History of
Architecture
What is architecture?
An establishment of boundaries to make space functional for its purpose. Most involve preplanning and deliberating manipulation of spaces and surface to create pleasing effects.
First evolved out of needs:
Shelter
Security
Worship
Also evolved out of means:
available building materials
- timber
- stone
-bud brick
skilled workers
Architecture in Prehistoric Times
before recorded history, humans constructed stone circles, megaliths, and other structures.
Ancient Architecture
3000 BC to 337 BC
ancient egypt, greece, and rome civilizations built enormous temples and shrines
Early Christian and Medieval
373 to 500 AD
european architecture moved from the rectangular basilica forms to classically inspired Byzantine style
Romanesque
500 to 1200 AD
as rome spread across europe, heavier, stocky romanesque architecture with rounded arches emerged.
Gothic Architecture
1200 to 1400 AD
innovative builders created the great cathedrals of europe
Renaissance Architecture
1400-1600 AD a return to classical ideas ushered an “age of awakening” in Italy, France, and England
Kara Hatch