Federal architecture

Mr. Philipson was a Jewish merchant from Philadelphia who moved to Saint Louis in 1808. He moved his business down to Saint Genevieve in 1811 and in April of 1818 he purchased a lot of ground. On this ground, Philipson built a one-and-a-half story Federal Style home which would end up containing both his personal living quarters and his store. The lot was also home to a

A building is designed for functionality. This principle has served as the cornerstone of architecture in the United States and throughout the world since the first hut of the Mesopotamian civilization. As the centuries go by, this principle started to deviate. With a series of political debris left over from the World War II, the Cold War and the revitalizing economic policies of the Reagan Era, Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry was able to shatter the established architectural norm of the

The late 19th century to the early 20th century, architecture was typically influenced by Roman or even Greek architecture, which is also known as “federal style” or “Greek Revival”. And of course, each revival style can be identified specifically with an architeture of an earlier time period. Expecially the ones fom early American or Euorpienc places. One could also the call the architecture buildings in this time period: Neoclassical (New Classical) , which are inspired from Greece and Rome. Building

Introduction Green Architecture Definition and Origin Green architecture or Sustainable building is the practice of building homes which are environment friendly and resource efficient throughout its life time. It is a way of reacting to the global economic crisis, environmental issues, growing human population, destruction of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity. While it may seem that this practice started only a few decades ago when environmentalists and conservationist were given

Introduction Does black architecture exists? If so, why has it been ignored for so many centuries? I will be defending African-American architecture by discussing many black architects from the past to the present. I will show and discuss their architectural work by describing the appearance, the year it was built, and as well as if its still standing today. I believe we all know that there are black architects today but centuries ago it was like they were non-existed because they were never

Historical context The Royal Exhibition Building is the architecture which assembles the history and spirits of the city of Melbourne. It was built in 1880 by Reed and Barnes, who won the design competition of this building, for Melbourne’s first international exhibition with the purpose of demonstrating the achievements acquired by industrialization and bringing people with confidence and enthusiasm. The Centennial International Exhibition was subsequently held in 1888 in the building as Melbourne's

Prior to writing his four published book on architecture Palladio had written two different books that was based on architecture. These books were published in 1554 in Rome while he was visiting Daniele Barbaro. Essentially the purpose of the books was to serve as guidebooks for historical monuments within Rome. The first book he had written contained short descriptions for travelers that discussed the appearance and history of classical ruins. His guidebook was actually a replacement for an older

When I finished architecture school in the mid-1990s, there were no Revit, Google Sketch (not even Google or internet), and Auto CAD was in its early days. We did all drawings by hand and had to make countless real models because there were no 3D programs. Gosh I feel old, a lot happened in 20 years. To make sure every professional is up to date with the latest technology and codes, professions are regulated and continuing education courses are required in order to keep an active professional license

It was described as “a massive rehabilitation.” McKim, Mead & White carried out the expansions and renovations in a neoclassical style suited to the building's architecture. This restored the White House interiors to Federal style in keeping with its architecture. Sadly, Roosevelt's reason was to remove the Victorian flavor of the gilded

Charles Bulfinch was well known for his architectural designs of government buildings in the United States. In fact, he was the first American citizen who took architecture as a profession. Throughout his career he worked between Boston and Washington D.C. and during his profession he served as the Commissioner of the Public Buildings . The famous dome and the Capitol rotunda in Washington DC were designed by him. Bulfinch was known for his classic taste; his designs were more towards simplicity