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Ablaq
Ablaq is a term used to characterize alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark color schemes of any medium.
Ablaq is a term used to characterize alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark color schemes of any medium.
Adam style
The Adam style is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland; of whom Robert Adam and James Adam were the most ...
The Adam style is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland; of whom Robert Adam and James Adam were the most ...
Aerospace architecture
Aerospace architecture is broadly defined to encompass architectural design of non-habitable and habitable structures and living and working environments in aerospace-related facilities, habitat...
Aerospace architecture is broadly defined to encompass architectural design of non-habitable and habitable structures and living and working environments in aerospace-related facilities, habitat...
Alampur, Mahbubnagar
Alampur is a temple-town situated in Mahbubnagar district, in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Alampur is a temple-town situated in Mahbubnagar district, in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India.
American Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style an...
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style an...
American Empire style
American Empire is a French-inspired Neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration that takes its name and originates from the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire ...
American Empire is a French-inspired Neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration that takes its name and originates from the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire ...
American Renaissance
In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period in 1835-1880 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United State...
In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period in 1835-1880 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United State...
Ancient Chinese wooden architecture
Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is among the least studied of any of the world's great architectural traditions from the western point of view.
Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is among the least studied of any of the world's great architectural traditions from the western point of view.
Ancient Roman architecture
Ancient Roman architecture adopted certain aspects of Ancient Greek architecture, creating a new architectural style.
Ancient Roman architecture adopted certain aspects of Ancient Greek architecture, creating a new architectural style.
Anglo-Japanese style
Anglo-Japanese is a term used to describe a style which developed in the period from approximately 1851 to 1900, when a new awareness of, and appreciation for Japanese design and culture affect...
Anglo-Japanese is a term used to describe a style which developed in the period from approximately 1851 to 1900, when a new awareness of, and appreciation for Japanese design and culture affect...
Architectural school of Arran
Architectural school of Arran – is one of the architectural schools developed in the territory of modern Azerbaijan in medieval ages.
Architectural school of Arran – is one of the architectural schools developed in the territory of modern Azerbaijan in medieval ages.
Architectural school of Nakhchivan
Architectural school of Nakhchivan – is one of architectural schools developed in the territory of modern Azerbaijan in medieval ages.
Architectural school of Nakhchivan – is one of architectural schools developed in the territory of modern Azerbaijan in medieval ages.
Architectural style
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences.
Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences.
Architecture of ancient Rome
The Architecture of Ancient Rome adopted the external Greek architecture for their own purposes, creating a new architectural style.
The Architecture of Ancient Rome adopted the external Greek architecture for their own purposes, creating a new architectural style.
Architecture terrible
Architecture terrible was a style of architecture advocated by French architect Jacques-François Blondel in his nine-volume treatise Cours d'architecture ou traité de la décoration, distri...
Architecture terrible was a style of architecture advocated by French architect Jacques-François Blondel in his nine-volume treatise Cours d'architecture ou traité de la décoration, distri...
Armenian architecture
Armenian architecture is an architectural style developed over the last 4,500 years of human habitation in the Armenian Highland (the eastern part of Asia Minor) and used principally by the Arme...
Armenian architecture is an architectural style developed over the last 4,500 years of human habitation in the Armenian Highland (the eastern part of Asia Minor) and used principally by the Arme...
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910.
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910.
Arts and Crafts Movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design movement that flourished between 1860 and 1910, especially in the second half of that period, continuing its influence until the 1930s.
Arts and Crafts was an international design movement that flourished between 1860 and 1910, especially in the second half of that period, continuing its influence until the 1930s.
Arts and Crafts movement
The Arts and Crafts Movement was an international design movement that originated in England and flourished between 1880 and 1910, continuing its influence up to the 1930s.
The Arts and Crafts Movement was an international design movement that originated in England and flourished between 1880 and 1910, continuing its influence up to the 1930s.
Asturian architecture
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias.
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias.
Astylar
Astylar (from Gr. ἀ-, privative, and στῦλος, a column) is an architectural term given to a class of design in which neither columns nor pilasters are used for decorative purposes; thus ...
Astylar (from Gr. ἀ-, privative, and στῦλος, a column) is an architectural term given to a class of design in which neither columns nor pilasters are used for decorative purposes; thus ...
Australian architectural styles
Australian architectural styles, like the revivalist trends which dominated Europe for centuries, have been primarily derivative.
Australian architectural styles, like the revivalist trends which dominated Europe for centuries, have been primarily derivative.
Australian non-residential architectural styles
Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than residence and have been around only since the fi...
Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than residence and have been around only since the fi...
Aztec architecture
:see also Mesoamerican architecture Aztec architecture is related to that of older Mesoamerican architecture and sometimes thought of as one of them, usually Maya.
:see also Mesoamerican architecture Aztec architecture is related to that of older Mesoamerican architecture and sometimes thought of as one of them, usually Maya.
Badami
Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India.
Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India.
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used ...
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used ...
Batak architecture
Batak architecture refers to the related architectural traditions and designs of the various Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Batak architecture refers to the related architectural traditions and designs of the various Batak peoples of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Battle of the Styles
The Battle of the Styles is a term used to refer to the conflict between supporters of the Gothic style and the Classical style in architecture.
The Battle of the Styles is a term used to refer to the conflict between supporters of the Gothic style and the Classical style in architecture.
Bauhaus
Bauhaus, commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught.
Bauhaus, commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught.
Beaux-Arts architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Beaux-Arts architecture expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Bhumija (architecture)
Bhumija is a variety of northern Indian Sikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine) that is particularly popular in temples of western India, northern Deccan and the Malwa regions in India.
Bhumija is a variety of northern Indian Sikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine) that is particularly popular in temples of western India, northern Deccan and the Malwa regions in India.
Biedermeier
The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe during which the middle-class grew and arts appealed to common sensibilities in the historical period between 1815, the year of the Cong...
The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe during which the middle-class grew and arts appealed to common sensibilities in the historical period between 1815, the year of the Cong...
Black and white bungalow
A black and white bungalow is a white-painted bungalow of a style once commonly used to house European expatriate or colonial families in tropical colonies, typically the Southeast Asian colonie...
A black and white bungalow is a white-painted bungalow of a style once commonly used to house European expatriate or colonial families in tropical colonies, typically the Southeast Asian colonie...
