The Crystal Palace And The Maison De Verre

The architectural plans originally lacked the two five-sided privy buildings. They showed a different arrangement of how the palisade joined the sentry houses. The plans also illustrate a different configuration of stone steps for the north entrance of the Main Building than the archaeological evidence revealed. A cement floor was planned for the southeastern and southwestern basement rooms, which originally were dirt. Of the pieces of marble recovered during the excavation, the percentages and types did not correspond to the plans proposed for the marble floor of the main foyer. “Sherds of the original window glass were greener and more irregular than the window glass planned for use in the reconstruction. Recovered fragments of the original plaster revealed only plain struck molding, while the plans allowed for the use elaborate geometric designs in plaster. These comments highlight a contrast in the restoration philosophies of the era: Should the restoration be done as it actually was or as it was believed Governor Tryon would have wanted it to be” . This is another example of altering historical memory by producing the image that was wanted for

My building(Palace of fine arts) contributed to the Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair from many ways. First reason, how the Palace of fine art contributed to the fair was by “relieving them from monotony the exterior facades were adorned with mural paintings representing the history of art”(Says, 2017). This means this building was used to help people out. Second reason, how the Palace of fine art contributed to the fair was by “showcasing artworks”(McNamara, 2004). Palace of fine art shows off to Chicago to the rest of the world by “housing over 10,000 artistic works from around the world” (Wadsworth, 2014). This means that this building allows a safe place to put the exhibits. Finally, the Palace of fine arts is now called, “Museum of Science and Industry.

Throughout this essay I will explore to what extent Inigo Jones’s design for the Queens House was inspired by the works of Palladio and Palladian architecture and 15-16th century European architectural precedents, while also exploring the role the building played on the development of Neoclassical architecture on a wider scale. The Queens House represents the stylistic point of origin for the great imposing buildings surrounding Greenwich but also for Neo-Classical architecture in Britain more generally. The formative years of the designer, Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is largely unknown although its believed he trained as a joiner and received no formal architectural education. Its documented that in the year 1597 he visited Italy several

The 19th century architect, Sir John Soane (1792-1824), is one of the greatest architects and educators of the Regency era. Despite the Bank of England being his most renowned piece of architecture, one should not forgot the architectural reputation of the ‘Sir John Soane’s Museum.’ As stated in the Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, the museum is “one of the most complex, intricate, and ingenious series of interiors ever conceived.” Clearly, without Soane’s ‘ingenious’ and ‘complex’ use of top-lit galleries and double - height spaces , the museum would lack it’s originality and inspirational qualities that make it one of the most distinctive museums in London. The atmospheric journey begins with the façade of number 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,

Sandringham house, as the much-loved living place of royal members, has seen its many deaths: Prince Eddy (the Prince of Wales's eldest son) in 1892, Queen Alexandra in 1925, George V in 1936, and George VI in 1952. Comparing to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, Sandringham house has its special attractions to royal members for architectural style, living environment, interior or exterior decoration etc. However, this spectacular building was not the same as what it look like at present. More than 3 renowned architects were invited to design and reconstruct this house in history. As time went on and technology developed, almost all elements including style, shape, materials as well as decoration have changed. This part will introduce these variations in details with respect to period.

Thesis [Sir Christopher is an English architect, he studied at oxford, He build and designed one of the most important and famous buildings the “ST. Paul cathedral” is one of the masterpiece buildings that was designed by sir Christopher wren, it stands at the head of ludgate hill.]

King Louis XIV of France's use of the Baroque style is most easily seen and described in and with the Palace of Versailles, a palace coveted and imitated by other rulers. He was quite the trend setter. His hall of mirrors is perhaps the most famous and recognized of its features. Seventeen mirrors, framed with arches, are placed across from the seventeen windows, distorting the reality just as Wolfflin described. This creates the effect of having the hall seem much bigger than it actually is. On the ceiling are canvases; everywhere you look there is something interesting. There are columns of bronze and marble, and the combination of these features mixes many styles and time periods; a feature of Baroque architecture.

