MODERN AND PAST

Most old houses are not 100% intact however you can not change the style that it was built in.

Today I would like to write about the most common styles used in architecture these might well be your present house.

Technical vocabulary

*entablature-The upper part of a classical building.

Georgian style architecture (1720 - 1820)

Main Features:

• Generous proportions with high ceilings
• External doors with 6 panels and a fanlight
• Flat or shallow roof partially hidden behind a parapet
• Stucco-faced external ground floor
• Yellow bricks replaced red (it gave a more stone-like appearance)
• Marble or stone fireplace shelf supported by pilasters
• Niches shaped like scallop shells for ornaments
• Plain openings, with deep double-hung sash windows
• Doors and windows have entablatures, pediments, consoles and either pilasters or columns
• Wallpaper using wood blocks, stenciling or flocking
• Greater use of pine and fir, and less of oak
• Wrought and cast iron balustrades on staircases in one sweeping curve only rising to the first floor (higher floors being served by a secondary staircase)
• Colours of outside ironwork blue or steel blue, doors green or blue, windows dark brown in plain paint or grained
• Plaster-work with smaller compartments arranged around the sides of ceilings leaving large compartments round, square or octagonal in the centre.

Edwardian style architecture  (1901 - 1910)

Main Features:

• Rough cast walls
• Small paned leaded windows
• Magpie work
• Rustic bricks
• Art Nouveau (*) influences in fire places, light fittings, stained glass and door furniture
• Jacobean details such as gargoyles, heraldic devices, mullioned windows, studded doors and Dutch gables
• Houses with Neo-Georgian influence: large bays and sash windows, columns and pilasters
• Half timbering
• Small feature windows to create a picturesque effect
• Wooden porches with turned spindles
• Brackets and decorative fretwork
• No dado rails, leaving only the picture rail
• Walls decorated in uniform colours with contrasting woodwork Bare floorboards decorated with rugs

Interesting style

During the 1930s people moved out to the suburbs to take advantage of affordable newly-built homes and better public transport links.

This suburban developments were established in the countryside around existing towns and cities and produced a wide variety of domestic styles - from updated Victorian cottages, Tudor style miniatures mannors and "Modern" homes, made from cement and steel with streamlined curves and uncomplicated lines.

The typical house of the 1930's was generally smaller than those before 1914. It had a front room off a hall, a second living room at the rear and a kitchen. Upstairs there were two large bedrooms, a third much smaller room and bathroom and toilet. An addition to the typical house was the garage. A new pattern was the bungalow with all its rooms on a single level, or the chalet-style bungalow with one or two bedrooms in the roof.

The 1930's saw a significant increase in the number of flats or apartments built.

Main Features:

• Herringbone brickwork
• Tile-hung walls and weatherbording
• Diamond shaped leaded panes in wooden framed windows with iron casements
• Red clay roof tiles (not slate)
• Porche with simple hood with console brackets or gabled
• Oak doors with iron nails and fittings
• Two story bay with angled or half rounded sides
• Oak panelling interiors
• False beams

THE CASA BATLIO BY ANTHONYO GAUDI

One of Gaudi’s largest and most striking works is the Casa Batlló (1904–1906). Gaudí focused on the facade, the main floor, the patio and the roof, and built a fifth floor for the staff. Gaudí kept the rectangular shape of the old building's balconies—with iron railings in the shape of masks—giving the rest of the facade an ascending undulating form. He also faced the facade with ceramic fragments of various colours, which Gaudí obtained from the waste material of the Pelegrí glass works. The interior courtyard is roofed by a skylight supported by an iron structure in the shape of a double T, which rests on a series of catenary aches. The helicoidal chimneys are a notable feature of the roof, topped with conical caps, covered in clear glass in the centre and ceramics at the top, and surmounted by clear glass balls filled with sand of different colours. 

Google sketchup

I am extremely sorry for not writing, recently.I was very busy,so,I had no time time to write!Today   I would like to introduce a free software which allows you to make architecture models. the link is http://www.sketchup.com/download/all For any questions, please comment. Thanks!

THE AMAZING PYRAMIDS

Today, I would like to write about the ancient pyramids in Egypt. They took hundreds of years to build as their were no machines. These buildings are definitely a fantastic piece of architecture and I will be writing about its structure and many more.It is said to be that the ancient Egyptians had a way to measure accurately as there were hardly any mistakes.  




This is a picture to show how the pyramid was made. Also, the pyramid has inspired many architects in the present time. These are some of the examples-

NO.1
There have been varying alternative theories proposed regarding the Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction theories are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. The disagreements center on the method by which the stones were conveyed and placed. In addition to the many theories as to the techniques involved, there are also disagreements as to the kind of workforce that was used.