Blobitecture
Blobitecture from blob architecture, blobism or blobismus are terms for a movement in architecture in which buildings have an organic, amoeba-shaped, bulging form.
Blobitecture from blob architecture, blobism or blobismus are terms for a movement in architecture in which buildings have an organic, amoeba-shaped, bulging form.
Bousillage
Bousillage (or a mixture of clay and grass or other fiberous substance) is the name of one of the components of the style of construction that uses vertical logs enclosed or filled by a mud mixture.
Bousillage (or a mixture of clay and grass or other fiberous substance) is the name of one of the components of the style of construction that uses vertical logs enclosed or filled by a mud mixture.
Brabantine Gothic
Brabantine Gothic, is a variant of Gothic architecture that is typical for the Low Countries.
Brabantine Gothic, is a variant of Gothic architecture that is typical for the Low Countries.
Brahmeswara
The Temple of Brahmeswara, at Bhubaneswar in Orissa, erected at the end of the 9th century AD, is richly carved inside and out.
The Temple of Brahmeswara, at Bhubaneswar in Orissa, erected at the end of the 9th century AD, is richly carved inside and out.
Brahmeswara Temple
Brahmeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva located in Bhubaneswar,Orissa, erected at the end of the 9th century AD, is richly carved inside and out.
Brahmeswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva located in Bhubaneswar,Orissa, erected at the end of the 9th century AD, is richly carved inside and out.
Brick Expressionism
The term Brick Expressionism (Backsteinexpressionismus) describes a specific variant of expressionist architecture that uses bricks, tiles or clinker bricks as the main visible building material.
The term Brick Expressionism (Backsteinexpressionismus) describes a specific variant of expressionist architecture that uses bricks, tiles or clinker bricks as the main visible building material.
Brihadeeswarar Temple
The Peruvudaiyar Koyil, also known as Brihadeeswarar Temple and Rajarajeswaram, at Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and a brilliant e...
The Peruvudaiyar Koyil, also known as Brihadeeswarar Temple and Rajarajeswaram, at Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and a brilliant e...
Bristol Byzantine
Bristol Byzantine is a variety of Byzantine Revival architecture that was popular in the city of Bristol from about 1850 to 1880.
Bristol Byzantine is a variety of Byzantine Revival architecture that was popular in the city of Bristol from about 1850 to 1880.
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Byzantine Revival architecture
The Byzantine Revival (also referred to as Neo-Byzantine) was an architectural revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings.
The Byzantine Revival (also referred to as Neo-Byzantine) was an architectural revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings.
Cape Dutch architecture
Cape Dutch architecture is an architectural style found in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Cape Dutch architecture is an architectural style found in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Carolingian architecture
Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries, when the Carolingian...
Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries, when the Carolingian...
Central hall plan architecture
Central hall plan architecture refers to a design arrangement in residences in which there is a central hall with a main staircase.
Central hall plan architecture refers to a design arrangement in residences in which there is a central hall with a main staircase.
Charchika Temple
Charchika Temple is one of the oldest Shakta places in Orissa.
Charchika Temple is one of the oldest Shakta places in Orissa.
Chicago school (architecture)
Chicago's architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School.
Chicago's architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School.
Chilotan architecture
Chilotan architecture is a unique architectural style that is mainly restricted to Chiloé Archipelago and neighboring areas of southern Chile.
Chilotan architecture is a unique architectural style that is mainly restricted to Chiloé Archipelago and neighboring areas of southern Chile.
Chinese architecture
Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries.
Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries.
Church architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches.
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches.
Church architecture of England
Church architecture of England refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches in England.
Church architecture of England refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches in England.
Châteauesque
Châteauesque (literally, "like a château") is one of several terms, including Francis I style, and, in Canada, the Château Style, that refer to a revival architectural style based on the ...
Châteauesque (literally, "like a château") is one of several terms, including Francis I style, and, in Canada, the Château Style, that refer to a revival architectural style based on the ...
Cistercian architecture
Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order.
Cistercian architecture is a style of architecture associated with the churches, monasteries and abbeys of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order.
City Beautiful movement
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy concerning North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification ...
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy concerning North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification ...
Classical architecture
Classical architecture is architecture derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance.
Classical architecture is architecture derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance.
Collegiate Gothic in North America
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural genre, a subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture.
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural genre, a subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture.
Conceptual architecture
Conceptual architecture is a term used to describe certain buildings and practices that make use of conceptualism in architecture.
Conceptual architecture is a term used to describe certain buildings and practices that make use of conceptualism in architecture.
Conch house
A conch house is a style of architecture that developed in Key West, Florida in the 19th century and that was also used in Miami, and rarely elsewhere in Florida, into the early 20th century.
A conch house is a style of architecture that developed in Key West, Florida in the 19th century and that was also used in Miami, and rarely elsewhere in Florida, into the early 20th century.
Connected farm
A connected farm is an architectural design common in the New England Region of the United States, and England and Wales in the United Kingdom.
A connected farm is an architectural design common in the New England Region of the United States, and England and Wales in the United Kingdom.
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art.
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art.
Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Contemporary architecture
Contemporary architecture is, in broad terms, the architecture of the present day.
Contemporary architecture is, in broad terms, the architecture of the present day.
Coptic architecture
Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Copts, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt.
Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Copts, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt.
Cosmatesque
Cosmatesque style is a style of geometric decorative inlay stonework typical of Medieval Italy, and especially of Rome and its surroundings.
Cosmatesque style is a style of geometric decorative inlay stonework typical of Medieval Italy, and especially of Rome and its surroundings.
Critical regionalism
Critical Regionalism is an approach to architecture that strives to counter placelessness and lack of identity in Modern Architecture by utilizing the building's geographical context.
Critical Regionalism is an approach to architecture that strives to counter placelessness and lack of identity in Modern Architecture by utilizing the building's geographical context.
Dancheong
Dancheong refers to Korean traditional decorative coloring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style.
Dancheong refers to Korean traditional decorative coloring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style.
Danish design
Danish Design is a term often used to describe a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century.
Danish Design is a term often used to describe a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century.
Deconstructivism
Deconstructivism is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s.
Deconstructivism is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s.
Diner
A diner is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the North...
A diner is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the North...
Dingbat (building)
A dingbat is a type of formulaic apartment building that flourished in the Sun Belt region of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, a vernacular variation of shoebox style "stucco boxes".
