ART APPRECIATION

ARCHITECTURE
 ARCHITECTURE
• is the art of building. It satisfies a basic, universal
human need for shelter.
• the art and science of designing buildings, and other
structures to meet our personal and communal
needs.
• An architect is an artist who designs structures to
enclose residential, commercial, or public space.
Architects work with construction technologies,
building materials, topography, contractors, and
government regulations within a project budget to
satisfy their clients’ wants and needs.
• Architectural Materials
– Stone, Wood, Concrete, Iron, Steel
KINDS OF ARCHITECTURAL
CONSTRUCTION
 Kinds of Architectural
Construction
• Post and Lintel
consists of a
horizontal beam called
lintel and two vertical
posts to support it. It
is usually found in
doors and entrances.
 Kinds of Architectural
Construction
• Arch consists of several
wedge-shaped blocks of
stone called voussoirs
held together by a key
stone. It serves to
support other
structures such as roofs
and to be a symbolic
gateway.
 Kinds of Architectural
Construction
• Dome is a large
hemispherical roof or
ceiling that looks like
an inverted cup. It is
an extension of the
principle of the arch
capable of enclosing a
wide area.
 Kinds of Architectural
Construction
• Vault is an arched
structure of masonry
usually forming a roof
or ceiling. Similar to
dome, it is an
extension of the
principle of the arch
capable of enclosing a
vast expanse of space.
 Kinds of Architectural
Construction
• Truss consists of a
braced framework of
beams or bars forming
one or more triangles.
An assemblage of
beams forming a rigid
framework, it is
usually used to
support the roof.
 MEDIUMS OF
ARCHITECTURE
 MEDIUMS OF
ARCHITECTURE
The mediums used in architecture are classified
into light and heavy materials.
• Light materials
– paper, nipa, bamboo, and other light wood.
 Advantage. Good Ventilation
 Disadvantage. Not resistance to fire, etc.
 MEDIUMS OF
ARCHITECTURE
The mediums used in architecture are classified
into light and heavy materials.
• Heavy materials
– hardwood, stone, concrete (combination of
cement, gravel, and sand), brick, steel, and cast
iron.
 Advantage. Durable and able to withstand natural
forces.
NOTABLE ARTIST
LOCAL ARCHITECTS
 LOCAL ARCHITECTS
Arguelles, Carlos D.
• he designed the
Philamlife Building on
United Nations Avenue,
Development Bank of
the Philippines and
Philippine National
Bank on Escolta.
Philamlife Building
 LOCAL ARCHITECTS
Antonio, Pablo S.
• National Artist of the
Philippines for Architecture
in 1976
• he is a prioneer of modern
Philippine architecture
• he designed the Ideal
Theater, Life Theater,
Manila Pablo Club, and Far
Eastern University Campus.
Far Eastern University Campus
 LOCAL ARCHITECTS
Concio, Cesar H.
• he designed the
Redemptorist Church in
Baclaran and UP
Protestant Chapel.

UP Protestant Chapel
 LOCAL ARCHITECTS
De Guzman Arellano, Juan
M.
• he designed the Manila’s
Metropolitan Theater,
Manila Post Office
Building, the Jones Bridge
and the Executive House
which now the National
Museum of the
Philippines.
Jones Bridge
 LOCAL ARCHITECTS
Locsin, Leandro
• National artist of the
Philippines for Architecture in
1990
• his other works are the Church
of the Holy Sacrifice in the
University of the Philippines in
Diliman, Quezon City, St.
Andrew’s Church, Antipolo
Church, and Philippine
International Convention
Center.
Church of the Holy Sacrifice
 FOREIGN
ARCHITECTS
 FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
Stephen Sauvestre
• was a French architect.
He is notable for being
one of the architects
contributing to the design
of the world-famous Eiffel
Tower, built for the 1889
Universal Exposition in
Paris, France.
Eiffel Tower
 FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
Daniel Burnham
• was a Gilded Age architect,
who, along with partner
John Wellborn Root, built
what was called the first
skyscraper in 1886: The
130-foot-high Montauk
Building in Chicago.
Burnham is best known for
a much taller Flatiron
Building in NYC.
Flatiron Building in NYC.
 FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
Boehm, Gottfried
• a German architect
• his works are Zublin Office
Building (1985) in Stuttgart,
Town Hall in Bernsberg,
Municipal Building in
Rheinberg, Restaurant in
Bad Kreuznach, Deutsche
Bank in Luxembourg, and
Public Library (2004) in Ulm,
all in Germany.
Zublin Office Building
 FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
Gropius, Walter
• a German architect
• he designed the
Bauhaus in Dessau,
Germany and Harvard
Graduate Center in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Harvard Graduate Center in
Cambridge
 FOREIGN ARCHITECTS
Maki, Fumihiko
• a Japanese architect
• his major works are
Hillside Terrace
Apartment Complex in
Fujisawa, National
Museum of Modern Art in
Kyoto, and Tokyo Church
of Christ, all in Japan.
National Museum of Modern Art
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