Architectural Styles

Art Deco

An architectural style marked by geometric motifs, streamlined and curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines, and often bold colors.

Neoclassicism

An architectural style is characterized by monumentality, strict use of the orders, and sparing application of ornament.

International Style

An architectural style that is of functional architecture devoid of regional characteristics; characterized by simple geometric forms, large untextured, often white surfaces, large areas of glass, and general use of steel or reinforced concrete construction.

Gothic

An architectural style that is characterized by a delicate balance of forces, with thrusts directed throughout a rigid structural lattice. Its features were height and light, achieved through a mixture of skeletal structures and ever-increasing windows.

Classical

An architectural style that is derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture.

Moorish

An architectural style that is prevalent in Spain and Morocco; influences were Mesopotamian brick and stucco techniques; frequent use of horseshoe arch, and Roman columns and capitals.

Art Nouveau

An architectural style of fine and applied art characterized by fluid, undulating motifs, often derived from natural forms.

Evolutionary

An architectural style that designs that grows and develops based on climatic and ecological elements, as well as advances in technology; is approached as a living organism as if natural forces had shaped the structure.

Postmodernism

An architectural style is a reaction against international style and Modernism. encourages the use of elements from historical vernacular styles and often a playful illusion, decoration, and complexity.

An architectural style that is "invisible" or "imaginary" architecture; it represents plans and drawings for buildings and cities that have never been constructed; pure research or speculation.

Renaissance

An architectural style that developed during the rebirth of classical art and learning in Europe. It is characterized using classical orders, round arches, and symmetrical proportions.

Deconstructivism

An architectural style that questions traditional assumptions and takes modernist abstraction to an extreme and exaggerates already known motifs.

Bauhaus

An architectural style with concepts and ideas was characterized chiefly by the synthesis of technology, craft, and design aesthetics; which emphasizes functional design.

Romanesque

An architectural style that emerged from Roman and Byzantine elements. Characterized by massive articulated wall structures, arches, and powerful vault.

Rococo

An architectural style is the final phase of the Baroque; characterized by profuse, semi-abstract ornamentation; associated with lightness, swirling forms, flowing lines, ornate stucco work, and arabesque ornament.

Expressionism

An architectural style where buildings were treated not only as functional structures but also as sculptural objects.

Brutalism

An architectural style that emphasizes the aesthetic use of basic building processes, especially cast-in-place concrete, with no apparent concern for visual amenity.

Baroque

An architectural style that is more ornate than the Renaissance style; deliberate in its attempt to impress, and was lavish of all styles, both in its use of materials and in the effects it achieves.

Organic

An architectural style with the expression of personal freedom; harmony between structure and the environment; integration of individual parts to the whole concept; all forms should express the natural use of materials.

Style

A particular or distinctive form of artistic expression characteristic of a person, people, or period.