A dingbat is a type of formulaic apartment building that flourished in the Sun Belt region of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, a vernacular variation of shoebox style "stucco boxes".
Diocletian window
Diocletian windows, also called thermal windows, are large semicircular windows characteristic of the enormous public baths (thermae) of Ancient Rome.
Diocletian windows, also called thermal windows, are large semicircular windows characteristic of the enormous public baths (thermae) of Ancient Rome.
Directoire style
Directoire style,, describes a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design, concurrent with the post-Revolution French Directory.
Directoire style,, describes a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design, concurrent with the post-Revolution French Directory.
Dissenting Gothic
Dissenting Gothic is a distinctive style of neo-Gothic architecture in its own right that emerged primarily in Britain, its colonies and North America, during the nineteenth century "Gothic Revival".
Dissenting Gothic is a distinctive style of neo-Gothic architecture in its own right that emerged primarily in Britain, its colonies and North America, during the nineteenth century "Gothic Revival".
Double pen architecture
Double pen architecture is an architectural style for design of log houses found in Tennessee and other areas.
Double pen architecture is an architectural style for design of log houses found in Tennessee and other areas.
Dravidian architecture
Dravidian architecture was a style of architecture that emerged thousands of years ago in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India, built by the Dravidian peoples.
Dravidian architecture was a style of architecture that emerged thousands of years ago in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India, built by the Dravidian peoples.
Dresden school
The Dresden school was a baroque Neo-Renaissance architectural style developed in Dresden, Germany, primarily by Gottfried Semper and Hermann Nicolai.
The Dresden school was a baroque Neo-Renaissance architectural style developed in Dresden, Germany, primarily by Gottfried Semper and Hermann Nicolai.
Dzong architecture
Dzong architecture is a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the present and former Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas: Bhutan and Tibet.
Dzong architecture is a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the present and former Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas: Bhutan and Tibet.
Eclecticism in architecture
The history of architecture traces the changes in the history of architecture through various countries and dates.
The history of architecture traces the changes in the history of architecture through various countries and dates.
Edwardian architecture
Edwardian architecture is the style popular when King Edward VII of the United Kingdom was in power; he reigned from 1901 to 1910, but the architecture style is generally considered to be indic...
Edwardian architecture is the style popular when King Edward VII of the United Kingdom was in power; he reigned from 1901 to 1910, but the architecture style is generally considered to be indic...
Egyptian Revival architecture
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt.
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt.
Elizabethan architecture
Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy,...
Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy,...
Ellora Caves
Ellora also known as Ellooru, is an archaeological site, North-West of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
Ellora also known as Ellooru, is an archaeological site, North-West of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
Ellora Kailasanathar Temple
Ellora Kailasanathar Temple, also Kailash Temple or Kailasa Temple is a famous Kailasanathar Temple, one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that w...
Ellora Kailasanathar Temple, also Kailash Temple or Kailasa Temple is a famous Kailasanathar Temple, one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that w...
Empire style
The Empire style,, the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and A...
The Empire style,, the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts followed in Europe and A...
English Gothic architecture
English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.
English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.
Expressionist architecture
Expressionist architecture was an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the expressionist visual and performing arts.
Expressionist architecture was an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the first decades of the 20th century in parallel with the expressionist visual and performing arts.
Fantastic architecture
Fantastic architecture is an architectural style featuring attention grabbing buildings.
Fantastic architecture is an architectural style featuring attention grabbing buildings.
Fascist architecture
Rationalist-Fascist architecture was an Italian architectural style developed during the fascism regime and in particular starting from the late 1920s.
Rationalist-Fascist architecture was an Italian architectural style developed during the fascism regime and in particular starting from the late 1920s.
Federal Capital Commission
The Federal Capital Commission (FCC) was an agency of the Australian government formed to construct and administer Canberra from 1 January 1925.
The Federal Capital Commission (FCC) was an agency of the Australian government formed to construct and administer Canberra from 1 January 1925.
First Bay Tradition
First Bay Tradition is an architectural style of the 1880s to early 1920s.
First Bay Tradition is an architectural style of the 1880s to early 1920s.
First Romanesque
First Romanesque is the name due to Josep Puig i Cadafalch to refer to the Romanesque art developed in Catalonia since the late 10th century.
First Romanesque is the name due to Josep Puig i Cadafalch to refer to the Romanesque art developed in Catalonia since the late 10th century.
Flamboyant
Flamboyant is the name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France from about 1350 in France until superseded by Renaissance architecture during the early 16th century.
Flamboyant is the name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France from about 1350 in France until superseded by Renaissance architecture during the early 16th century.
Formalesque
The term Formalesque was coined in 1994 by Australian art historian Bernard Smith to replace Modernism as the name of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960, now that this is...
The term Formalesque was coined in 1994 by Australian art historian Bernard Smith to replace Modernism as the name of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960, now that this is...
Frederician Rococo
Frederician Rococo is a form of rococo, which developed in Prussia during the reign of Frederick the Great and combined influences from both France and the Netherlands.
Frederician Rococo is a form of rococo, which developed in Prussia during the reign of Frederick the Great and combined influences from both France and the Netherlands.
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building.
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building.
Futurist architecture
Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterized by anti-historicism, strong chromaticism, long dynamic lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency a...
Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterized by anti-historicism, strong chromaticism, long dynamic lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency a...
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840.
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840.
Giyōfū architecture
Giyōfū architecture was a style of Japanese architecture which outwardly resembled Western-style construction but relied on traditional Japanese techniques.
Giyōfū architecture was a style of Japanese architecture which outwardly resembled Western-style construction but relied on traditional Japanese techniques.
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period.
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period.
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1840s in England.
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1840s in England.
Goût grec
Goût grec (French, "Greek taste") is the term applied to the earliest expression of the neoclassical style in France, it refers specifically to the decorative arts and architecture of the mid-17...
Goût grec (French, "Greek taste") is the term applied to the earliest expression of the neoclassical style in France, it refers specifically to the decorative arts and architecture of the mid-17...
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States.
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States.
Gründerzeit
Gründerzeit (, literally: "the Founder Epoch") refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873.
Gründerzeit (, literally: "the Founder Epoch") refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873.
Hall-parlor plan architecture
Hall-parlor plan architecture is an architectural design for houses.
Hall-parlor plan architecture is an architectural design for houses.
