Architectural styles Architectural styles Georgian architecture is the name given in English-speaking countries to the classic architectural styles current between about 1720 and 1840, named after the four British monarchs named George. The Georgian styles succeeded the English Baroque of Sir Christopher Wren, Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Among the first architects to promote the change in direction from baroque were Colen Campbell and the engravings in Vitruvius Britannicus, Lord Burlington and his protegé William Kent, Thomas Archer and the Venetian Giacomo Leoni, who passed his career in England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georgian architecture"
Googie, also known as populuxe, is a form of architecture, originating from southern California in the late 1940s and continuing approximately into the mid- 1960s. It was influenced by car culture and the Space Age. With upswept roofs and, often, curvaceous, geometric shapes, and bold use of glass, steel and neon, it decorated many a motel, coffee house and bowling alley in the 1950s and 1960s. It epitomises the spirit a generation demanded, looking excitedly towards a bright, technological and futuristic age. As it became clear that the future would not look like The Jetsons, the style came to be timeless rather than futuristic. As with the art deco style of the 1930s, it has remained undervalued until many of its finest examples had been destroyed. The style is related to and sometimes synonymous with the Raygun Gothic style as coined by writer William Gibson. ...more on Wikipedia about "Googie architecture"
Gothic architecture is a style of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. It was succeeded by Renaissance architecture beginning in Florence in the 15th century. A series of Gothic revivals began in mid- 18th century England, triumphed in 19th century Europe and continued, largely for ecclesiastical and university structures, into the 20th century. The term "Gothic" was originally intended as a stylistic insult equated with " barbarian," but the term has since matured into a simple description of style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic architecture"
Gothic Revival was an architectural movement with its origins in mid- 18th century England. In the 19th century, increasingly serious and learned neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval forms, in distinction to the classical styles which were prevalent at the time. The movement had significant influence in Europe and North America, with perhaps more Gothic architecture built in both the 19th century and 20th century than had originally ever been built. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic Revival architecture"
Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. It rebelled against the fussy Palladian style (after Andrea Palladio), which was based upon classical Italian styles and instead relied for its beauty on the form and proportions of ancient Greek temples. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greek Revival architecture"
Indo-Saracenic was a style of architecture used by British architects in the late 19th century in India. It drew elements from traditional Hindu and Islamic architecture, and combined it with the Gothic revival style favored in Victorian England, intended to convey a sense of royal power and to intimidate the subjects into submission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indo-Saracenic"
The International Style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. The basic design principles of the International Style are identical with those of modernism, but the term usually refers to the buildings and architects of the formative decades of modernism, before World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Style (architecture)"
Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the English Revival style made popular from the 1830s, which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance ( 1550 - 1625), with elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacobethan"
Jakriborg is an apartment building district, or a new town, under construction at suburban Hjärup, between Malmö and Lund, in the Southwest Scania metropolitan area in Northern Europe. The land actually belongs to the village of Uppåkra, that existed for a thousand years as the predecessor of Lund, until the town in 990 was moved to a new and more secure location a few miles away. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jakriborg"
Jugendstil is defined as "a style of architecture or decorative art similar to Art Nouveau, popular in German-speaking areas of Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries." (Webster's II New College Dictionary Third Edition) ...more on Wikipedia about "Jugendstil"
The following is a list of examples of typical Baroque architecture. See also Baroque architecture. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of examples of typical Baroque architecture"
This is a list of styles in house construction. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of house styles"
In architecture, manueline is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the early 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral. The style synthesizes aspects of gothic architecture with Spanish, Italian, and Flemish elements. The style was named after King Manuel I of Portugal (reigned from 1495 to 1521). ...more on Wikipedia about "Manueline"
Mediterranean Revival Style Architecture (sometimes referred to as Mediterranean/Italian Renaissance Revival Architecture) is an eclectic design style that was first introduced in the United States around the turn of the 19th Century, and came into prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. The style evolved from "a rekindled interest in Italian Renaissance palaces" and seaside villas dating from the 16th Century, and can be found predominantly in California and Florida due to the popular association of these coastal regions with Mediterranean resorts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mediterranean Revival Style architecture"
The Memphis Group was an influential Italian design and architecture movement of the 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Memphis Group"
Japanese Metabolists ...more on Wikipedia about "Metabolist Movement"
Mid-century modern is a design term applied most frequently to residential (and some commercial) architecture, interior design and furniture. Related to the Space Age, the International style and Googie, mid- century modern translated the ideology of Modernism into a sleek, cool, yet accessible lifestyle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mid-century modern"
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. The movement enjoyed its greatest popularity between 1890 and 1915, though numerous modern residential, commercial, and institutional structures (particularly schools and railroad depots) display this instantly-recognizable architectural style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission Revival Style architecture"
Modern architecture is a broad term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament, that first arose around 1900. By the 1940s these styles had been consolidated and identified as the International Style and became the dominant way of building for several decades in the twentieth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modern architecture"
Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration, which has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. Its becoming popular in some circles in France, UK and the USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moroccan style"
Naryshkin Baroque, also called Moscow Baroque, or Muscovite Baroque, is the name given to a particular style of architecture and decoration which was fashionable in Moscow at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naryshkin Baroque"
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Nazi architecture was an integral part of the Nazi party's plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nazi architecture"
Neo-Byzantine architecture is a somewhat uncommon architectural revival style, of the mid- to late 19th and early 20th centuries, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. Neo-Byzantine architecture incorporates elements of the Byzantine style associated with Eastern and Orthodox Christian architecture dating from the 5th through 11th centuries, notably that of Byzantium ( Constantinople, or modern-day Istanbul). ...more on Wikipedia about "Neo-Byzantine architecture"
Neo-gothic architecture is a board term for an architecture style of the Gothic revival that began in mid-18th century in England. It spread in Europe in the 1830s and later in America. In theory, the style lasted until the Art Deco movement of the 1930s, but in practice architectural design based on classical forms continues to the present day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neo-gothic architecture"
Neo-Grec is a term usually used to refer to a particular manifestation of the Neoclassical style in the decorative arts, painting, and architecture of France, during the Second Empire of Napoleon III, lasting approximately between 1848 and 1865. It was one of many " Revival Styles" that became popular in the late 19th century. The Neo-Grec vogue took as its starting point the excavations at Pompeii which began in 1848 and was also inspired by earlier excavations at Herculaneum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neo-Grec" There's a bit of www.shortopedia.com in all of us.
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