Slide 1 : Architecture
Slide 2 : The art and science of designing and constructing buildings Architecture
Slide 3 : Architects: specialists in designing structures Architecture
Slide 4 : Architecture One of the early architectural developments was the use of the “post-and-lintel” method A beam is placed horizontally across upright posts.
Slide 5 : Architecture Ancient Greek “Orders” (styles): composed of a shaft, capital, and base. (click me) http://www.bozzle.com/perClassicOrders.html
Slide 6 : Architecture Entablature: the top of an order; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/architecture/entablature.html
Slide 7 : Architecture Other key developments include the arch, http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/a&a/theromans.htm
Slide 8 : Architecture the vault, http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/a&a/theromans.htm
Slide 9 : Architecture and the dome (my personal favorite). http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/a&a/theromans.htm
Slide 10 : Architecture The arch was a purely Roman invention. An arch is often made up of small stones called voussoir and a large central stone called a keystone.
Slide 11 : Architecture A series of columns is called a colonnade. A series of arches is called an arcade.
Slide 12 : Architecture The arch, vault, and dome are variations of the same concept that allowed for greater height and more space inside a building.
Slide 13 : Architecture The Romans were great engineers. They developed concrete as a building material, which was used in building aqueducts, baths, and other public works projects.
Slide 14 : Architecture http://www.m-w.com/mw/art/flyingbu.htm Flying Buttress: external arch that counter-balanced the outward thrust of the high, vaulted ceilings.
Slide 15 : Architecture During the Industrial Revolution, many new materials were developed: glass-- Crystal Palace (1851) http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1158.htm
Slide 16 : Architecture and wrought iron:
The Eiffel Tower
Slide 17 : Modern Architecture Antonio Gaudi: Spanish architect– no flat surface or straight lines (organic) http://www.lexised.com/architecture/gaudi/casam.html
Slide 18 : Antonio Gaudi’s most famous building: “La Sagrada Familia” Modern Architecture
Slide 19 : Modern Architecture The 1st skyscraper was made in St. Louis, MO by Louis Sullivan who coined the expression “form follows function”.
Slide 20 : Modern Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright: American architect; carefully considered the environment where the building was to be constructed. “Falling Water” More Wright
Slide 21 : Modern Architecture Steel and concrete are the favored materials for commercial type construction. Wood and brick are the favored materials for residential construction.