Heliopolis style
Heliopolis style is an early 20th century architectural style developed in the new suburb of Heliopolis in eastern Cairo, Egypt.
Heliopolis style is an early 20th century architectural style developed in the new suburb of Heliopolis in eastern Cairo, Egypt.
Henry II style
The Henry II style was the chief artistic movement of the sixteenth century in France, part of Northern Mannerism.
The Henry II style was the chief artistic movement of the sixteenth century in France, part of Northern Mannerism.
Henry IV style
The Henry IV style was the predominant architectural idiom in France under the patronage of Henry IV (1589–1610).
The Henry IV style was the predominant architectural idiom in France under the patronage of Henry IV (1589–1610).
Herodian architecture
Herodian architecture is a style of classical architecture characteristic of the numerous building projects undertaken during the reign (37 BC - 4 BC) of Herod the Great, the Roman client king o...
Herodian architecture is a style of classical architecture characteristic of the numerous building projects undertaken during the reign (37 BC - 4 BC) of Herod the Great, the Roman client king o...
Herrerian
The Herrerian (Herreriano, Arquitectura herreriana) was developed in Spain during the last third of the 16th century under the reign of Philip II (1556-1598), and continued in force in the 17th ...
The Herrerian (Herreriano, Arquitectura herreriana) was developed in Spain during the last third of the 16th century under the reign of Philip II (1556-1598), and continued in force in the 17th ...
High Victorian Gothic
High Victorian Gothic was an eclectic architectural style and movement during the mid-late 19th century.
High Victorian Gothic was an eclectic architectural style and movement during the mid-late 19th century.
High-tech architecture
High-tech architecture, also known as Late Modernism or Structural Expressionism, is an architectural style that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high-tech industry an...
High-tech architecture, also known as Late Modernism or Structural Expressionism, is an architectural style that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high-tech industry an...
Hunter House (Newport, Rhode Island)
Hunter House (1748) is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island.
Hunter House (1748) is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island.
I-house
The I-house is a vernacular house type, popular in the United States from the colonial period onward.
The I-house is a vernacular house type, popular in the United States from the colonial period onward.
Inca architecture
Incan architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America.
Incan architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America.
Indian rock-cut architecture
Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world.
Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world.
Indo-European house
The Indo-European house was a nineteenth century architectural style in the Dutch East Indies.
The Indo-European house was a nineteenth century architectural style in the Dutch East Indies.
Indo-Islamic architecture
Indo-Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of styles from various backgrounds that helped shape Indian architecture from the advent of Islam in the subcontinent in the 7th century until ...
Indo-Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of styles from various backgrounds that helped shape Indian architecture from the advent of Islam in the subcontinent in the 7th century until ...
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
The Indo-Saracenic Revival (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal, Hindoo or Hindu-Gothic) was an architectural style movement by British architects ...
The Indo-Saracenic Revival (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal, Hindoo or Hindu-Gothic) was an architectural style movement by British architects ...
Isabelline Gothic
Isabelline Gothic, is a style of the Crown of Castile during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, who represents the transition between late Gothic and early Renaissance, with original features a...
Isabelline Gothic, is a style of the Crown of Castile during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, who represents the transition between late Gothic and early Renaissance, with original features a...
Italian Neoclassical architecture
Italian Neoclassical architecture refers to architecture in Italy during the Neoclassical period (1750s - 1850s).
Italian Neoclassical architecture refers to architecture in Italy during the Neoclassical period (1750s - 1850s).
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.
Jacobethan
Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, which derived m...
Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, which derived m...
Jeffersonian architecture
Jeffersonian Architecture is an American form of Neo-Classicism or Neo-Palladianism embodied in American president and polymath Thomas Jefferson's designs for his home, his retreat, his sc...
Jeffersonian Architecture is an American form of Neo-Classicism or Neo-Palladianism embodied in American president and polymath Thomas Jefferson's designs for his home, his retreat, his sc...
Kadamba architecture
The Kadambas was an ancient dynasty of Karnataka founded by Mayurasharma in about 4th century AD. They were known for their own style of temple architecture.
The Kadambas was an ancient dynasty of Karnataka founded by Mayurasharma in about 4th century AD. They were known for their own style of temple architecture.
Kailash Temple
Kailash Temple, also Kailasa Temple is one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the compl...
Kailash Temple, also Kailasa Temple is one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the compl...
Kailasnatha Temple
Kailasnatha Temple is an early structural Shiva temple built of sandstone in Kanchipuram, India, by a Pallava dynasty king in the 8th century.
Kailasnatha Temple is an early structural Shiva temple built of sandstone in Kanchipuram, India, by a Pallava dynasty king in the 8th century.
Kanheri Caves
The Kanheri Caves are a group of rock-cut monuments, located north of Borivali on the western outskirts of Mumbai, India, deep within the green forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
The Kanheri Caves are a group of rock-cut monuments, located north of Borivali on the western outskirts of Mumbai, India, deep within the green forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Karla Caves
The Karla Caves or Karle Caves are a complex of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut cave shrines developed over two periods – from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD, and from the ...
The Karla Caves or Karle Caves are a complex of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut cave shrines developed over two periods – from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD, and from the ...
Kirkbride Plan
The Kirkbride Plan refers to a system of mental asylum design advocated by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride in the mid-19th century.
The Kirkbride Plan refers to a system of mental asylum design advocated by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride in the mid-19th century.
Laimes
Laimes also known as "Lehms", "Lehmhus", "Leimes" is a clay daub faced grain store particular to Upper Silesia.
Laimes also known as "Lehms", "Lehmhus", "Leimes" is a clay daub faced grain store particular to Upper Silesia.
Late Gothic Revival architecture
Late Gothic Revival architecture is a subtype of Gothic Revival architecture.
Late Gothic Revival architecture is a subtype of Gothic Revival architecture.
Latina (architecture)
Latina is the most common type northern Indian Sikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine), comprising a single curvilinear projection formed by superimposing horizontal slabs of stone.
Latina is the most common type northern Indian Sikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine), comprising a single curvilinear projection formed by superimposing horizontal slabs of stone.
Liturgical architecture
Liturgical architecture refers to religious structures, forms, spaces and orders.
Liturgical architecture refers to religious structures, forms, spaces and orders.
Louis period styles
"Louis period styles" is the collective name for five distinct styles of French architecture and interior design.
"Louis period styles" is the collective name for five distinct styles of French architecture and interior design.
