Architecture : The Theoretical Underpinning Of Architecture

Hagia Sophia known as Aya Sofia in Turkey, is considered it one of the most important monuments in Turkey, It tells us the history of the country and how the official religion changed from Christianity to Islam. Hagia Sophia has been through five phases. First of all the church was built by the orders of Constantine the Great in 360 A.D, They chose the same location of a pagan temple. They used wood to build it; unfortunately it was burned in 404 A.D. and no one knows who designed it. A second church was ordered to build by Theodosius II in October 415. The basilica with a wooden roof was built by architect Rufinus, but it also burned in 532. Just a few days after the destruction of the second church, the Emperor Justinian ordered to build the third. The architects who built it were Anthemius of Tralles and Isidoros Miletus. It was built in a spectacular short time, about six years, being completed in AD 537. Furthermore, they used several materials to complete this great building, such as, “large stones from quarries in porphyry from Egypt, green marble from Thessaly, black stones from the Bosporus region, and yellow stones from Syria” ( hagiasophia.com, (n.d.)). Also More than ten thousand workers were employed to build it and decorate it with gold and marbles. Moreover, the cost of building Hagia Sophia was very expensive; it may have cost about three billion dollars in today’s money. On 29 May 1453, The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmet II, conquered Constantinople

The history of Architecture started long time ago. The nomadic were groups of people whom move from one place to another in order find shelter and food to survive. As they progress, their techniques to survive evolve. The need for a permanent shelter became vital for a better stability of the group. This is the time when the first structures that provided protection appeared. Post and lintel were the first forms of Architecture, that satisficed the basic needs. Architecture evolved to be more sophisticated and fulfill the people’s needs. Consequently, Architecture evolved throughout different periods such as: Ancient architecture, Romanesque, The medieval, Renaissance, Early modern, and the industrial age, Modernism and Contemporary

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines architecture as the art or science of designing and creating buildings. Almost all locations around the world have at least one or several buildings that are of historical significance or greatly admired. These buildings not only identify its citizens and government, but the state. Through architecture it’s safe to say that one can measure many things about the culture, lifestyle, creativity, and social structure. In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting two structures located Miami, Florida.

The Hadrian’s Pantheon and the Justinian’s Hagia Sophia are two beautiful buildings with different features that make them unique in their own different ways. The Hagia Sophia basilica is located in Istanbul, Turkey, and was built by Isidore of Miletus and Anthemois of Tralles. The building is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica, it then became an imperial mosque then after it became a museum. The Hagia Sophia was originally called Melge Ekklesia which means (Great Church) in 360 BC, the new name Hagia Sophia came into use around 430. The basilica was a symbol of the Empire; and had a dome on top of a cube with 40 windows around the base of it. The central dome dimensions are 108 feet. Diameter, 180 feet high from apex to floor; with

As writer, interior designer, educator, and American architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization” (BrainyQuote). The purpose of this paper will deal with the description of...

Architecture should be nurturing, responsive and alive, dynamically shifting spatial balances, organically expressive forms, subtly luminous colors and biologically healthy. To achieve such life-enhancing architecture, it has to address all the body senses simultaneously and fuse our image of self with experience of the world. By strengthening our sense of self and reality, architecture serves its all-important function of accommodation and

The Hagia Sophia came out of the Nika riot. This impressive structure was part of a reconstruction effort by emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora, after most of Constantinople was burned. The Hagia Sophia is a beautiful church with a central dome that has a diameter of 101 feet, two- half domes that double the interior length of the church to 200 feet. This awe inspiring building has had an eventful history and after the capture of Constantinople in 1453 by the Turks who then added the minaret(s). This paper will explore the minaret that was thought to be the first, and what the role of this was.

Architecture is best described as the process and product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings and other physical structures. It uses the concepts and ideas of mathematics, art, science, and technology. Architecture has changed over the centuries. It began back with Classical Roman and Greek architecture and it had ancient aspects to it, for example, an important aspect used back

In the novel, “Architecture” by Jonathan Glancey discusses the beginning of Architecture and how much Architecture has grown over the past years. In his book, he tries to inform and educate readers and other architects about the old and new styles that we are using today and how they were used during the 1880s. Glancey purpose was to apprise people about the different styles and techniques that are used around the world for architecture. Furthermore, he wants people to know how those different styles are being implemented to our buildings and our designs today. Glancey wants everyone to have more information about architecture, so they can formulate their own ideas and manufacture what they want to build. This book informs us about the different uses of materials that they use for architecture around the world such as plastic reinforced with glass to columns, floor plans, poche, brick, stone, wood, and much more.

Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries resulted in the division of the Roman Empire. In the west, Rome stood proud with it’s rich history and achievements. However, in the east a new empire was born and quickly rising. This up and comer had many astonishing treasures of it’s own but one stands out above all others. Since it’s competition in the year 537, the Hagia Sophia has dominated the city of Constantinople, now present day Istanbul, through it’s style and beauty serving as a highly important religious structure to the Christian Orthodox faith and a monument representing the power of the city.

The Hagia-Sophia Church is the most important Byzantine structure and one of the world’s great monuments. The

Architecture is the very foundation of mankind, and it has been around almost as long as humans. Many cultures and nations have used it for many purposes. Some purposes include a living place, a burial place, storage, and in many cases a form of art. It has evolved throughout time, each more unique than another. While there were many types of different architecture, many of them follow the same principles. The difference though between some nations architecture is so distinctive that one may be able to know where its style originated. While many different styles of architecture were influenced by previous nations, some, like the United States, were influenced by a single man, Thomas Jefferson.

Architecture is often mistaken as purely an art form, when in actually it is where art and engineering or art and practicality meet. For example, painting is an art, when preformed well it yields a beautiful picture that evokes a deep human reaction and brings pleasure to its viewer, however this painting provides no function, it cannot shield us from the rain or protect us from the wind or snow, it is purely form. An insulated aluminum shed provides shelter and protection from Mother Nature; however, it is a purely functional building, it was drawn by an engineer, not conceived by an artist to have form. The culmination of form and function is Architecture, the Greeks and Romans fathered this idea and Palladio’s study of roman architecture taught him his valuable truth.

“ Architecture organizes and structures space for us, and its interiors and the objects enclosing and inhabiting its rooms can facilitate or inhibit our activities by the way they use this language”(Lawson pg.6).

Architecture can be viewed with two different types of properties. Properties that can be seen like shapes, their composition, the spaces they create and, the colours and textures that make up their appearance. These properties are considered to be visual while other properties are considered to be abstract. These properties can only be described using words; the meanings behind the architecture and the stories that can be told about it. The context, its cultural background and its function also affects how we view architecture. The question is, what