1. HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE - I
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Course Outline
Pre-historic Architecture
Mesopotamian Architecture
Egyptian Architecture
Greek Architecture
Roman Architecture
Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
Islamic Architecture
Indian Architecture
Chinese Architecture
Japanese Architecture􀂄
Latin American Architecture
Pre-modern African Architecture
Architecture of Oman
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References
Banister Fletcher - A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method
Copplestone - World Architecture
Dora P Crouch - History of Architecture
Kimball Fiske - A History of Architecture
TalborHamlin - Architecture through the Ages
Leland M Both - Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History and Meaning
Cyril M Haris - Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
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4. What is History of Architecture?
The history of shelters men have built for themselves and for their gods.
It is the history of way of life: Architecture is part of our personal history –we are born, work and play, learn and teach and worship, we sell and buy, etc in buildings.
It is the history of the rise ,development and decadence of building techniques
It is an expression of what men thought of life and death of each other and of their gods.
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5. Why do we study History of Architecture?
To learn from others
By studying particular solutions, architects gain better understanding of how their own problems differ or might be solved
By understanding the complexity of past architectural problems today's architects will be less inclined to simplistic solutions that leave out important human and architectural factors
it opens up the enjoyment of contemporary buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning, and charm (attractiveness)
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Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Architect: C.Y. Lee & Partner
Year: 2004
Height: 509 meters / 1,670 ft
The design of Taipei 101 borrows heavily from Chinese culture. Both the building's interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers. The lucky number eight, which means blooming or success, is represented by the eight clearly delineated exterior sections of the building.
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The Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng, China, built in 1049 AD during the Song Dynasty
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Location: Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Architect: Cesar Pelli
Year: 1998
PetronasTower Height: 452
meters / 1,483 feet
PetronasTower Stories: 88
Traditional Islamic design inspired the floor plans for two Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Each floor of the 88-story towers is shaped like an 8-pointed star
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Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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The Louvre Paris, France
Built between 1546 and 1878
Pierre Lescot, architect
Also designed by Catherine de Medici,
J. A. duCerceauII, Claude Perrault and others
Pyramid Entrance, 1985
Ieoh Ming Pei, architect
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11. Modes of studying History of Architecture
Place
Egyptian, Roman, Ethiopian, etc
Style
Gothic, Modernism, Hi-Tech, etc.
Time
Ancient, Médiéval, , 20th cent, etc.
Personality
Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, etc
Building Types
Religious buildings, Museums, etc
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