Louis Quinze
The Louis XV style or Louis Quinze was a French Rococo style in the decorative arts, and, to a lesser degree, architecture.
The Louis XV style or Louis Quinze was a French Rococo style in the decorative arts, and, to a lesser degree, architecture.
Louis XIII style
The Louis XIII style or Louis Treize was a fashion in French art and architecture, especially effecting the visual and decorative arts.
The Louis XIII style or Louis Treize was a fashion in French art and architecture, especially effecting the visual and decorative arts.
Luten arch
Luten Bridge Company was a bridge building company based in Knoxville, Tennessee in the early- to mid-20th century.
Luten Bridge Company was a bridge building company based in Knoxville, Tennessee in the early- to mid-20th century.
Mahakuta group of temples
The Mahakuta group of temples is located in Mahakuta, a town in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India.
The Mahakuta group of temples is located in Mahakuta, a town in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India.
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520.
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520.
Manueline
The Manueline, or Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime eleme...
The Manueline, or Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime eleme...
Maya architecture
A unique and spectacular style, Maya architecture spans several thousands of years.
A unique and spectacular style, Maya architecture spans several thousands of years.
Mayan Revival architecture
The Mayan Revival is a modern architectural movement, primarily of the 1920s and 30s, that drew inspiration from the architecture and iconography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.
The Mayan Revival is a modern architectural movement, primarily of the 1920s and 30s, that drew inspiration from the architecture and iconography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.
Memphis Group
The Memphis Group was an Italian design and architecture group started by Ettore Sottsass that designed Post Modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981-1987.They dis...
The Memphis Group was an Italian design and architecture group started by Ettore Sottsass that designed Post Modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981-1987.They dis...
Merovingian art and architecture
Merovingian art and architecture is the art and architecture of the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks, which lasted from the 5th century to the 8th century in present day France, Germany and the...
Merovingian art and architecture is the art and architecture of the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks, which lasted from the 5th century to the 8th century in present day France, Germany and the...
Mesoamerican architecture
Mesoamerican architecture is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which are best known in the form of public, cerem...
Mesoamerican architecture is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which are best known in the form of public, cerem...
Mesoamerican pyramids
Mesoamerican pyramids, pyramid-shaped structures, are an important part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture.
Mesoamerican pyramids, pyramid-shaped structures, are an important part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture.
Mid-Century modern
Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior, product and graphic design that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from r...
Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior, product and graphic design that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from r...
Mission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and ...
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and ...
Mock Baronial
The Mock Baronial style of architecture was one typical of Scottish stately homes of the Victorian era and the turn of the twentieth century.
The Mock Baronial style of architecture was one typical of Scottish stately homes of the Victorian era and the turn of the twentieth century.
Modernisme
Modernisme (Catalan for modernism) also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was a Catalan cultural movement.
Modernisme (Catalan for modernism) also known, in English, as Catalan modernism, was a Catalan cultural movement.
Moffitt architecture
The "Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District" is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular ar...
The "Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District" is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular ar...
Moorish architecture
Moorish architecture is the western term used to describe the articulated Berber-Islamic architecture of North Africa, Al-Andalus, and Al-Garb Al-Andalus.
Moorish architecture is the western term used to describe the articulated Berber-Islamic architecture of North Africa, Al-Andalus, and Al-Garb Al-Andalus.
Moorish Revival architecture
Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with ...
Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with ...
Moroccan style
Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration which takes its roots from Moorish architecture, it has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech.
Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration which takes its roots from Moorish architecture, it has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech.
Mudéjar
Mudéjar is the name given to individual Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus who remained in Iberia after the Christian Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity, unlike Moriscos who...
Mudéjar is the name given to individual Moors or Muslims of Al-Andalus who remained in Iberia after the Christian Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity, unlike Moriscos who...
Mughal architecture
Mughal architecture, an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India,...
Mughal architecture, an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India,...
Mycenaean Revival architecture
Mycenaean Revival is a rare revival architectural style developed as part of the 20th century neoclassicist architectural revival in Greece.
Mycenaean Revival is a rare revival architectural style developed as part of the 20th century neoclassicist architectural revival in Greece.
Napoleon III style
The Napoleon III style is the name commonly given to a style of architecture in France, especially in Paris, that flourished during the Second French Empire with the patronage of Napoleon III. I...
The Napoleon III style is the name commonly given to a style of architecture in France, especially in Paris, that flourished during the Second French Empire with the patronage of Napoleon III. I...
Naryshkin Baroque
Naryshkin Baroque, also called Moscow Baroque, or Muscovite Baroque, is the name given to a particular style of Baroque architecture and decoration which was fashionable in Moscow fr...
Naryshkin Baroque, also called Moscow Baroque, or Muscovite Baroque, is the name given to a particular style of Baroque architecture and decoration which was fashionable in Moscow fr...
National Romantic style
The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the national romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th century.
The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the national romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Nazi architecture
Nazi architecture was an architectural plan which played a role in the Nazi party's plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich.
Nazi architecture was an architectural plan which played a role in the Nazi party's plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich.
Neo-Manueline
Neo-Manueline was a revival architecture and decorative arts style developed in Portugal between the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
Neo-Manueline was a revival architecture and decorative arts style developed in Portugal between the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
Neo-Mudéjar
The Neo-Mudéjar is an architectural movement which originated in Spain and emerged as a revival of the Mudéjar architecture.
The Neo-Mudéjar is an architectural movement which originated in Spain and emerged as a revival of the Mudéjar architecture.
Neo-Tiwanakan architecture
The Neo-Tiwanakan or Pseudo-Tiwanakan architecture is a style developed by the architect Emilio Villanueva Peñaranda between the years 1930 and 1948 inspired in the designs of the Pre-Columbian ...
The Neo-Tiwanakan or Pseudo-Tiwanakan architecture is a style developed by the architect Emilio Villanueva Peñaranda between the years 1930 and 1948 inspired in the designs of the Pre-Columbian ...
Neoclásico Isabelino
Neoclasico Isabelino is an architectural style that applies to a number of houses and other buildings in Puerto Rico.
Neoclasico Isabelino is an architectural style that applies to a number of houses and other buildings in Puerto Rico.
Neomodern
Neomodern is a term used to describe a "new simplicity" in art and in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism.
Neomodern is a term used to describe a "new simplicity" in art and in reaction to the complexity of postmodern architecture and eclecticism.
