Architecture

Architecture

1. It is

   • The art, and the technique of projecting, designing, building and modifyin g the human habitat

2. In the middle ages it was classified in:

   • Roman architecture
     • had
       • its origin in the Etruscan
         • and
           • it was influenced by Greek architecture
     • It is characterized by:
       • The greatness of the buildings and their solidity
     • adopted
       • 5 classical orders
         • they are:
           • the Tuscan order
             • It has
               • a very plain design, with a plain shaft, and a simple capital, base, and frieze
           • the doric order
             • It is
               • the simplest of the orders, characterized by short, faceted, heavy columns with plain, round tops and no base.
           • the Ionic order
             • It is distinguished by
               • slender, fluted pillars with a large base and two opposed volutes in the echinus of the capital
           • the Corinthian order
             • It is characterized by
               • a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls
           • the composite order
             • It is
               • a mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic with the leaves of the Corinthian order.
   • Greek architecture
     • It is known
       • for its temples, its structures and its decorations
     • it is divided stylistically into three
       • the Doric Order
         • It is recognised by
           • its capital, of which the echinus is like a circular cushion rising from the top of the column to the square abacus on which rest the lintels.
       • the Ionic Order
         • It is recognized by
           • its voluted capital, in which there is a curved echinus of similar shape to that of the Doric Order, but decorated with stylised ornament
       • the Corinthian Order
         • It does not have
           • its origin in wooden architecture