ARCH 321 Test 2 Architects

Vitruvius

Roman architect and engineer who wrote the De Architectura to evaluate and organize the built enviroment

Thomas Jefferson

established the NW ordinance of 1785 to divide and organize the land west of the Mississippi

Hadrian

117-138 AD Emperor of Rome who designed his palace in Villa Adriana in Tivoli. An integration of Roman, Hellenistic, and Greek Culture

Constantine

306-337 AD Emperor of Constantine who began to integrate Christian ideals with existing Roman architecture. His turn to Christianity and legalization heavily influenced the architecture of churches

Justinian

527-565 AD Emperor of Byzantine Empire. Conducted lots of public aqueducts and bridges as well as religious sanctuaries and churches for pilgrimage

Hannibal

247-183 BC Carthaginian general and stateman during the Punic Wars. Led attacks against Rome, expanding roman military power and need for urban fortification

Suger

Abbot of St Denis. Rebuilt the Saint Denis and established it as a Gothic architectural piece. Architecture was influenced both by religion and the state

Charlemange

768-807 AD Emperor of the Carolingian Dynasty in central and western Europe. Economic health and social rest throughout Europe. Christianity was promoted using new architectural styles including westwork, basilicas, and revival of Roman elements.

Arnolfo di Cambio

1200-1300 Italian Architect who led the transition from Gothic to Renaissance styles

Muhammed

570-632 Muslim prophet and founder of Islam. encouraged religious pilgrimage and influenced Islamic architecture

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo

1396-1472 Italian Renaissance Architect. Developed urban palazzi in Italy

Brunelleschi

1377-1446 Renaissance architect designed the Duomo in Florence. Discovered principles of perspective

Alberti

1404-1472 Italian Renaissance Architect and theorist named the universal man

Palladio

1508-1580 Italian Architect. Designed palazzi and villas under design principles laid out in his book: the four books of architecture

Giulio Romano

1499-1546 Painter and Italian Renaissance Architect. Used dramatic Greek and roman motifs in his designs