New Objectivity (architecture)
The New Objectivity is a name often given to the Modern architecture that emerged in Europe, primarily German-speaking Europe, in the 1920s and 30s.
The New Objectivity is a name often given to the Modern architecture that emerged in Europe, primarily German-speaking Europe, in the 1920s and 30s.
Newa architecture
Newa architecture is an indigenous style of architecture used by the Newari people in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal.
Newa architecture is an indigenous style of architecture used by the Newari people in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal.
Nieuwe Haagse School
The "Nieuwe Haagse School" is an architectural style, dating from the period between the two World Wars.
The "Nieuwe Haagse School" is an architectural style, dating from the period between the two World Wars.
Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Noucentisme
Noucentisme (Noucentista being its adjective) was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, ...
Noucentisme (Noucentista being its adjective) was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, ...
Oldest churches in the world
The designation of the oldest church in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the old...
The designation of the oldest church in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the old...
Open building
John Habraken first articulated the principles of open building in his book Supports: An Alternative to Mass Housing, published in Dutch in 1961 and in English in 1972 and 1999, and in many ...
John Habraken first articulated the principles of open building in his book Supports: An Alternative to Mass Housing, published in Dutch in 1961 and in English in 1972 and 1999, and in many ...
Organic architecture
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its ...
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its ...
Origamic architecture
Origamic architecture involves the three-dimensional reproduction of architecture, geometric patterns, everyday objects, or other images, on various scales, using cut-out and folded paper, usual...
Origamic architecture involves the three-dimensional reproduction of architecture, geometric patterns, everyday objects, or other images, on various scales, using cut-out and folded paper, usual...
Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture or Turkish architecture is the architecture of the Ottoman Empire which emerged in Bursa and Edirne in 14th and 15th centuries.
Ottoman architecture or Turkish architecture is the architecture of the Ottoman Empire which emerged in Bursa and Edirne in 14th and 15th centuries.
Ottonian architecture
Ottonian Architecture is an architectural style which evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (936-975).
Ottonian Architecture is an architectural style which evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (936-975).
Oystermen's houses
Oystermen's house style is an architectural style of the mid-19th century in coastal, oceanfront areas where oyster collectors lived and worked.
Oystermen's house style is an architectural style of the mid-19th century in coastal, oceanfront areas where oyster collectors lived and worked.
Palazzo style architecture
Palazzo style refers to an architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries based upon the palazzi (palaces) built by wealthy families of the Italian Renaissance.
Palazzo style refers to an architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries based upon the palazzi (palaces) built by wealthy families of the Italian Renaissance.
Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).
Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).
Parametricism
Parametricism and the use of its techniques have created a new style in Architecture, Urban Design as well as Spatial Design that values form over function.
Parametricism and the use of its techniques have created a new style in Architecture, Urban Design as well as Spatial Design that values form over function.
Paulista School
The Paulista School (Escola Paulista, São Paulo School) was an informal group of Brazilian architects who formed in the 1950s.
The Paulista School (Escola Paulista, São Paulo School) was an informal group of Brazilian architects who formed in the 1950s.
Petrine Baroque
Petrine Baroque is a name applied by art historians to a style of Baroque architecture and decoration favoured by Peter the Great and employed to design buildings in the newly-founded Russian ca...
Petrine Baroque is a name applied by art historians to a style of Baroque architecture and decoration favoured by Peter the Great and employed to design buildings in the newly-founded Russian ca...
Plantagenet style
Plantagenet style is an architectural building design of churches and cathedrals during the 12th century, characterized by cross-ribbed vaults and extremely curved dome vaults which resulted in ...
Plantagenet style is an architectural building design of churches and cathedrals during the 12th century, characterized by cross-ribbed vaults and extremely curved dome vaults which resulted in ...
Plateresque
Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" - Plata meaning silver in Spanish, was an artistic movement, especially architectural, traditionally held to be exclusive to Spain and...
Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" - Plata meaning silver in Spanish, was an artistic movement, especially architectural, traditionally held to be exclusive to Spain and...
Polite architecture
Polite architecture, or "the Polite" refers to buildings designed to include the artifice of non-local styles for decorative effect by professional architects.
Polite architecture, or "the Polite" refers to buildings designed to include the artifice of non-local styles for decorative effect by professional architects.
Pombaline style
The Pombaline style was a Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century, named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal who was instrumental in reconstructing Li...
The Pombaline style was a Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century, named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal who was instrumental in reconstructing Li...
Ponce Creole
Ponce Creole is an architectural style created in Ponce, Puerto Rico in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Ponce Creole is an architectural style created in Ponce, Puerto Rico in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Post in ground
Post in ground or post in ground construction or Earthfast construction is a type of architecture in which vertical, roof-bearing timbers, called posts, were placed into excavated po...
Post in ground or post in ground construction or Earthfast construction is a type of architecture in which vertical, roof-bearing timbers, called posts, were placed into excavated po...
Postconstructivism
Postconstructivism was a transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II. The term postconstructivis...
Postconstructivism was a transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II. The term postconstructivis...
Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture began as an international style the first examples of which are generally cited as being from the 1950s, but did not become a movement until the late 1970s and continues ...
Postmodern architecture began as an international style the first examples of which are generally cited as being from the 1950s, but did not become a movement until the late 1970s and continues ...
Poteaux-sur-solle
Post on sill is a building style common to European vernacular architecture.
Post on sill is a building style common to European vernacular architecture.
Pueblo Revival Style architecture
The Pueblo Revival Style is a regional architectural style of the Southwestern United States which draws its inspiration from the Pueblos and the Spanish missions in New Mexico.
The Pueblo Revival Style is a regional architectural style of the Southwestern United States which draws its inspiration from the Pueblos and the Spanish missions in New Mexico.
Purism
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918-1925 that influenced French painting and architecture.
Purism, referring to the arts, was a movement that took place between 1918-1925 that influenced French painting and architecture.
Puuc
Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region.
Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region.
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 1...
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 1...
Queen Anne style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne, or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th centur...
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne, or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th centur...
Queenslander (architecture)
Queenslander architecture is a modern term for the vernacular type of architecture of Queensland, Australia.
Queenslander architecture is a modern term for the vernacular type of architecture of Queensland, Australia.
Rascian architecture
Rascian architecture is a medieval Serbian ecclesiastical architectural style that spanned from 1170-1300, starting during the rule of Stefan Nemanja when he built the Đurđevi Stupovi monastery...
