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ABC of Architecture (3384 words) |
 | Architecture is in general distinguished from the other arts because it alone is primarily concerned with creating usable interior space. |
| Architecture is a discipline located at the intersection of social, technological, and artistic history. |
| Architecture is, or at least it begins with, the enclosure of habitable space. |
| New Georgia Encyclopedia: Colonial Architecture: Overview (928 words) |
| Georgia witnessed a stark contrast between impressive town plans motivated by Enlightenment and philanthropic idealism and relatively limited architectural development hampered by economic hardships and a paucity of skilled craftsmen. |
| By 1744, however, the wooden structure was replaced by a fort of tabby, the ruins of which still stand. |
| At the northeastern corner of downtown Savannah stand the remains of Fort Savannah (later renamed Fort Wayne), whose brick walls and buttresses were erected by the British in 1779 to replace early colonial earthworks. |
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