Gothic & Renaissance Architecture

By M.Mohamed Irfan & Rakesh Mandal

MR -102 - JMI
 ● Introduction

Gothic Era ● Built Environment

● Design Evolution and Parameters

(1050 - 1500A.D)
● Influences on the Build Designs
 Introduction
Procedure
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture, which flourished in Europe during the high and
late medieval period. It was preceded by Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by
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Religious Factors
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•By the 12th c. the church was strong to determine matters of art and architecture
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•A large part of the churches finances was invested in new buildings along with secular sources
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•Restorations and repairs to existing abbeys and cathedrals along with new foundations
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 Social Factors
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•Integration of religion into the ordinary conduct of life with expression in the form of buildings
•Every village had at least 1 parish church, every family had its own private chapel
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 Design Evolution and Parameters
Procedure
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 Pointed Arches
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● The Gothic imposed an order and system in design of arches The introduction of the pointed arch
as a means of covering a rectangular space.
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Vault System (Barrel vault - Rib Vault)

Procedure
Rib-Vaulting: vaulting above spaces both large and small is usually supported by richly molded ribs.
Suitable over a rectangular bay use of pointed arches for the structural bay.

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Galleries were dispensed with increase in size of cathedrals was possible due to imaginative use of these
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buttresses these provided the same support as galleries but without walls and roofs. Possibility to enlarge
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Decoration (Simple Forms to Detail Decoration)

Procedure
Rows of arches upon delicate shafts form a typical wall decoration known as blind arcading.
Niches with pointed arches and containing statuary are a major external feature carving in the Decorated
period is focused on foliage patterns, though the Decorated designs are more curvaceous than the Early
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Verticality (Horizontal Forms to Verticality)
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 Clerestory Window and Rose Window
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The clerestory is the space, lit by colored glass, where elevation and vaulting meet.
The bundle of slender columns which flank each stained glass window supports the ribs of the vault.
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 Influences on the Build Design
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The Gothic style has influenced architecture for over 700 years. With its trademark pointed arches it
continues to influence modern architecture. Stained glass windows; high, arched ceilings; and gargoyles are
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Conclusion
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Gothic architecture is no
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Modern Architecture.
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