ARCHITECTURAL STYLES | architecture

Architectural Styles:

Architectural style is categorized by the aspects that make that style notable. Such elements include regional character, form, construction method, and building materials available during the time period.. The emergence of new styles is dependent on the changes that occur over time in fashions, beliefs and religions, and/or the invention of new ideas, technologies, and materials. However, true architectural style does not come from a conscious effort to create a particular look; it usually results obliquely, or accidentally even

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Architecture in Prehistoric Times Prehistoric builders moved earth, and stone into rough geometric forms, creating the first man-made structures.	Ancient Egypt Architecture 3050 BC - 900 BC Far from primitive, enormous structures like pyramids, temples, and shrines were made under the command of powerful rulers.	Classical Architecture 850 BC - 476 AC From the rise of Ancient Greece to the fall of Ancient Rome, buildings were built according to the Classical Order which defined precision, and the use of columns.	Byzantine Architecture 527 AC - 565 AC Evolution of Roman architecture that employed the use of brick instead of stone, mosaics, and domed roofs.
Romanesque Architecture 800 AD - 1200 AD The emergence of structures with rounded arches, thick walls, and heavy piers.	Gothic Architecture 1100 AD - 1450 AD The architectural style of the majority of cathedrals in the world with ribbed vaulting, pointed arches, and flying buttresses.	Renaissance Architecture 1400 AD - 1600 AD The return to more classical architecture with the use of the classical orders from the ancient regimes, mainly the focus on proportion.	Baroque Architecture 1600 AD - 1830 AD Reflected by irregular shape, and ostentatious ornamentation in renowned churches across the globe.
Rococo Architecture 1650 AD - 1790 AD Graceful white buildings with grand curves that are decorated with simple geometric shapes, vines, scrolls, and shell shapes.	Neoclassicism in Architecture 1730 AD - 1925 AD Once again the return to the classical orders from the Ancient regimes.	Art Nouveau Architecture 1890 AD - 1914 AD First expressed in fabrics and commercial designs, this style employs the use of asymmetrical shapes, curved arches, and decorative surfaces in plant-like shapes.	Beaux Arts Architecture 1895 AD - 1925 AD Also known as Classical Revival, it is classified by its use of symmetry, order, grandiosity, formal design, and elaborate ornamentation.
Neo-Gothic Architecture 1905 AD - 1930 AD Gothic ideas such as gargoyles, arched windows and medieval ornamentation applied to modern buildings such as skyscrapers.	Art Deco Architecture 1925 AD - 1937 AD Inspired by Ancient Egypt, this architecture employed zigzag patterns and vertical lines for dramatic effect.	Modernist Styles In Architecture 1900 - Present Emphasizes function with little to no ornamentation, factory-made parts, man-made materials such as concrete and metal.	Postmodernism in Architecture 1972- Present Combining new ideas with traditional forms, this style incorporates symbols to make a certain statement.

Architectural Styles:

Architecture in Prehistoric Times

Prehistoric builders moved earth, and stone into rough geometric forms, creating the first man-made structures.

Ancient Egypt Architecture

3050 BC - 900 BC Far from primitive, enormous structures like pyramids, temples, and shrines were made under the command of powerful rulers.

Classical Architecture

850 BC - 476 AC From the rise of Ancient Greece to the fall of Ancient Rome, buildings were built according to the Classical Order which defined precision, and the use of columns.

Byzantine Architecture

527 AC - 565 AC Evolution of Roman architecture that employed the use of brick instead of stone, mosaics, and domed roofs.

Romanesque Architecture

800 AD - 1200 AD The emergence of structures with rounded arches, thick walls, and heavy piers.

Gothic Architecture

1100 AD - 1450 AD The architectural style of the majority of cathedrals in the world with ribbed vaulting, pointed arches, and flying buttresses.

Renaissance Architecture

1400 AD - 1600 AD The return to more classical architecture with the use of the classical orders from the ancient regimes, mainly the focus on proportion.

Baroque Architecture

1600 AD - 1830 AD Reflected by irregular shape, and ostentatious ornamentation in renowned churches across the globe.

Rococo Architecture

1650 AD - 1790 AD Graceful white buildings with grand curves that are decorated with simple geometric shapes, vines, scrolls, and shell shapes.

Neoclassicism in Architecture

1730 AD - 1925 AD Once again the return to the classical orders from the Ancient regimes.

Art Nouveau Architecture

1890 AD - 1914 AD First expressed in fabrics and commercial designs, this style employs the use of asymmetrical shapes, curved arches, and decorative surfaces in plant-like shapes.

Beaux Arts Architecture

1895 AD - 1925 AD Also known as Classical Revival, it is classified by its use of symmetry, order, grandiosity, formal design, and elaborate ornamentation.

Neo-Gothic Architecture

1905 AD - 1930 AD Gothic ideas such as gargoyles, arched windows and medieval ornamentation applied to modern buildings such as skyscrapers.

Art Deco Architecture

1925 AD - 1937 AD Inspired by Ancient Egypt, this architecture employed zigzag patterns and vertical lines for dramatic effect.

Modernist Styles In Architecture

1900 - Present Emphasizes function with little to no ornamentation, factory-made parts, man-made materials such as concrete and metal.

Postmodernism in Architecture

1972- Present Combining new ideas with traditional forms, this style incorporates symbols to make a certain statement.