Rascian architecture is a medieval Serbian ecclesiastical architectural style that spanned from 1170-1300, starting during the rule of Stefan Nemanja when he built the Đurđevi Stupovi monastery...
Rationalism (architecture)
The intellectual principles of rationalism are based on architectural theory.
The intellectual principles of rationalism are based on architectural theory.
Red River Frame
Red River Frame or 'poteau sur sole' (post on sill) was a popular building construction technique used in the Red River Settlement in the 19th Century.
Red River Frame or 'poteau sur sole' (post on sill) was a popular building construction technique used in the Red River Settlement in the 19th Century.
Regency architecture
The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to later buildings followi...
The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to later buildings followi...
Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and evolved into the Gothic style during the 12th century.
Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and evolved into the Gothic style during the 12th century.
Remodernism
Remodernism revives aspects of modernism, particularly in its early form, and follows postmodernism, to which it contrasts.
Remodernism revives aspects of modernism, particularly in its early form, and follows postmodernism, to which it contrasts.
Renaissance Revival architecture
Renaissance Revival is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a ...
Renaissance Revival is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a ...
Resort architecture
Resort architecture or Bäder architecture is an architectural style from the turn of the 19th/20th century which is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the coast o...
Resort architecture or Bäder architecture is an architectural style from the turn of the 19th/20th century which is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the coast o...
Retro-futurism
Retro-futurism (adjective retro-futuristic or retro-future) is a trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced prior to about 1960.
Retro-futurism (adjective retro-futuristic or retro-future) is a trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced prior to about 1960.
Revivalism (architecture)
Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era.
Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era.
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston (1872–77), designated a Na...
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston (1872–77), designated a Na...
Rococo
Rococo (less commonly roccoco;, ), also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century artistic movement and style, which affected several aspects of the arts including painting, scul...
Rococo (less commonly roccoco;, ), also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century artistic movement and style, which affected several aspects of the arts including painting, scul...
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches.
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches.
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture.
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture.
Romano-Gothic
The Romano-Gothic is term sometimes used for the architectural style, also called Early Gothic, which evolved in Europe in the 12th century from the Romanesque style, and was an early styl...
The Romano-Gothic is term sometimes used for the architectural style, also called Early Gothic, which evolved in Europe in the 12th century from the Romanesque style, and was an early styl...
Roof comb
Roof comb (or roof-comb) is the structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture.
Roof comb (or roof-comb) is the structure that tops a pyramid in monumental Mesoamerican architecture.
Rosendal Palace
Rosendal Palace is a Swedish royal pavilion located at the Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm.
Rosendal Palace is a Swedish royal pavilion located at the Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm.
Rundbogenstil
Rundbogenstil (Round-arch style), one of the nineteenth-century historic revival styles of architecture, is a variety of Romanesque revival popular in the German-speaking lands and the Ger...
Rundbogenstil (Round-arch style), one of the nineteenth-century historic revival styles of architecture, is a variety of Romanesque revival popular in the German-speaking lands and the Ger...
Russian Revival architecture
The Russian Revival style (Псевдорусский, неорусский стиль) is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture that arose in second quarter of the 19th century a...
The Russian Revival style (Псевдорусский, неорусский стиль) is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture that arose in second quarter of the 19th century a...
Rustic architecture
Rustic architecture is a style of architecture in the United States, used in rural government and private structures and their landscape interior design.
Rustic architecture is a style of architecture in the United States, used in rural government and private structures and their landscape interior design.
Scandinavian design
skandinavisk design dukket opp i 1950 i de tre Skandinavia n land, samt Finland.
skandinavisk design dukket opp i 1950 i de tre Skandinavia n land, samt Finland.
Schinkel school
The Schinkel school was a German architectural style active from 1840 to the end of the 19th century.
The Schinkel school was a German architectural style active from 1840 to the end of the 19th century.
Scottish Vernacular
Scottish Vernacular architecture is a form of vernacular architecture often seen as being rooted in Georgian and Victorian architectural conventions - see Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Scottish Vernacular architecture is a form of vernacular architecture often seen as being rooted in Georgian and Victorian architectural conventions - see Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Seaside architecture
Seaside architecture or Bäder architecture is an architectural style from the turn of the 19th/20th century which is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the coast ...
Seaside architecture or Bäder architecture is an architectural style from the turn of the 19th/20th century which is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the coast ...
Second Empire (architecture)
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire.
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire.
Second Empire architecture
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire.
Second Empire is an architectural style, most popular between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire.
Sekhari (architecture)
Sekhari is a type northern Indian Sikhara which comprises a central latina spire with one or more rows of half spires added on all sides.
Sekhari is a type northern Indian Sikhara which comprises a central latina spire with one or more rows of half spires added on all sides.
Sharqi architecture
Sharqi architecture or Jaunpur architecture is a type of Indo-Islamic architecture.
Sharqi architecture or Jaunpur architecture is a type of Indo-Islamic architecture.
Shed style
Shed Style refers to a style of architecture that makes use of planar angled roofs (commonly called "shed roofs") as opposed to the common gable roof, and a heavy overall use of exposed wooden s...
Shed Style refers to a style of architecture that makes use of planar angled roofs (commonly called "shed roofs") as opposed to the common gable roof, and a heavy overall use of exposed wooden s...
Shingle Style architecture
The Shingle Style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the Eastlake style in Qu...
The Shingle Style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the Eastlake style in Qu...
Shingle style architecture
The Shingle style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the Eastlake style in Qu...
The Shingle style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the Eastlake style in Qu...
Shipping container architecture
Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture using steel intermodal containers as structural element, because of their inherent strength, wide availability and relatively low cost.
Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture using steel intermodal containers as structural element, because of their inherent strength, wide availability and relatively low cost.
Shoebox style (architecture)
In architecture, shoebox style refers to the functionalist style of modern architecture characterised by predominantly rectilinear, orthogonal shapes, with regular horizontal rows of windows or...
In architecture, shoebox style refers to the functionalist style of modern architecture characterised by predominantly rectilinear, orthogonal shapes, with regular horizontal rows of windows or...
Shophouse
A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia.
A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia.
Sicilian Baroque
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture that took hold on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture that took hold on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Side passage plan architecture
Side passage plan architecture is an architectural style.
