what is this
whitehall from trafalgar square, london
what is this
regent street, london
what is this
regent street, london
what is this
arc de triomphe. palace charles de gaulle, paris
what is this
champs elysees, paris
what is this. is has been renovated and now has a cool glass dome
reichstag building. wallot and foster
what are these
examples of second empire style buildings
what is this
elysee palace. armand claude mollet
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baylerbeyi palace. sarkis balyan
what is this
montreal city hall. perrault and hutchison
who is this and what did he do
napoleon iii, promoted the development of public works throughout paris
who is this and what did he do
georges eugene baron haussmann, developed the boulevards in paris and other natural developments like parks
what is this
parc des buttes. baron haussmann
who is this and what did he do
jacques hittorff helped create the iron and glass dome of halle au ble in paris. liberal interpretation of neo classicism
what is this
cirque d’hiver (the winter circus). jacques hittorff
who is this and what did he do
louis tullius joachim visconti, designed the tomb of napoleon i, studied at ecole de beaux arts, his works were pituresque and neo gothic
what is this
fontaine louvois, visconti
what is this
fontaine moliere, visconti
who is this and what did he do
jean charles adolphe alphand, worked with baron haussmann on boulevards
what is this
ecole des beaux arts. duban
who is this and what did he do
charles garnier, won the competition for the design of the paris opera house
what is this
the paris opera house. garnier
who is this and what did he do
fredrick law olmstead, designed and planned central park and many other notable american parks
what is this
the calvert vaux bridge in central park
what is this
the bow bridge in central park
who are these guys
mckim, mead and white. they were the most successful beaux arts firm at the time. they really wanted to elevate america to that of england
what is this
villard houses. mckim, mead, and white
what is this
pensylvania station. mckim, mead, and white
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charles j osborne residence. mckim, mead, and white
what is this
grand central terminal. reed and stem, warren and westmore
who is this and what did he do
richard morris hunt, helped establish AIA, worked hard for the recognition of architecture as a respected profession
what is this
metropolitan museum of art. richard morris hunt
what is this
pedestal for the statue of liberty. richard morris hunt
what is this
the biltmore estate. richard morris hunt
what is this
the breakers residence. richard morris hunt
what is this
administration building world’s colombian exposition. richard morris hunt
who is this and what did he do
william le baron jenney, designed the home insurance company building, which was the first tall building supported by an internal steel/iron structure
what is this
the home insurance company building. jenney
what is this. wind bracing was very important to the design, 16 story tall
manhattan building. jenney
what is this. model for the design of the modern department store
second leiter building. jenney
what is this
reliance building. burnham and root
who is this and what did he do
louis sullivan, coined the term “form ever follows function” and was a member of the chicago school of architecture. creator of chicago windows
what is this
wainwright building. adler and sullivan
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national farmer’s bank. sullivan
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the auditorium building of roosevelt university. adler and sullivan
what are chicago windows
the idea that retail buildings have horizontal windows and corporate offices have vertical windows
what is this
a bourgeios apartment, where the upper class lives below and lower class lives above
what is this
haussmann style apartment block in paris
who is this and what did he do
eugene alfred henard, big important guy for the development of roundabouts. he studied traffic and wanted there to be levels of the ground for transportation underneath the streets
what is this
a diagram of the different levels of transportation beneath the streets that eugene alfred henard proposed
who was the guy that developed dumbell houses and what does that do
james edward ware. it was gaps within buildings to allow ventillation to all units in tenement housing, since it became a requirement that all units have fresh air
these are what?
rowhouses
what does eclectic mean?
to derive ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources
what are these
festoon details, a decoration of draping details with loops and a swag.
this diagram showcases what
the concept of parti, a beaux-arts method of organizing circulation and room layouts
who is this guy and what did he do
viollet le duc, apposed the atlier system of the ecole de beaux-arts and wanted to reform the system to teach a broad range of styles and promote architectural progression
who is this and what did he do
julien guadet, professor at ecole des beaux-arts. endorsed eclecticism and thought that architectural teachings required a vast array of different influential buildings, beyond just the parthenon, like the hagia sophia.
who is this and what did he do
felix duban, created classical forms but used modern structural techniques to achieve them. studied at the ecole des beaux arts, a talented artist.
what is this
the interior court of the ecole des beaux arts. duban
who is edouard berard
studied at ecole des beaux arts, invented the technique of using molded cement panels before laying and assembled using iron or steel rods. did many restoration projects
what is this
palais des beaux arts de lille. berard
who is this and what did he do
henry hobson richardson. one of the great american architects. studied at the ecole des beaux arts. his style is known as richardson romanesque
what is this
ames free libary. richardson
what is this
trinity church. richardson
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oakes ames memorial hall. richardson
who is this and what did he do
king victor emmanuel ii, king of italy and tried to lead the effort to spread beaux arts and eclecticism beyond france
what is this
alter to the nation. sacconi
who is this and what did he do
king ludwig ii of barvaria, commissioned the fabrication of many palaces because he held very little power.
what is this. it is an inspiration for walt disney’s castles
neuschwanstein castle
who is this and what did he do
cesar daly, did a lot of observing of eclectism, thought eclectic architects were trying to make something new out of something old
what is this
french private hotel grand facade. daly
who is this and what did he do
frank furness, one of the founders of AIA, influenced a lot of philidelphia architecture. eclectic
what is this
furness library. gee i wonder who designed it
what is the chicago school of architecture
the group of architects in the 19th century that developed the skyscraper
who are the members of the school of architecture
adler, root, sullivan, burnham, jenney
who are these guys
burhnam and root
what is this
the rookery. frank lloyd wright, burhnam, and root
what was the relevance of the colombian exposition
“white” a very pure interpretation of architecture that was very racist