Compare and Contrast Ancient Architecture and Post-Modern Architecture Professor Howard HIS 182 May 4, 2009 Research Paper Professor Howard HIS 182 May 4, 2009 Research Paper Outline Compare and Contrast Ancient Architecture and Post-Modern Architecture Thesis Statement: Though the Ancient Architecture is different from the Post-Modern Architecture, in many aspects, their buildings are both very influential and exciting wonders of the world. I. Introduction a) Definition of Architecture: II. What is Ancient Architecture? a) What are the well-known structures of the Ancient Architecture?
Gothic Architecture in French and English Cathedrals The Gothic style originated in France around 1140. It spread to other parts of Europe and remained the dominant style in northern Europe for the next 400 years. Like the preceding Romanesque style, the Gothic style is defined largely in terms of architecture, with many regional variants. As the Gothic style spread throughout Europe, it brought profound changes in Europe. French Gothic captured the imagination of English architects and the style influenced their building down through the centuries.
The ‘Grand Confort’ by Le Corbusier(1887-1965) and the Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886-1969), are both important pieces of the twentieth century. Both chairs were designed by pioneers and highly influential architects who played a significant role in shaping what is now called Modernism, or the International Style. They wanted to establish a style of design that would represent modern times and in many ways they achieved this but also transcended it, creating designs that appeared far more timeless than timely. Although they were designing at a time when Modern design rejected the past in its attempt to build a brave new world, ancient forms and concepts were still apparent in many emerging designs. Both Corbusier and Meis had a deep understanding of the aesthetics of historic design.
The Vitruvian Man in Renaissance Architecture: Man’s image as a source of inspiration for architectural order, proportion and beauty. In the early stages of the Renaissance, notions regarding all aspects of art which included architecture began to evolve from the preceding cultural movement as Renaissance artists and architects sought for more simplistic forms of expression in comparison to the complex, geometrics that was utilized in the Middle Ages. The movement began on a scholarly level but was linked with technological, ecclesiastical and economic changes and given its European locality, it provided a powerful stimulus for the development of fine art and engineering. This was coupled with a concern to seek unity with the whole classical world of Greece and Rome. Artists and Architects in Italy began looking at ancient artefacts, structures and scriptures for inspiration in seek of a new ‘truth’ and thus Humanism was born.
The castle served as a home, a fortress, an outpost, and a safe haven for when under attack. They were also a very vital role in securing territory. Thanks to the pioneering design of the medieval castle they are one of the most fortified structures to date. The blood, sweat, tears, thoughts, dreams, perseverance, and innovative ideas involved in the making of a castle has greatly influenced modern architecture. The history behind these marvelous structure as well as the construction, and defenses involved in them attract tourists from all over the world.
ROMAN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Kasey Simas HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor Max Fassnacht January 28, 2013 ROMAN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Roman empires flourished, which can largely be attributed to the emperors that created government, laws, cities, military, and many buildings and structures. This would not be possible without the use of technology. In order to talk about roman technology and engineering we must first understand what technology is. Technology is “the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science (technology, n.d.).” The Pantheon is a great example of Roman architecture. Most historians believe Emperor Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa built the first Pantheon in 27BC, though no one knows its exact age.
Bramante and Aesthetics of High Renaissance April 29, 2013 The importance of architecture of Bramante and how we evaluate how architecture represents the attitudes and the aesthetics of the high Renaissance area by allowing us to see the artistic side of high Renaissance from different point of views. Bramante was a very classical artist and used antiquity in his work when it came to his art and his architecture. Without types of art into day’s culture and or museum we would not know what masterpices are or what a well known Vatican building would be or a templeton. For that matter the importance of architecuter in the high renaissance is the matter of how our culture and our socity as evolved over centuries and how we today still have some of that in process to show the amazing work of amazing people. Bramante was a natural when it came to humanistic values and he knew the roman models and style of the architectural aspects of each.
By examining the personalities of each of the palace’s residents it makes it clear to see why they added certain elements such as art and décor and animals. In addition to the personality quirks the contributed to the palace, Dunlop also observes the château’s architecture. An important fact to note is that the Château de Versailles is not considered old by European standards. However, once it was completed “than every ruler in Europe, from the Mediterranean to the Baltic, wanted a copy of it.” Dunlop goes on to say that this type of undertaking made France the cultural center of Europe just as Italy was during the Renaissance. Dunlop begins with King Louis XIV.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame is one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture. It plays a major role in the story of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ The Film director of the 1923 movie makes the audience have a very different take on the Cathedral than a historian such as Stoddard would have people view the structure. Whitney Stoddard and Wallace Worsley portray the same building but in dramatically different ways because if the different set of circumstances through which they “use” the building. The director of the 1923 movie adaptation of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ Wallace Worsley, uses the Cathedral as the setting for the film. The architectural significance is not as important as being able to transform the Cathedral into a sign of the oppression of Quasimodo.
On the other hand fashion icons like Rei Kawakubo looks on architecture for ways and means to construct clothes, which exhibit new and challenging ideas with regards to dimensions and construction. In more than a few cases, they are also influenced by the scholarly principles and impressions intrinsic in the field of architecture (Gil 1998). In the course of the last part of the century, the amalgamation of fashion and architecture has brought new sense and potentials in these areas of discipline. Rei Kawakubo and her protégées along with other brilliant and forward-looking fashion designers like Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, among others have shown the world a portion of the outcomes when threads start to hook up (Evans 2003). This paper is an analysis of the designs by designer Rei Kawakubo highlighting Japanese postmodernism characteristics.