M. Ryan

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Architecture

• M. Ryan
• Academic Decathlon
• 2005-06

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Architecture

• The art and science of designing and constructing
  buildings

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Architecture

• Architects specialists in designing structures

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Architecture
One of the early architectural developments was
the use of the post-and-lintel method
A beam is placed horizontally across upright
posts.
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Architecture
Ancient Greek Orders (styles) composed of a
shaft, capital, and base. (click me)
http//www.bozzle.com/perClassicOrders.html
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Architecture
Entablature the top of an order includes the
architrave, frieze, and cornice.
http//penelope.uchicago.edu/grout/encyclopaedia_
romana/architecture/entablature.html
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Architecture
Other key developments include the arch,
http//www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/aa/th
eromans.htm
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Architecture
the vault,
http//www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/aa/th
eromans.htm
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and the dome (my personal favorite).
http//www.arlington.k12.va.us/schools/drew/aa/th
eromans.htm
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Architecture
The arch was a purely Roman invention. An arch
is often made up of small stones called voussoir
and a large central stone called a keystone.
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Architecture
A series of columns is called a colonnade.
A series of arches is called an arcade.
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Architecture
The arch, vault, and dome are variations of the
same concept that allowed for greater height and
more space inside a building.
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Architecture
The Romans were great engineers. They developed
concrete as a building material, which was used
in building aqueducts, baths, and other public
works projects.
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Architecture
Flying Buttress external arch that
counter-balanced the outward thrust of the high,
vaulted ceilings.
http//www.m-w.com/mw/art/flyingbu.htm
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Architecture
During the Industrial Revolution, many new
materials were developed glass-- Crystal Palace
(1851)
http//www.uh.edu/engines/epi1158.htm
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and wrought iron The Eiffel Tower
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Modern Architecture
Antonio Gaudi Spanish architect no flat surface
or straight lines (organic)
http//www.lexised.com/architecture/gaudi/casam.ht
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Modern Architecture
Antonio Gaudis most famous building La Sagrada
Familia
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Modern Architecture
The 1st skyscraper was made in St. Louis, MO by
Louis Sullivan who coined the expression form
follows function.
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Modern Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright American architect
carefully considered the environment where the
building was to be constructed.
Falling Water
More Wright
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Modern Architecture
Steel and concrete are the favored materials for
commercial type construction.
Wood and brick are the favored materials for
residential construction.