MODERN AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE

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People need to eat, drink, shelter for surviving in life. People build home for shelter. And people attach importance to architecture. Different architectural styles composed in time. Architectural styles, shape, form, material are different each others. Architectural styles can be similar. Architectural styles can also be the opposite to each other. Modern architecture emerged in the 19th century. Modern architecture reveals the modern era that is shaped by democratic revolution and the industrial revolution. Modern architecture is against the Eclecticism. Originality is important at the forefront in modern architecture. Architectural forms have been created according to age and current conditions. From 1910 until 1970, all tendencies enter of the modern architecture trend. Western civilization is the product of modern architecture. “ The work of some of these were a part of what is broadly categorized as Art Nouveau ("New Art"). Note that the Russian word for Art Nouveau, "Модерн", and the Spanish word for Art Nouveau, "Modernismo" are cognates of the English word "Modern" though they carry different meanings. An early use of the term in print around this time, approaching its later meaning, was in the title of a book by Otto Wagner. The fallout of the First World War resulted in additional experimentation and ideas. Following out of the experiments in Art Nouveau and its related movements around the world, modernism in architecture and design grew out of stylistic threads originating throughout the world.” “The Crystal Palace, 1851, was one of the first buildings to have vast amounts of glass supported by structural metal, foreshadowing trends in Modernist architecture." Gothic architecture has emerged in the first half of t... ... middle of paper ... ...modern architecture can not pay very much time. Generally, gothic architectures functions are region and protection. Gothic architecture’s structures usually use for region. For instance, these types build a lot of cathedral and church. Besides gothic architecture embellish church and cathedral. And workers pay very much labor these buildings. But the aims of modern architectures build living, working, swimming...Architects influence this tendency and build home, workplace, mall, stadium, apartment… Modern architecture plains, away from decorations but design very different shape others builds. Labor is very much this type. In sum, two types are very different and good. But nowadays, architectures do not build using gothic technique. Because this type very costly and grueling. So architectures choose modern architecture. And this type useful gothic architectures.

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