AAAG-III

Assignment 3
Architecture Styles
 Classic
● Symmetry & Proportions
● Columns in a specific style
● Durable building material
● Rectangular windows
● Design principle -
order ,symmetry ,geometry ,perspective
● Best known for its religious temple built from stone

Example -Maison Caree ( France )

Example-Trevi Fountain
 Romanesque
● Architectural style of medivel Europe
● Main typologies-Churches ;Monasteries
● Sturdy pillars
● Thick walls
● Large towers
● Rounded arches
● Decorative Arcading
● Supporting vaults

Pisa Cathedral Tower of Pisa

Gothic
● In influence around 12th century in
western countries
● Graceful &tall structures
● Characteristics-
● Ribbed vaulting,pointed arches ,flying
buttresses
● Specifications are -
● Pointed arches
● Pinnacles
● Window tracery
● Spires
● Pointed Ribbed vaults
Baroque
● Begins in 16 th century
● Basically seen in religious places such as
churches
● Dramatic work is used to give detailing on
exterior walls
● Aesthetically appealing
● Ex - St Peter's Basilica
● Ex-Castle Howard
Neoclassical
● Begin from 18 th century
● Express social & economic context , industrial
revolution
● Tour tradition began at that time
● One of the most prominent style
● Simplicity of geometric forms
● Grandeur of scale
● Dramatic use of column
● Ex-Petit Trianon
● Ex-The White House
Beaux Arts
● Oriented in Fine Art School Paris
● Symmetrical facade
● Flat or low pitched roof
● Floral patterns or shields
● Stonework is used
● Suits for public buildings
● Ex-The state capital building (Harrisburg)
● Ex-The Palais Garnier in (paris)
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Bauhaus
● Functional shape
● Abstract work
● Aesthetically appealing
● Simple colour schemes
● Basic material like cement ,concrete ,steel & glass
Modern Ex - Berliner Bogan conference center

Ex- Galaxy Zoho (china)

 Post Modern
● Curved forms
● Decorative elements
● Asymmetry.
● Bright colours
● Complexity
● Ex-The Walt design company
● Ex-De piramids( Amsterdam)
Deconstruction
● Surface manipulation.
● Non - rectilinear shapes
● It give opportunity to play with
forms&volumes
● Begin in 1980s
● Demolishing of building
● Ex- cleaveland clinic
● Ex-walt Disney concert hall
Thank You 😊