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Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas are two different phrases that are almost of identical meaning. Both of Greek Stoas and Roman Basilicas have few things in common, but on the other hand they have a lot of major differences. They are constructed according to the cultures they are found in and the time period they were built in. During that time period, both cultures’ religions had great impact on everything they built. These two cultures believed to have a god for everything existed on earth. Their

Sacred Heart Church is the second oldest church located 1307 14th Street SW in Downtown Westside in Calgary, Canada. It is founded in 1910. There are two main complexes in this architecture, the older complex that is constructed in 1910 and an additional edition in 1930. Throughout the years, the Sacred Heart Church has constantly been adding additional architectural structures and expanding its size. Both complexes in the Sacred Heart Church are rectangular in plan. They both are red brick structure

Architecture has always been adapting, revisiting and appropriating what has been done before, looking back to precedents to find new inspirations. Despite new technology and pop-culture, history dictates symbolism and formalistic appeal even if we are unaware of it. We grow up associating certain symbols and imagery to its connotated meaning, for example, when we see a cross we immediately think of Christianity. Because of that, churches nowadays continue to look back to ancient Christian structure

necessary characteristic of the Gothic style and responded to one of the goals of a growing and dominant religion in the medieval era (Schlager, Lauer, Gale group, link.galegroup.com)”. The Amiens Cathedral in France (1230 A.D.) displays the use of clerestory as portrayed in the figure which

Low-perimeter louvers, and clerestories in sloped roof Strategy mechanism: The concept of thermal buoyancy and pressure differentials cause because of the two courtyards, as part of air flow moving up and part of it down, to form a large vortex leading to a very high-pressure build-up surrounding the building. This concept emphasis is drawing fresh air through low-level perimeter windows and louvers located behind the heating units and venting it through high-level clerestories in thesloped roof which

of the struggle for light.” In the early age of architecture dating back to the Egyptian and classical period, different methods of daylighting were established and these practices were further developed throughout the years. Egyptians would use clerestories at the top of buildings to get light into interior or open plans and have a series of columns to take advantage of shading control. In ancient Greece the strategy of orientation on site was incorporated and would typically have buildings on an

above the arches of the arcade rises another arcade which also serves as a gallery, formally known as the triforium. Continuing up from the triforium, rose windows with intricate tracery and then lancet windows above them line the walls to form a clerestory. The walls and wall shafts then develop into sexpartite rib vaults which form the ceiling of the cathedral. Part

Introduction ‘Gothic Art’ is the name given to define artworks made in Europe between the 12th and 15th centuries. Contrasting the “Gothic” that is understood today as dark, black or ripped fishnets, the original Gothic actually refers to “Liquid light of Heaven” where light comes into people’s live. A letter to Pope Leo X during c. 1518 from Raphael first marked the use of Gothic to describe artworks made between 12th and 15th centuries, and is further popularize by an Italian artist and writer

in a semi-circular space. Above the altar there is a beautiful painting, probably a frieze, above the altar which is highly polychromed, even using rare colors like blue. Another notable feature was the use of clerestory which lit the church with sunlight softly

The church in the middle ages was a significant place for many individuals as it was the only thing where they thought they could belong to, regardless of their class. The church was also known for its unity and its great influences on art and architecture during this time. As society slowly drifted apart from the Romanesque period, a new and technical era had taken birth, also known as, the Gothic era. This era came to life at the end of the 12th century and lasted into the 16th century; this was