Architecture

Greek columns, islamic colors in Jerusalem architecture. (Cross Cultural)

Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem. 5^th century CE

Islamic color scheme on important building in Jerusalem (design is example of cross-cultural architecture)

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

New main piece to old royal palace turned into museum. Has a French renaissance architecture. (Cross Cultural)

M. Pei, The Louvre Pyramid, 1989

Symbolic for the new age matarials (Like iron or steel). Industrial era.

Gustave Eiffel, The Eiffel Tower, 1889. Iron, wood and glass, Paris

Grand Column Framed building (Industrial Era)

Louis Sullivan, The Prudential Building (Also known as the Guaranty Building), 1894, Buffalo, NY

Teaches modernist architecture. Created by Walter Gropius.

 Walter Gropius, Bauhaus, 1924, Dessau, Germany.

an early modern movement that focused on balanced compositions of planar elements plus the primary colors plus black and white.

Gerrit Rietveld, Schroder House, 1924. Utrecht, The Netherlands

International style. Less doecration more simple figure

Ludwig Rohe, IBM Plaza, 1971, Chicago, Illinois

Cantilevered style, Open floors, blending organic and modern forms.

Frank Lloyd Wright, Falling Water, Bear Run, Pennsylvania. 1937.

Organic forms, radial forms.

Guggenheim Museum, New York City, Interior.

Anti internationalistic designer. Values art nouveau style. Orgnaic

Antoni Gaudi, Casa Batllo, 1905, Barcelona, Spain.

anti-internationalisc style. unfinished, started in 1980s. towswers and bridges, very grand

Antoni Gaudi, La Sagrada Familia, started in 1884. Barcelona

Contemporay style. Values visual wit

Michael Graves,  Municipal Services Building, 1982, Portland, Oregon

Frank Gehry, The Experience Music Project, 2000. Seattle Washington

 Zaha Hadid, Norpark Rail Station, Innsbruck, Austria. 2004-2007.

Bohlin Architects, Ballard Branch, Seattle Public Library. 2005.

“Green” roof, Ballard branch, Seattle Public Library, with skylights

Passive wind filter

Renzo Piano, Tjibaou Cultural Center, New Caledonia. 1998

Decorated overhangs, and corbels in Japanese architecture.

Sagami Temple, detail, 745 CE, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Example of cantilevered roofs. A characteristic in Chinese architecture

Hall of Divine Might, Forbidden City, Beijing.

Oldest standing bridge in China. Barrel vaulted/arched structure,

Li Chun, Zhaozhou Bridge, China. Stone. 595 CE

Wall built in China in defense. 5,500 Miles

The Great Wall, China. Begun 5^th century BCE. Stone

Early example of post and lintel design.

Stonehenge, Wiltshire County, England

Example of ionic colonnades

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece. 447 BCE

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Colonnade at St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican.

Roman example of arches in architecture. ( an alternative to post in lintel) offers more support, so there’s more room to make taller structures.

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. 1^st Century CE.

Roman aqueduct, c. 1^st century CE

Roman example of dome architecture paired with an oculus

Dome of the Pantheon with oculus, Rome. 126 CE

One of first Gothic churches. High ceilings, vaulted , stained windows.

Church of St. Denis, France. 7^th -12^th

(Gothic Style) place for aristocrats. Rhythmic column divided by fractals.

The Doges Palace, 1309 CE, viewed from St. Mark’s Square, Venice