AFRICAN architecture:

It is a durable structure built. often arranged without mortar or with minimal binding materials.

It often features large verandas, high ceilings, wide eaves, and

louvered windows to promote ventilation.

It features whitewashed walls, thatched roofs, and

ornate gables with symmetrical designs.

_______________ features mud and wood layers in

a distinctive shape known as "monkey head" support beams.

African Architecture:

Large public buildings, churches, and dwellings were constructed in the Cape Dutch style.

Roof that slopes upward from all sides of a structure, having no vertical ends.

Decorative patterns made from wrought or cast iron, often used in features like balconies, railings, and window grilles, with designs resembling delicate lace through floral, geometric, or swirling motifs.

a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.

Small house with one or one and a half story.

Many factories were built due to the expansion of

industries and the changing urban landscape.

The reason for standardized materials and quick assembly of parts in mass production.

“Form follows function”.

Notable is the front porch with columns or rounded front portico with columns.

Leading figure in Art Nouveau architecture.

Hôtel Tassel (1893), Hotel Solvay (1894), Hotel van Eetvelde (1895)

Created Brutalism architecture.

(Unité d'Habitation de Marseille)

Bridged art and construction with the Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition

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Originated from Europe for their modest design yet only the elites are able to afford the

construction of these buildings as well as constructing grand public buildings.

Also known as the “General Grant style” , this architecture implemented the urban redesign and

Renaissance- inspired style during the period of Napoleon’s Paris. Buildings like the Old Executive Office

Building.

Also known as bungalows, where in the house is built by

hand from the early 1900s to 1920s as it became popular

at that time.

This architectural style happened during the Great

Depression in the United States wherein it is a

mixture of early and medieval English building

traditions.

The decorative molding along the top of a wall

or building.

A key feature of American homes, providing outdoor

living space.

First major building to showcase Romanesque

style, becoming influential in American

architecture, inspiring countless buildings.

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"The Father of Skyscrapers"

Dissatisfaction with eclectic buildings and decorative elements from different architectural periods.

Architects began creating freer, more imaginative structures that used modern building materials and decorative elements to create a variety of novel effects.

Concrete left unfinished and raw, showing off its rough texture.

A building's components’ shape and sizes are defined by mathematical algorithms, using computer tools for more advanced and innovative designs.

A system of angled slats, often adjustable or operable, that allows light and air to pass through but blocks direct sun, rain, or visibility.

Long, horizontal strip of windows that lets in natural light and provides a wide view.

The idea that buildings should be designed based on their purpose, not decoration. Spaces should be efficient, logical, and serve a clear function.

Pioneer of modernist architecture and creator of the “Five Points of Architecture.”

A reaction to modernism, postmodernism, embracing innovation and diversity Sculptural forms, sustainability, advanced technology, contextual and human-centric design.

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