NO.2

One theory, suggested by the Greeks, posits that slaves were forced to work until the pyramid was done. This theory is no longer accepted in the modern era, however. Egyptologists believe that the Great Pyramid was built by tens of thousands of skilled workers who camped near the pyramids and worked for a salary or as a form of paying taxes until the construction was completed (citation needed).
The worker's cemeteries were discovered in 1990 by archaeologists Zahi Hawass and Mark Lehner. Verner posited that the labor was organized into a hierarchy, consisting of two gangs of 100,000 men, divided into five zaa or phyle of 20,000 men each, which may have been further divided according to the skills of the workers.

One of the mysteries of the pyramid's construction is how they planned its construction. John Romer suggests that they used the same method that had been used for earlier and later constructions, laying out parts of the plan on the ground at a 1 to 1 scale. He writes that "such a working diagram would also serve to generate the architecture of the pyramid with a precision unmatched by any other means." He devotes a chapter of his book to the physical evidence that there was such a plan.

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VICTORIAN BUILDINGS

Has anyone heard of a style of architecture called Victorian buildings? I'm sure you have, however, I'm also sure that only few knows its structure and its style. Today I would like to explain to explain it to you!

When we say Victorian buildings, we are usually referring to buildings constructed between the late 1890s and up to about 1900. 

Victorian buildings are quite readily identifiable as a rule, although they show a remarkable variety in their forms of construction. mass production techniques and mass transportation of many  building materials were developed throughout this time

Most Victorian buildings have a square, solid look to them, unsurprising in an era of new industrial engineering.

There were no bathrooms in the majority of cases, and so in more recent times the coal-shed and privy to the rear of the house will have given way to a ground-floor extension housing the bathroom.

Where brick was used, it was usually red brick; yellow stocks had been common until the beginning of the nineteenth century when mass-production techniques of red bricks made red the more fashionable colour.

Although many Victorian buildings are of solid wall construction, cavity walls were developed in this time as well, with varying degrees of success.

 Cast iron wall ties were used, and damp proof courses became mandatory through the 1870s.

 When bricks are wetted by rain, moisture is absorbed into the exposed face of the brick.If a frost follows, the water in the face of the brick freezes and expands, and causes the face of the brick to break away.

ARCHITECTURE NEWS: MODERN BUILDINGS, NO 1

I would like to present a modern building.It is very different compared to buildings like Sagrada Familia. They mostly don't have any straight lines and have curved surfaces with many funny designs. Here is the building!

The tallest building(237 m) in calgary and the tallest building in Canada outside Toronto opens this week! Each triangulated section of the structure spans 6 storey, helping to visually break down the scale of the building. The architecture is facing south, curving towards the sun to take advantage of daylight and heat, maximizing views of the rocky mountains. 

INTRODUCTION AND SAGRADA FAMILIA

Ever since I wondered how a building can be made, by planning...etc, I was opened to an entirely new world, Architecture. Usually, people never think too much about how a building or even their house was planned in the first place or how long it took for the house to be in reality and even if they did they will soon get bored of it, however, I believe that it will be a wonderful experience to step into the world of architecture. Many famous architects have left magnificent buildings in different countries, so, if you start getting interested in the subject, why not visit some as it will surely help you! I would like to present some of the famous buildings:

 The sagrada familia

The sagrada familia is one of the most magnificent buildings on this planet. The building was planned by an architect called Gaudi and the building itself has still not completed, it is estimated that it will at least take a few decades or so.  

 Construction passed the midpoint in 2010 with some of the projects greatest challenges remaining. Diescribing Sagrada familia, art critic Rainer Zerbest said It is probably impossible to find a church, anything like it in the entire history of art!

(cranes has been digitally removed.) (Also, the sagrada familia is a temple.)As you can see, the building is tremendously big. When it is completed, there should be a long tall pillar in the middle.Also, Gaudi was very interested in wildlife during his childhood. He observed the way plants grow and how animals moved. In the temple, there are many pillars which look very alike to trees. Over all, the temple is extremely different to others as it could be a temple to religious people and to animals because there are so many objects which look alike to animals and plants that you feel you are inside a real jungle.

MY OPINIONS recently,I have gone to Spain to observe The Sagrada familia. I have learnt a great deal and I would never ever forget the experience. Once again I hope you will have a visit to a famous building as it will definitely be helpful for your imagination  and a once in a lifetime chance!

FAMOUS BUILDINGS ST PAUL CATHEDRAL

ST PAUL'S Cathedral

Events that happened in the past, at the site.

ST Paul's had an eventful history. Five different churches were built at this site. The first church, dedicated to the apostle Paul, dates back to 64 AD.

THE PLAN

As you can see, the cathedral has an unusual shape. The building is very long and thin, compared to the longer side. Also you can see that the centre is very spacious which is very suitable for this particular cathedral as many people gather in for important occasions.