanuele in italy
KEY IDEAS: steel beams & trusses, huge open span spaces like train stations, lightweight structures compared to stone buildings,
pre-fabricated steel made in factories transported to building sites, quick construction, cheaper building costs, no need for skilled tradespeople like stone carvers, complex curved shapes, glass panels, the start of monderism
KEY IDEAS: steel beams & trusses, huge open span spaces like train stations, lightweight structures compared to stone buildings,
pre-fabricated steel made in factories transported to building sites, quick construction, cheaper building costs, no need for skilled tradespeople like stone carvers, complex curved shapes, glass panels, the start of monderism
ART NOUVEAU 1880-1910
KEY BUILDINGS: the secession building by joseph olbrich 1898, paris metro stations by hector guimard 1900, cantacuzino castle by ion berindey 1903, casa batllo by antoni gaudi 1904, glasgow school of art by charles mackintosh 1909
MODERNISM 1880-1940
KEY BUILDINGS: crystal palace by joseph paxton 1851, eiffel tower by gustave eiffel 1887, flatiron building by burnham & dinkelberg 1903, bauhaus school dessau by walter gropius 1926, barcelona pavilion by mies van der rohe 1929, villa savoye by le coubusier 1931, fallingwater by frank lloyd wright 1935
ART DECO 1910 - 1940
KEY BUILDINGS: hearst castle by julia morgan 1919-1947, ennis house by frank lloyd wright 1924, hotel d'un collectionneur by jacques-emile ruhlmann 1925, samuel novarro house by frank wright 1928, chrysler building by william van allen 1930, the temple house by lawrence dixon 1933, national tobacco company building by louis hay 1933, mc alpin hotel by lawrence dixon 1940, delano hotel by robert swartburg 1947 & philippe starck 1995
CONTEMPORARY 1945 - 1960
KEY BUILDINGS: kaufmann house by richard neutra 1946, glass house by philip johnson 1947, eames house by charles & ray eames 1949, farnsworth house by mies van der rohe 1951, united nations hq by oscar neimar 1952, notre dame chapel by le coubusier 1955, brazil national congress by oscar neimar 1957, seagram building by mies van der rohe & philip johnson 1958, stahl house by pierre koening 1959, guggenheim museum by frank lloyd wright 1959
BRUTILIST 1950 - 1980
KEY BUILDINGS: chandigarh palace of assembly by le corbusier 1950, unite d'habitation by le corbusier 1952, habitat 67 by moshe safdie 1967, boston city hall by mc kinnell & knowles 1968, geisel library by william pereira 1970, saint pierre church by le corbusier 1971, jatiya sangsad bhaban by louis kahn 1961-1982, sesc pompeia by lina bo bardi 1977
SPACEAGE 1960-1969
KEY BUILDINGS: chemosphere by john lautner 1960, theme building los angles airport by williams/pereira/becket 1961, sheats goldstein house by john lautner 1963, new york world fair 1964, anything by buckminster fuller
MINIMALISM 1960 - 1978
KEY BUILDINGS: frey house ii by albert frey 1964, palm springs visitors centre, donald wexler houses in palm springs, william cody house, elrod house by john launter 1968, arango marbrisa house by john lautner 1970
POST MODERNISM 1979-1990s
KEY BUILDINGS: venturi house by robert venturi 1964, san cataldo cemetry by aldo rossi 1972, piazza d'italia public plaza by charles moore 1978, portland building by michael graves in 1982, atlantis apartments by arquitectonica 1982, at&t building by philip johnson 1984, neue staatsgalerie by james stirling 1984, norton house by frank ghery 1984, disney swan & dolphin resort by michael graves 1988, k2 by kengo kuma 1992,
DECONSTRUCTIVIST 1980s - 2000s
KEY BUILDINGS: 'best' retail stores 1975, parc de la villette by bernard tschumi 1982, ufa cinema by coop himmelblau1998, vitra firestation by zaha hadid 1993, fred & ginger currently dancing house by frank ghery 1996, guggenheim museum bilbao by frank ghery 1997, memorial to the murdered jews of europe by peter eisenman 2005, experience music project by frank ghery 2000, marqués de riscal vineyard by frank ghery 2006, denver art museum by daniel libeskind 2006, cctv china by oma 2012, serpentine sackler gallery by zaha hadid 2013
21st CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
Examples of 21st century architecture on architecture.school/cool5
& the other cool pages 1-4 + architecture.school/best-2016
& the other cool pages 1-4 + architecture.school/best-2016
NEW ZEALAND HOUSES 1800s - 2000s
KEY BUILDINGS: pre european maori houses 1800's, kemp house & stone store in kerikeri 1822, pompallier mission hosue in kerikere 1842, ewelme cottage (church) in auckland 1863, alberton (private) in auckland 1863, thorpe cottage 1870, ettrick house 1873, single & double bay villas 1910s, california bungalows 1920s, art deco houses 1930s, state housing 1940-1950s, multi unit state housing 1960-1970s, brick & tile houses 1980s, fibrolite homes 1980-1990s, stucco houses 2000s