1) EALRY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE 2) ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 3) THE CAROLINIAN, OTTONIAN AND ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE 4) GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.

1)EALRY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE

2)ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 3)THE CAROLINIAN,

OTTONIAN AND ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

4)GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD

EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE

CHRISTIAN BASILICA: rectangular building with an apse for the altar at one

end and a straight line, interpreted as path.

MARTYRIUM

BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE

San Vitale Dome: dome of

heaven served as a point of departure.

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Mosque, palace, the tomb, and the fort: principal building types of IslamGreat Mosque of Samarra

Mausoleum Taj Mahal of Agra, India

CAROLINIAN ARCHITECTURE

St. Michael Church in Northern Germany

Pope and emperor join hands in perfect quality.

ROMANSQUE ARCHITECTURE

characterized by bay system, cross-or groin-vaulting, semi-circular arches for the opening in the walls, massive enclosing walls, and the incorporation of towers into the church

building proper.

St. Marks Cathedral in Venice

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

Pointed arch, the flying buttress and the rib vault that reflects the

transcendental character of Gothic cultureNotre Dame de ParisSalisbury Cathedral in France

1) THE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY

2) THE BAROQUE ARCHTIECTURE

ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN WORLD

Structures follow the system of rectangles and circles

man standing in the center of the dome revealing self-sufficient individuality of man, acting not by the grace of God, but more by the power of his own agency.

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY

Palazzo Rocelli in FlorencePazzi Chapel in Florence

original meaning of the term “Baroque” was odd, irregular and grotesque

St. Peter’s Basilica

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

availability of new building materials, iron and steel – the materials that revolutionized the whole building industry.

ARCHITECTURE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

SEVERN BRIDGE IN ENGLANDEIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS

1) POST AND LINTEL2) CANTILEVER3) ARCH4) DOME5) VAULT6) TRUSS

KINDS OF ARCHTIECTURAL CONSTRUCTION

This consists of a horizontal beam called lintel and two vertical posts to support it.

POST AND LINTEL

STONEHENGE

has two vertical posts for support and a horizontal beam with one end more extended than the other.

CANTILEVER

consists of several wedge-shaped blocks of stone called voussoirs held together by a key stone.

ARCH

Arch of Triumph in Paris

a large hemispherical roof or ceiling that looks like in a converted cup.

DOME

“Dome of the Rock” in Jerusalem

This is an arched structure of masonry usually forming a roof or ceiling.

VAULT

The truss consists of a braced framework of beams or bars forming one or more triangles.

TRUSS

MATERIALS OF NATURE (DIRECT PRODUCT OF NATURE)STONEWOOD

MATERIALS MANUFACTURED OR MADE BY MANCERAMIC MATERIALSMETALSCONCRETE MATERIALSPLASTICS

INDIGENOUS MATERIALS

CLASSIFICATION OF ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS