Greek Revival

The Greek Revival dominated American architecture during the period 1818-1850. It was the first truly national style in the United States, found in all regions of the country. The popularity of the style was due to strong associations with classical tradition and democracy. The Greek Revival was very adaptable, and permeated all levels of building, from high to low.

Custom House (later sub-treasury building)

New York City, 1832-44Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis & James Frazee, architects

Postcard from 1837Present DayDetails of Greek Revival

PUBLICBUILDINGS(GOVERMENT)

Quincy Market Boston 1825-6

Alexander Parris Architect

Post CardsFrom1830

Present Day

COMMERCIALBUILDINGS

(MARKETS)

Sears House, Boston, MA. 1818 Alexander Parris, architect

Russell House (now part of Wesleyan University),

Middletown, CT. 1828-30

Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis, architects

Gannett HouseHarvard University,

Cambridge, MA. 1838.

Residential Homes

ITALIANATESTYLE OF ARCHITECTURE

ITALIANATE STYLE

Italianate is a term used to denote an American architectural style from the mid-nineteenth century which came about as part of a larger Romantic movement in the arts. These buildings are commonly recognized by their tall, narrow windows and their low-pitched roofs with overhanging eaves. Italianate buildings in America were not built by or for Italian families. Actually, there were few Italian people in the U.S. at this time, but the idea of rural Italy was romanticized by Americans and by America's early European-educated architects.

ITALIANATE ERA IN THE U.S.

The Italianate style began in England as part of the Picturesque movement.The first Italianate houses in the United States were built in the late 1830s. The Italianate style dominated American houses constructed between 1850 and 1880. It was particularly common in the expanding towns and cities of the Midwest as well as in many older but still growing cities of the northeastern seaboard.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES

Two or three stories (rarely one story)

Low-pitched roof

Widely overhanging eaves having decorative brackets beneath, singly or in pairs

Single-story entry porches with supporting square post

Front doors single or paired

Doors rectangular, arched, or segmentally-arched

Elaborate enframements above doors similar to those over windows

IDENTIFYING FEATURES CONT.

Paired and triple windows

Tall, narrow windows

Windows with traditional rectangular top

Windows arched (segmentally-arched) or curved above in U shape

Window sashes most commonly with one- or two-pane glazing

Window enframements often with brackets or pediment crowns

Square cupola or tower (usually villa style)

Italianate Architecture - Examples

Cupola, decorative eaves

Commercial building with narrow windows and decorative eaves

Brackets, columns on porch, shallow slope, tall narrow windows

PICTURES OF FEATURES

Modern Architectural

Style

CEA Craig Rodgers

What is modernism? Modern architecture (1950 - present) often combines earlier styles with new trends, as the colors and columns of the Thomson Electronics building demonstrates in the picture below.

The roots of Modernism may be found in the work of Berthold Luberkin (1901-1990), a Russian architect who settled in London and founded a group called Tecton. The Tecton architects believed in applying scientific, analytical methods to design.

Modern ArchitectureMajor Influences

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the pioneers of the Modern Movement. He believed that the function of a building should dictate its form, and also laid great stress on the integrity of the materials used.

Frank Lloyd Wright I. M. Pei

I.M. Pei tends to use large, abstract forms and sharp, geometric designs. His glass clad structures seem to spring from the high tech modernist movement. However, Pei is more concerned with function than theory.

Walter Gropius was a German architect and art educator who founded the Bauhaus, which became a dominant force in architecture and the applied arts in the 20th century. His main theory was that all design should be functional as well as aesthetically-pleasing. 

Walter Gropius Mies van der Rohe

Mies van der Rohe was not the first architect to practice simplicity in design, but he carried the ideals of rationalism and minimalism to new levels. He believed that architects must completely understand their materials before they can design.

Resources

http://architecture.about.com/cs/20thcentury/index.htm

http://www.google.com

http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Home.html

Neo-Eclectic Architectureby Ethan Laubach

A style sometimes called postmodernMost commonly used during 1980s, 1990s and currently

It’s soda shop mentality applied to home design. Start with plain vanilla then flavour it with any of a half-dozen or so different “looks.”

-Jim Lane

Distinctive Features

Combines a variety of historic styles High pitched roofs, sometimes with fake dormersOpen floor plansVaulted and high ceilingsMulti-storiesHardly designed for individual clients anymore

Other thoughts about Neo-Eclectic Style

Appears to have been initiated by builders of modest homes sensing the public’s desire for traditional designs. Some critics view this style as being very loosely based on traditional architectural shapes and detailing.During the late 1960s, a rebellion against modernism and a longing for more traditional styles influenced the design of modest tract housing in North America.Critics use the term McMansion to describe a neo-eclectic home that is oversized and pretentious. The name McMansion implies that these homes are hastily assembled using cheaply-made materials and a menu of mix-and-match decorative details.

Resourceswww.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/http:/www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=g&p=m&a=d&ID=35s31.htmhttp://architecture.about.com/library/bl-neoeclectic.htmhttp://www.arkansaspreservation.org/history/Architectural_Style_Guide.pdfwww.greatbuildings.com

M. Leslie Snyder Eaves

French Normandy

History

Style founded in medieval Normandy FranceBarnes or Castles

Revival StyleAmerican style revived in the 1900’s-1930’s

Various Aspects of the Style

Central Turret•Originally used for grain•Now houses a central Staircase

Usually 2 or more stories

Exterior Finish•Reddish brick•Cutstone•stucco

Massive Chimneys

Steep Complicated Roofs

Southern Colonial

Lasting from approximately 1600-1700 Southern Colonial house plans are typically two to three story home designs with symmetrical facades and gable roofs. Colonial architecture started when colonists from Spain, France, England, Holland, and other places flocked into America during the 16TH and 17TH centuries. The colonists first made simple structures to live in. These structures were versions of the colonists’ architectural traditions from their homelands adapted to fit the American environment and even more elegant structures.