When we regularly take a look at old sanctuaries, we pick up this sort of warm feeling in our souls, influencing us to address ourselves the entirety of its reality, how it remained to become, and what the distinctive brilliant occasions that occurred in this place. We investigate history, and learn the significance of the sanctuary, making it more exceptional than what we definitely know about it. We get awed with fulfillment while taking a look at its structure, and how it could emerge regardless of the numerous years it had long stood. The building that constitutes a turning point in the historical backdrop of architecture with its arch transition and load-bearing framework is none other than the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

This remarkable improvement in methods indicates the fresh importation of skills from the East and this applies not merely to England but to all Western Europe at that time (“The Flowering” 88). Into three main phases the development of architecture through the period may be divided. The elements of Gothic style and their gradual elaboration over a period of rather more than a century came first at the opening of the 12th century. After the year 1000 there was a fully coordinated Gothic art particularly marked by the invention of windows with baltracy, Jean d’ Orbais probably used it first at Rheims cathedral during the generation following 1211, why the east end was begun. A century followed with classic poise in which an international architecture reached its peak and produce perfect forms of castle and palace, cathedrals enriched with painting patterned tiles, figure sculpture and stained glass (“The Flowering” 92).

Since the middle nineteenth century developed in construction which was used in new construction material. Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect designing urban planning and gardens. The main work of Paxton was an exhibition pavilion Crystal Palace in 1851 at the World Exhibition in London. It was one of the first building with iron frame and construction with prefabricated elements and large glass surfaces. The building was constructed with a reduced number of standard parts. The cast-iron columns attached by a collar to horizontal lattice beams and covered by glass. The hollow column providing a runoff for a rainwater. The vault and the ceiling were glazed throughout. The new scale, the fantastic dimensions, a simplicity of the design,

To understand the characteristics of Baroque style is to truly understand artistic measures of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Baroque, a single word describing an entire period of art, can be broken down into more than one actual form of art. The new European age birthed this developing style of architecture, coming from ideas on religion and politics. Set apart in three different countries, visitors of St. Peter’s Basilica, Versailles, and Hampton Court Palace, engulf themselves in historic Baroque styles and beauty. The international style “was reinterpreted in different regions so that three distinct manifestations of the style emerged” (Matthews 392). The florid, classical, and restrained baroque design of the three different buildings gives us a historic lesson on the reasoning behind its purpose.

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.

Paris today is known as a center of arts and rich culture both acclaimed and original. Famous moments pop up through the history of France’s art, such as the impressionistic artworks by Monet, the École des Beaux-Arts teachings of classicism, and the iconic Eiffel Tower by Stephen Sauvestre. Paris augments itself with numerous museums to catalog countless masterpieces and sculptures throughout France’s enduring, yet sometimes gritty, history. As a whole, Paris comprises of a mixture between historic architectural themes like rusticated brick clad, mansard roofs, striated columns, and a modern day architectural themes like engineered metalwork, and external program support machinery. The notion of classic French architecture, juxtaposed

The Palace of Versailles was constructed in 1624. It was constructed for the residence of the Kings of France. Occasionally the government would hold meetings here. It did originally begin as a small hunting lodge for Louis XIII.

The five principles of architecture that Le Corbusier proposed in 1923 can be noted in, not only Le Corbusier’s work, but also in other modern architecture, because each principle contributes to the overall aesthetic of the building, as well as providing a functional use. However, all five principles don’t have to be incorporated into one design, which is what this essay will explore. It will attempt to show that one principle can prevail over the other four, but all five are needed to create a full representation of Le Corbusier’s envision of architecture. This is shown through Le Corbusier’s villas, specifically the Villa Shodhan and this essay will analyse how the principles contrast against one another. Furthermore, a small scale design project will be created alongside the essay in an attempt to produce a unique villa through the embodiment of Le Corbusier’s five principles of architecture. Through further analysis of the Villa Shodhan I will also argue that not all principles are independent and that some principles can function efficiently without the rest. Nonetheless, Le Corbusier’s most renowned villa, Villa Savoye, utilizes all five principles; therefore, it is the most accurate image of Le Corbusier’s five principles of architecture. However, after this villa had been completed it became clear that the flat roof, which served a domestic purpose as a roof garden had failed