Architecture

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Introduction
Architecture is one of the
classical forms of fine art and
has always had a strong
association with the art world.
Creating a beautiful structure,
from the design phase,
developing and building
structures or other buildings
combine into what we know as
architecture.
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building

The exact origin of

architecture could be said to
date to the Neolithic period,
around 10 000 BC, or simply
when people stopped living in
caves and started handling
the way they want their
houses to look and feel like.
 Architecture
came from the Latin
word “architectura”
planning

style
or from the Greek
word “arkhitekton.”
Arkhi meaning “chief”
and tekton meaning
“builder.”
 Imhotep

Egyptian
The first architect in history.
one of the officials of the
Pharaoh Djoser, he designed
the Pyramid of Djoser (the
Step Pyramid) at Saqqara in
Egypt in 2630 BC.
history
Examples of architectural design
Eiffel Tower

La Tour Eiffel is one of the

world's most recognizable
landmarks. The tower was
designed as the centerpiece
of the 1889 World's Fair in
Paris

Greenhouse
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Colosseum
building

The Colosseum is over 1,900

years old. It is is famous for
being the world's largest
amphitheater. The Colosseum
is an oval amphitheatre in the
centre of the city of Rome,
Italy.
Types of architecture
Modern Architecture

Modern architecture, or
modernist architecture, was
an architectural movement or
architectural style based
upon new and innovative
technologies of construction.
Philip Johnson's Glass House
 Gothic Architecture
Gothic architecture (or
pointed architecture) is an
architectural style that was
prevalent in Europe from the
late 12th to the 16th century,
during the High and Late
Middle Ages, surviving into
the 17th and 18th centuries
in some area
Notre- Dame de Paris
Neoclassical Architecture

an architectural style
produced by the
Neoclassical movement
that began in the mid-
18th century in Italy and
France. It became one of
the most prominent
architectural styles in the
Western world.
White House
 International Style
architectural style that
developed in Europe and the
United States in the 1920s and
'30s and became the dominant
tendency in Western
architecture during the middle
decades of the 20th century.
The term international style was
first used in 1932 to describe
architects associated with the
modern movement .
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Seagram Building
Philippines

Philippine Architecture
The beauty of Philippine architecture
reflects its history and culture. It is a blend
of indigenous, Chinese, Spanish, American,
and Asian influences with a mixture of
Western-style buildings. The residences of
its various communities, the churches and
mosques they have constructed, and the
structures built to suit the geophysical

architecture
conditions, progress requirements, and the
people’s ambitions.
 Felix Roxas y Arroyo

the First Filipino Architect. Felix Roxas

y Arroyo who was schooled in London
and began his architectural practice in
1858. In 1877 – 1880, he was
employed by the Spanish government,
as the Municipal Architect of Manila.
 He designed the Church of
San Ignacio (Intramuros), and
the Santo Domingo Church
(Intramuros).
 Most famous architecture in the Philippines

Main Building –
University of Santo

Building
Tomas.
Quezon Hall – University of the
Philippines Diliman
Architecture
nicanor reyes
hall far eastern
university
complex
philippines
international
convention center
 national theater –
cultural center of the
philippines complex
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Importance of Architecture

At its roots, architecture exists to create the

physical environment in which people live, but
architecture is more than just the built
environment, it's also a part of our culture. It
stands as a representation of how we see
ourselves, as well as how we see the world.
building
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