Architecture And Architecture: The History Of Architecture

Architecture has changed immensely throughout the course of history. I will start of by saying architecture is the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. Therefore that said we have improved our way of building structures to make them last and look magnificent. All through this essay I will discuss how architecture has changed throughout history in four sections. The first section will cover architecture from the 10,000 B.C.E to 1 C.E.

Alberti was raised during his most formative years, the first part of the 15th century, in the shadow of Brunelleschi. Brunelleschi's successful design for the Duomo in Florence would have been a major inspiration for Alberti to pursue what would be an incredibly successful career in architecture. His influence would be far reaching in the field of architecture and inspire great designs in urban planning and both public and private building designs. In this study of Alberti's architectural theory we will focus primarily on his thoughts about the purpose of private structures and his ideas about the importance of the centralized cortile. In 1431 Alberti moved to Rome and took holy orders to join the papal court.

The history of architecture is quite long and there is so much to learn! There is so much to learn and I have so many questions! I wish I could ask famous architects, as the reason they built it, there's a particular pattern of colors or patterns they chose for that building, there's a reason they built that building, or if they were going through something that has influenced their reasoning on why they built it as they did. The branches of architecture are civil, religious, naval, military and landscape architecture. The history of architecture highlights changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, general stylistic tendencies and dates.

“The English renaissance was first launched by King Henry around the early 15th century” (the Renaissance back 2). King Henry was fascinated by the cultural and artistic views of the original Italian Renaissance. Henry's interest in arts was widely recognized, and knowledge of the Classics was regarded as “an avenue to royal favor” (the English Renaissance 2). Though the English renaissance had many influences and people who made it possible the Italian Renaissance is arguably the biggest. The Italian Renaissance was the start of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change.

The buildings and skyscrapers today look totally different that what was there years ago. Each culture also had it’s own specialty when it came to architecture; Taking a long look at the way the modern world works is very fascinating. Major parts of daily lives were once used by people who lived hundreds of years before us. Many contributions have been made by many time periods. The Renaissance has changed not only the technology we use but, the art we see and what we read and write.

• Renaissance or “rebirth” is a cultural movement that has started in Italy during late 14th century and expanded to early 17th century. • Renaissance was a bridge that allowed Western Europe to move from the medieval era to the modern era. Renaissance later spread to other parts of Europe. • Advances in technology allowed art and architecture to flourish during the renaissance era. • Cities like Florence in Italy saw a spike of artists and architects who have changed from mere paid skilled laborers to professional artists.

Towards the end of the fifteenth century, the eruption of great thinking and creativity began to cascade over places like England, France, Spain, and Germany. The concepts and beliefs behind the Renaissance were dispersed through the lands through many different mediums. For example, with the wealth of Italy stemming from the Renaissance, trade effectively exchanged ideas from country to country. This led artists from the north to travel down to Italy in quest of knowledge, wanting to learn the new styles and techniques. Italian artists also travelled northward, escaping a war that had broken out between Italian kingdoms.

Bramantes architecture on the :Tempietto, New Saint Peters, Santa Maria della Pace, and the Cortile del Belvedere distinctly shows the aesthetics associated with the High Renaissance. During the time of Bramante the type of artwork most prominent was based on humanistic values, which were based on ancient roman models (garn). High Renaissance art originated in Florence in the early 15th century and thence spread throughout most of the Italian peninsula; by the end of the 16th century the new style pervaded almost all of Europe, gradually replacing the Gothic style of the late Middle Ages (brit). The Tempietto is an example of the style that Bramante sculpted with. The Tempietto is located on Janiculum hill overlooking the Vatican in Rome (garner).

As a whole, the Renaissance is seen as an era of design, separate from the Middle Ages, where architects would study Roman buildings and strive to surpass those achievements, which resulted in this era becoming the foundation for later stylistic developments. Renaissance men like Leonardo Di Vinci, an incredible painter, engineer, inventor, and architect, along with Michelangelo, an exquisite painter, sculptor, poet, and arguably the greatest architect throughout history, began this great movement influenced by science,... ... middle of paper ... ...mage representative of an entire era. Because classical antiquity was revived during the Italian Renaissance, the practitioners of art and design developed new techniques for developing a structure and paved the way for future designers. Modern interior design practitioners borrow many ideas from these Italian pioneers of art and culture, such as high ceilings, ornate floors, and fresco painted walls, which are design techniques indicative of the Italian Renaissance period (Houzz.com, 2012). Being that each room should coincide with the taste and style of the resident and the cultural norms in the society, designers and architects led the way for a new era where proportion and design of the room were unified as a whole.

They also had amphitheatres which were very big and they mostly only had one amphitheatres per city near the edge of the city. (“10 Innovations That Built Ancient Rome”, 2013) More things they did when they built their cities were. They built walls around their major cities. The markets were in the middle of the city selling various items. Also they put two main roads in their cities.