Side passage plan architecture is an architectural style.
Sikh architecture
Sikh Architecture, is a style of architecture that is characterized with values of progressiveness, exquisite intricacy, austere beauty and logical flowing lines.
Sikh Architecture, is a style of architecture that is characterized with values of progressiveness, exquisite intricacy, austere beauty and logical flowing lines.
Simon House, Mt. Eliza
Simon House in Mt Eliza, Victoria, is one of the most prominent projects from Bell Clerehan partnership.
Simon House in Mt Eliza, Victoria, is one of the most prominent projects from Bell Clerehan partnership.
Single pen and double pen architecture
Single pen architecture and double pen architecture are architectural styles for design of log, and sometimes stone or brick pioneer houses found in the United States.
Single pen architecture and double pen architecture are architectural styles for design of log, and sometimes stone or brick pioneer houses found in the United States.
Slow architecture
Slow Architecture is building a building slowly and gradually as opposed to building it all at once.
Slow Architecture is building a building slowly and gradually as opposed to building it all at once.
Sod house
The sod house or "soddy" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States.
The sod house or "soddy" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States.
Soft Portuguese style
The Soft Portuguese style (Estilo Português Suave) is an architectural model used in public and private buildings in Portugal, essentially during the 1940s and the early 1950s.
The Soft Portuguese style (Estilo Português Suave) is an architectural model used in public and private buildings in Portugal, essentially during the 1940s and the early 1950s.
Sondergotik
Sondergotik (German for "special Gothic") is the style of Late Gothic architecture prevalent in Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia between 1350 and 1550.
Sondergotik (German for "special Gothic") is the style of Late Gothic architecture prevalent in Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia between 1350 and 1550.
Spanish Colonial architecture
Spanish Colonial architecture represents Spanish colonial influence on New World and East Indies cities and towns, and it is still being seen in the architecture as well as in the city planni...
Spanish Colonial architecture represents Spanish colonial influence on New World and East Indies cities and towns, and it is still being seen in the architecture as well as in the city planni...
Stalinist architecture
Stalinist architecture (ста́линский ампи́р – Stalin's Empire style or ста́линский неоренесса́нс – Stalin's Neo-renaissance), also referred to as the Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Cla...
Stalinist architecture (ста́линский ампи́р – Stalin's Empire style or ста́линский неоренесса́нс – Stalin's Neo-renaissance), also referred to as the Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Cla...
Stone ender
The Stone-ender is a unique style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.
The Stone-ender is a unique style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.
Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s.
Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s.
Structuralism (architecture)
Structuralism as a movement in architecture and urban planning evolved around the middle of the 20th century.
Structuralism as a movement in architecture and urban planning evolved around the middle of the 20th century.
Sudano-Sahelian
The Sudano-Sahelian covers an umbrella of similar architectural styles common to the dry Sahel and Sudanian regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara.
The Sudano-Sahelian covers an umbrella of similar architectural styles common to the dry Sahel and Sudanian regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara.
Sukiya (style)
Sukiya (数奇屋) is a Japanese word used as synonym for chashitsu, referring to an architectural space designed for chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony).
Sukiya (数奇屋) is a Japanese word used as synonym for chashitsu, referring to an architectural space designed for chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony).
Swahili architecture
Swahili architecture is a style of building along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa.
Swahili architecture is a style of building along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa.
The Leeds Look
Many of the buildings constructed at this time are in the style known as the "Leeds Look", which is typified by the use of dark red brickwork and steeply pitched grey slate roofs.
Many of the buildings constructed at this time are in the style known as the "Leeds Look", which is typified by the use of dark red brickwork and steeply pitched grey slate roofs.
Truth to materials
Truth to materials is a tenet of modern architecture (as opposed to postmodern architecture), which holds that any material should be used where it is most appropriate and its nature should not ...
Truth to materials is a tenet of modern architecture (as opposed to postmodern architecture), which holds that any material should be used where it is most appropriate and its nature should not ...
Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons.
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons.
Tudor Revival architecture
The Tudor Revival architecture of the 20th century (also called Mock Tudor or Tudorbethan), first manifested itself in domestic architecture beginning in the United Kingdom in the mi...
The Tudor Revival architecture of the 20th century (also called Mock Tudor or Tudorbethan), first manifested itself in domestic architecture beginning in the United Kingdom in the mi...
Uma longhouse
Uma are traditional vernacular houses found on the western part of the island of Siberut in Indonesia.
Uma are traditional vernacular houses found on the western part of the island of Siberut in Indonesia.
Vancouver Special
Vancouver Special is a term used to refer to houses built in a particular architectural style in the period from roughly 1965 to 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia and its suburbs.
Vancouver Special is a term used to refer to houses built in a particular architectural style in the period from roughly 1965 to 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia and its suburbs.
Vineyard style (architecture)
The vineyard style is a term used for the design of a concert hall where the seating surrounds the stage, rising up in serried rows in the manner of a vineyard.
The vineyard style is a term used for the design of a concert hall where the seating surrounds the stage, rising up in serried rows in the manner of a vineyard.
Visionary architecture
Visionary architecture is the name given to architecture which exists only on paper or which has visionary qualities.
Visionary architecture is the name given to architecture which exists only on paper or which has visionary qualities.
Wedding-cake style
In architecture, a "wedding-cake style" is an informal reference to buildings with many distinct tiers, each set back from the one below, resulting in a shape like a wedding cake, that are richl...
In architecture, a "wedding-cake style" is an informal reference to buildings with many distinct tiers, each set back from the one below, resulting in a shape like a wedding cake, that are richl...
Western Chalukya architecture
Western Chalukya architecture, also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evolved during the rule of t...
Western Chalukya architecture, also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evolved during the rule of t...
Wooden synagogues of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Wooden synagogues are an original style of Synagogue architecture that developed in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.
Wooden synagogues are an original style of Synagogue architecture that developed in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.
WPA architecture
WPA architecture or WPA Rustic architecture describes architecture of the U.S. New Deal Works Project Administration.
WPA architecture or WPA Rustic architecture describes architecture of the U.S. New Deal Works Project Administration.
WPA Rustic architecture
WPA Rustic architecture describes architecture of the U.S. New Deal Works Project Administration.
WPA Rustic architecture describes architecture of the U.S. New Deal Works Project Administration.
Świdermajer
Świdermajer is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock.
Świdermajer is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock.