Geoffrey Wright, an El Paso architect, describes Henry Trost’s grand design of El Paso High School

When considering the differences between the Rococo and Neoclassic styles, it is striking how completely different they are from each other. In the area of architecture, it is easy to see how they diverge when looking at examples of the styles. The Ottobeuren Abbey in Bavaria, Germany is a true embodiment of Rococo with its countless gilded, vapor-like coils of plaster and stone, bright, playful colors, and heavily sculpted décor. The United States Supreme Court, a familiar study in Neoclassic architecture, is the polar opposite. Someone viewing its stately, symmetrical shape, understated coloration with an emphasis on natural materials like marble, and towering, stately pillars may wonder if it came from the same planet as the abbey in Germany.

The architectural influence of El Paso High School was from Classical structures such as the Maison Carrée from Nîmes, France (ca. 1-10 AD) as well as the Pantheon in Rome, Italy (ca. 118-128 AD). El Paso High School’s east façade and the Maison Carée each have a podium with Corinthian volutes, frieze, pediment, dentils and a hexastyle portico, which in this case is a covered area supported by six different columns (Photo 5). The differences between these two structures is that El Paso High School’s east façade is enclosed on both of the far ends and only has one engaged column on either side, while the Maison Carée’s façade has an open-ended side which is supported by multiple columns. The Maison Carée also sports a pseudoperipteral façade that runs around the building and El Paso High does not sport this same feature. El Paso High School has a few engaged-columns in certain areas around the school although they are not a highly important feature, I think.

Just before you go to sleep, you image yourself taking a ride to the White House. You then notice it's beautiful columns. As you look through columns, this type of architecture is ancient Greek. There are other place to find these Greek columns. Besides architecture, other developments from ancient civilizations have an impact on our world today, such as roads and Gregorian calendar.

Influenced by his readings of ancient and modern architectural writings, Jefferson gleaned the best from both his readings and from his observations in Europe, creating his own personal style of architecture, a mix of Neoclassicism’s Roman temples, and Palladian villa. Partly, because of Jefferson’s influence, our federal buildings set an American precedent for the neoclassical style. Jefferson’s admiration for neoclassical style went so far as to design

Greek architecture is shown in pillars all throughout the modern world. The most recognizable Greek architecture is located in the image in document 5: the Parthenon. This image shows that the Greeks wanted a city to be represented with artistic value not just with the architecture but also with statues. Another contribution to the Western

The District is also noteworthy for its architecture with Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman styles contributing to its recognizable atmosphere. The building styles reflect the architectural desires of the university administrators, professors, and

The University of Tampa and The Renaissance architecture: How an obsolete hotel and sense of individualism shaped the campus’s future design Without any doubt the architecture of University of Tampa buildings is among the most spectacular designs within Tampa Bay. If you walk through the campus it is almost impossible not to notice the round arches, the pointed domes, and the Herringbone brickwork. The architecture methods are immensely similar to the classical revival period of Renaissance art. But what made the UT campus look what it does today? Why is there always an inevitable sense of renaissance architecture present?

Neo-classical designs with a touch of Romanesque, hence the pillars and the A-line pitched roof, the dome on top of the roof and Modern design from the use of brick facade. The home also has bay style walls to show somewhat of a roundest to it, but not like the other structures as mentioned above. The columns used on this house seem to be more of Ionic order, slender fluted pillars.

There are many imitations, and reproductions of Greek and Roman forms in the modern society of today. Even though the times of the great Ancient Greek and Roman Empires have passed, people of today are still able to honor their legacy with their long-lasting influences on modern society today, especially in architecture. If one just looks at today’s style of buildings, they can see the similarities between the two different time spans.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparison between the two most famous buildings in ancient Greece “The Parthenon” and “The Pantheon” in Rome,

In this essay, I will not only be discussing at the connections between Renaissance architecture and cosmology as well as music, but also the what Renaissance architecture is and how it played a key part in architectural design today. The Renaissance period took place during the early 15th century to early 17th century, the age of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Architects of the time took inspiration from classical Roman architecture. This means it is an analysis of architecture in the ancient world, especially ancient Greece and Rome. What the Renaissance learnt from the Romans has how they used the space, looked at the form and had somewhat accurate measurements. And so, they copied elements and modified it, for example, many columns having a slightly intruded appearance on walls to give decoration to the building. They loved looking at the design and proportions and the mainly thrived in Italy during the early semester. It wasn’t until the latter years where Renaissance architecture started to spread throughout Europe, where many architects were fading from the gothic style previously used. However, large numbers of buildings incorporated a mixture of Renaissance and Gothic styles. A famous building built during the Renaissance period is St Peter’s Basilica, made in Rome, which was designed by many

Ancient Greek architecture was very intricately made and well thought out. The Greeks used different methods and reasonings behind their architecture because they made sure that their pieces were exquisitely made to represent the things they thought were important. They valued their Gods and their worship of the Gods. It was important for them to always represent or have symbolic meaning behind all of their architectural designs. There are many hidden symbols that are involved in Greek architecture like trees, trophies, leaves, hair, and sacrifices to name a few. Greek architecture includes these hidden symbols to worship Gods, and to represent culture in their pieces.

Different architects have different styles because they are trying to get at different things. Architecture is not just about making something beautiful anymore, it is about trying to get across a set of ideas about how we inhabit space. Two of the most famous architects of the twentieth century, one from each side, the early part and the later part up until today each designed a museum with money donated by the Guggenheim foundation. One of these is in New York City, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The other is in bilbao, Spain, and it was designed by Frank Geary. My purpose of this paper is to interrogate each of these buildings, glorious for different reasons, to show how each architect was expressing their own style.

Classical architecture is something that almost anyone can appreciate because there are traces of it everywhere. Greek and Roman cultures have had a major influence on today's architecture but it all stems from the classical architecture that was created centuries ago. The present example is Neoclassical Architecture which first appeared in 18th century France and in America, it was promoted by the legendary Thomas Jefferson as the Federal style. During the Neoclassical period, the ideas of balance, harmony, and idealism resurfaced and were once again popular. Now sit back and prepare to be taught a thing or two about architecture and where most of the main principles and ideas came

Throughout this comparison, I wish to discover the characteristics shared by both the Wentworth Hall and Pantheon and the special meanings behind these two old buildings.