Architecture The process and product of planning, designing and
constructing buildings and other physical structures.
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Project * Styles of homes vary between a simple design to an
ornate design. You will decide what style of home you want to
create from the following slides. You will NOT copy a design, but
come up with your own alterations of the design. * You may also
choose a style that I did not discuss. Design will be in either 1
or 2 point perspective. Medium: Graphite Due Friday, December 20
th.
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Log Cabin Dates: up to 1850s. The earliest settler houses went
up quickly, using the most abundant material aroundwoodto protect
against the harsh weather.
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Gothic Revival Dates: 1840 to 1880 The style mimics the shapes
found on Medieval churches and houses, and is almost always found
in rural areas.
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Victorian Dates: ca. 1870 to 1910 American homeowners added
mass-produced decorative trim (called gingerbread) to their small,
simple cottages to dress them up in the style of the day. Very
popular in San Francisco.
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Colonial Dates: 1880 to 1955 This is one of the country's most
enduring styles. Architecture based on Greek and Roman designs.
Note the Doric columns.
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Spanish Dates: 1915 to 1940 An incredibly popular style that
filled out the suburbs in the years after World War I. Red tile
roof.
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Craftsman Dates: 1905 to 1930 Also known as Bungalow. Most
popular in Pasadena, CA. From the Arts & Craft Movement. The
Gamble House by Greene and Greene 1908
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Modernistic Dates: 1920 to 1940 Inspired by commercial
buildings of the time (like New York City's Chrysler Building).
Exterior and interior is primarily white or gray.
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Ranch Dates: 1930s to 1960s The Ranch was one of the dominant
house forms of the second half of the 20th century. Most common in
California; California Ranch Home
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Frank Lloyd Wright American architect (Died in 1959). Designed
over 1000 structures (mostly homes) Organic Architecture structure
and environment to be in harmony. Most famous work: Fallingwater
(1935)
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Frank Gehry Canadian-American architect. Age: 83 His buildings
have become tourist attractions. (Many are museums.) Buildings are
free-forming shapes. Most famous work: Walt Disney Concert Hall
(completed in 2003) in downtown L.A.
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Julia Morgan American architect and the first woman architect
licensed in California. (Died in 1957) Designed over 700 buildings
in California. Best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San
Simeon, CA.