           

Additional InfoSouthern Colonial

brick or timber-framed structure simple "saltbox form" with steeply pitched gable roof narrow plan, often only one room deep patterned brick masonry massive chimneys at each end of house No: W4141DB Living Area: 3235 sq. ft.

Typical Southern Colonial Floor Plan

Plan W7409RD:

Style and Luxury

Sources

http://www.architecturaldesigns.com/colonial-house-plans.asp

http://www.loggia.com/designarts/architecture/styles/american/earlycolonial.html

http://www.houseplanguys.com/southern-colonial-house-plans.php

http://www.youthsource.ab.ca/teacher_resources/built_styles.html

By: Nick Desantis

Diana WiantCEA – 7/22/04

Spanish Architecture

Plateresque (Baroque and “plata” – silver, rich)

Mudejar (Roman and Goth)

Caliphal (Christians in Muslim lands)

Modernism

The curved levels were intended to reflect the dunes of the desert. At the time many people believed it was too futurist – today it is considered a landmark in modern architecture.

Casa Mila (1906-1910)

Photos are and information from http://www.red2000.com/spain/primer/arch.html

http://www.1st-4-spanish-property.com/architecture/gothic.html

http://www.towersoft.com.au/staff/rory/spain.htm

Victorian ArchitectureA Victorian home was a statement about the families taste, wealth, and education.People of the Victorian era were very status conscious.The Victorian home was the focal point for status and fashion.

The Victorian era dates from about 1840 to 1900. “Victorian” is not really an architectural style, but more a period in historyVictorian Architecture includes a variety of styles, each with its own unique features.

Gothic Revival Architecture Victorian Gothic and High Gothic buildings feature arches, pointed windows and other details borrowed from medieval cathedrals.

Victorian Italianate Architecture Rebelling against formal, classical architecture, Italianate became the one of the most popular styles in the United States. With low roofs, wide eaves, and ornamental brackets, Italianate is sometimes called the bracketed style

Second Empire or Mansard Style Characterized by their boxy mansard roofs, these buildings were inspired by the architecture in Paris during the reign of Napoleon III.

Victorian Stick & Eastlake Architecture Trusses and stick work suggest medieval building techniques on these relatively plain Victorian buildings.

Folk Victorian Just plain folk could afford these no-fuss homes, using trim work made possible by mass production.

Shingle Style Architecture Often built in costal areas, these shingle-sided homes are rambling and austere. But, the simplicity of the style is deceptive. The Shingle Style was adopted by the wealthy for grand estates.

Victorian Romanesque Architecture Designer Henry Hobson Richardson is often credited with popularizing these romantic buildings. Constructed of stone, they resemble small castles. Romanesque was used more often for large public buildings, but some private homes were also build in the imposing Romanesque style.

Victorian Queen Anne Architecture Queen Anne is the most elaborate of the Victorian styles. Buildings are ornamented with towers, turrets, wrap around porches, and other fanciful details.

http://architecture.about.com/cs/timeline/a/victorianstyles.htmFrom Jackie Craven,Your Guide to Architecture

Gothic Revival Architecture Victorian Italianate Architecture Second Empire or Mansard Style

Victorian Stick & Eastlake Architecture Folk Victorian Shingle Style Architecture

Victorian Romanesque Architecture Victorian Queen Anne Architecture Images from “Victorian Houses” http://users.rcn.com/scndempr/dave/school.html

Architectural Styles

Arts and CraftsBrian AlversonCEA

Arts and Crafts - Elements

The Arts and Crafts Style is characterized by:

Large often ornate chimney structures

Earthy building materials Exposed roof beams and

rafters Complex roof lines, often

including dormers Stone exterior chimneys

Arts and Crafts - History

The Arts and Crafts style originated in Britain in the mid-1800’s. It combines the detail and style of “art” with the rustic homeliness of “crafts.” It was popular in Britain from 1861 – 1914 and was primarily for the middle-class. Soon after, the style became popular in America.

Decades

1880s

1890s 1900s

1910s

1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

High Styles

Greek Revival Revival styles: Arts &

Cape Cod

Early Ranch

Ranch Shed

Neo-Eclectic styles

Queen Anne French Provincial Craft Split-Level New

Italianate Normandy    Englan

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  SpanishBunga

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Colonia

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  Tudor      

Arts and Crafts - Examples

Bibliography

http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/styles.htmhttp://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/artscrft/slide/sherm01e.htmwww.GreatBuildings.com

Contemporary Style

A description of an architectural theme.Don Luebbecke

Art Resource, NY/Gian Berto

Vanni

Contemporary Style

Contemporary is not a an established style.Contemporary is more of a vehicle for the interpretation of various movements within the continuum of Modern architectural styles.

Brick Leaf House Hampstead

London Princeton University October 2003

“Contemporary styles” are generally based upon architectural designs which embrace a broader artistic theme within the modern movement.The most identifiable examples of contemporary architecture are the works of the students and staff of the Bauhaus beginning in the 1920’s.The Bauhaus brought together artists, architects, designers and performing artists. The designs and products resulting from this experience were influenced by the efforts of contemporaries in the allied arts. .

A common interpretation of Contemporary architecture are the California contemporary residential designs. These designs are not a formal style but are a distinctive theme of simple, clean adaptations of traditional utilitarian structures using modern materials.

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