Architectural style is a way of classifying architecture largely by morphological characteristics - in terms of form, techniques, materials, etc. However it is not a holistic way of understanding architectural works because of its emphasis on style. The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Morphology is the following: In linguistics, morphology is the study of the structure of word forms. ... This article is about the meanings of the word form connected with shape or structure. ... A technique is a way of efficiently accomplishing a task in a manner that is not immediately obvious or straightforward. ... material is the substance or matter from which something is or can be made, or also items needed for doing or creating something. ... Holism (from holon, a Greek word meaning entity) is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its components alone. ...

It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture, but it is slightly different in its emphasis. While in architectural history, the study of, for instance, Gothic architecture would include all the aspects of the cultural context that went into the making of these structures, architectural style is a way of classifying architecture that gives emphasis to the characteristic features of Gothic architecture, leading to a terminology such as Gothic "style". This could then apply equally to buildings even produced during periods outside the historic period of Gothic architecture. Thus one could build a Gothic style church even today, irrespective of the historic period from which the style emerged. Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture across the world through a consideration of various influences- artistic, socio-cultural, political, economic and technological. ... See also Gothic art. ...

Architectural style by country or region. The Adam style (or Adamesque) is a style of neoclassical architecture and design as practised by Scottish architect Robert Adam (1728_ 1792) and his brothers. ... American Empire is a French-inspired Neo-classical style of American furniture and decoration that was initiated just before 1800 and is most famously exemplified by the furniture of Duncan Phyfe and Paris-trained Honoreacute Lannuier. ... Archigram was an avant-garde architectural group formed in the 1960s and based at the Architectural Association, London that was futurist, anti-heroic and pro-consumerist, drawing inspiration from technology in order to create a new reality that was solely expressed through hypothetical projects. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster Dancel (1898). ... For the Baroque style in a more general sense, see Baroque. ... The following is a list of examples of typical Baroque architecture. ... Bauhaus (2003). ... Beaux-Arts architecture denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, the home territory of this style, which influenced American architecture in the period 1885 – 1920. ... Biedermeier architecture Biedermeier refers to work in the fields of literature, music, the visual arts and interior design in the period between the years 1815 (Vienna Congress), the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions and contrasts with the Romantic era which preceded it. ... Architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely influenced by 4 major periods where political and social changes influenced the creation of distinct cultural and architectural habits of the population. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... The 11th-century monastery of Hosios Lukas in Greece is representative of the Byzantine art during the rule of Macedonian dynasty. ... Montreal (Canada) cathedral Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and often requiring many years to complete. ... Chicago architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. ... The Hall of Supreme Harmony within the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) grounds Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in Asia over the years. ... A Hakka house in southern Fujian. ... The City Beautiful movement was a Progressive reform movement in North American architecture and urban planning that flourished in the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of using beautification and monumental grandeur in cities to counteract the perceived moral decay of poverty-stricken urban environments. ... From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ... The restored Stoa of Attalus, Athens This article discusses architecture in Ancient Greece. ... The Romans adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for their own purposes, which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new architectural style. ... The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style in the United States. ... The aluminium clad east face of Daniel Libeskinds Imperial War Museum North. ... Egyptian Revial mausoleum of Maj. ... Elizabethan Style, in architecture, the term given to the early Renaissance style in England, which flourished chiefly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; it followed the Tudor style, and was succeeded in the beginning of the 16th century by the purer Italian style introduced by Inigo Jones. ... Empire is an early 19th century style of architecture and furniture design that and originates from Napoleons rule of France. ... Central Pavilion, Tontine Crescent, 1793-1794, by Charles Bulfinch Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. ... Perspective drawing from La Citta Nuova, 1914, by Antonia SantElia. ... A Georgian house in Salisbury Georgian architecture at Royal Crescent, Bath, seen from a hot air balloon. ... The Space Needle, built for Seattles Worlds Fair, 1962 Googie, also known as populuxe, is a subdivison of Futurist architecture influenced by car culture and the Space Age, originating from southern California in the late 1940s and continuing approximately into the mid-1960s. ... See also Gothic art. ... Salisbury Cathedral, built c. ... The west end of Exeter Cathedral The Decorated Gothic (or simply Decorated) period is a historical division of English Gothic architecture. ... The Perpendicular Gothic period (or simply Perpendicular) is a historical division of English Gothic architecture. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin Gothic Revival was an architectural movement with its origins in mid-18th century England. ... The restored Stoa of Attalus, Athens This article discusses architecture in Ancient Greece. ... Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in the and United States in the early 19th century. ... Nazi architecture was an integral part of the Nazi partys plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich. ... Model of Volkshalle The Volkshalle was a huge monumental building planned, but never built, by Adolf Hitler and his architect Albert Speer. ... Never executed design for the Palace of Soviets in Moscow. ... Indo-Saracenic was a style of architecture used by British architects in the late 19th century in India. ... Virupaksha Temple, Hampi Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces of history considered unique to the sub-continent, sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing. ... The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International Style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Anthony Salvins Harlaxton Manor, 1837 – 1855, defines the Jacobethan taste. ... Many of the apartments include two or three storeys. ... The need to rebuild Japan after World War II proved a great stimulus to Japanese architecture, and contemporary Japanese buildings rank with the finest in the world in terms of technology and formal conception. ... This is a list of styles in house construction. ... Jerónimos Monastery In architecture, manueline is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the early 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and discoveries brought from the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama. ... The River Terrace Apartments in Santa Clara, California represent a modern interpretation of the Mediterranean Revival Style. ... The Memphis Group was an influential Italian design and architecture movement of the 1980s. ... (Metabolist School of Architecture) In 1959 a group of Japanese architects and city planners joined forces under the name the Metabolists. Their vision of a city of the future inhabited by a mass society was characterised by large scale, flexible and extendable structures that enable an organic growth process. ... Mid-century modern is a design term applied most frequently to residential (and some commercial) architecture, interior design and furniture. ... The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. ... Modern architecture is a broad term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament, that first arose around 1900. ... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... Red & green in Berber Marrakech (Southern Morocco) Majorelle Garden, Marrakech, Morocco Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration, which has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. ... Mudéjar is the name given to the Moors who remained in Spain after the Christian reconquista but were not converted to Christianity, and to a vernacular style of Spanish architecture and decoration, particularly of Aragon and Castile, of 12th and 16th centuries, strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship... Nazi architecture was an integral part of the Nazi partys plans to create a cultural and spiritual rebirth in Germany as part of the Third Reich. ... Neo-Byzantine architecture is a somewhat uncommon architectural revival style, of the mid- to late 19th and early 20th centuries, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. ... Neo-Grec is a term usually used to refer to a particular manifestation of the Neoclassical style in the decorative arts, painting, and architecture of France, during the Second Empire of Napoleon III, lasting approximately between 1848 and 1865. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gothic Revival architecture. ... Lazienkowski Palace in Warsaw The neoclassical movement that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome, the more vague perception (ideal) of Ancient... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, is the second largest square in the world and arguably the gem of Persian architectural masterpieces. ... Postmodernity or postmodern architecture is a period whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s, which runs through the present. ... Frank Lloyd Wright originated the Prairie Style (open plans, horizontality, natural materials) which was part of the American Arts and Crafts movement (hand craftsmanship, simplicity, function) an alternative to the then dominant Classical Revival Style (Greek forms with occasional Roman influences). ... The Buttermans, the historic home of John Newman, the butter king, is one of several Queen Anne mansions in Elgin, Illinois The Queen Anne style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways... Queenslander (or Old Queenslander) architecture is a form unique to Queensland. ... The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV of the United Kingdom was still Prince Regent, and also to later buildings following the same style. ... Religious architecture is the style and requirements followed for building religious buildings. ... Montreal (Canada) cathedral Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and often requiring many years to complete. ... SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE Kafr Birim Synagogue We have brought this web page to you because synagogues are fun! I have been to an array of synagogues, and I find them to be the most exhilaratingly boring places. ... Retro-futurism, retrofuturism or retro-future (terms combining retro and futurism or future) can refer to two different yet not incompatible concepts: A return to, and an enthusiasm for, the depictions of the future produced in the first half of the 20th century, which often were based on a lack... Richardsonian Romanesque has both French and Spanish Romanesque characteristics, like the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan by architechs George D. Mason and Zachariah Rice in 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston in Massachusetts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Romans adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for their own purposes, which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new architectural style. ... Interior of the Saint-Saturnin church St-Sernin basilica, Toulouse, 1080 – 1120: elevation of the east end Romanesque sculpture, cloister of St. ... Romanesque Revival is a style of building in the late 19th century (roughly 1840 and 1900) inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. ... Saint Basils Cathedral (1555-61) is a showcase of medieval Russian architecture. ... The Comfort Starr House, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. ... A Second Empire style house in historic Elgin, Illinois This article is about the Second Empire architectural style. ... Illustration 1: Sicilian Baroque. ... The Spanish Colonial Revival Style was an architectural movement that came about in the early 20th century after the opening of the Panama Canal and the overwhelming success of the novel Ramona. ... The Spanish Colonial Style was an architectural movement that came about in the early 20th century after the opening of the Panama Canal. ... Never executed design for the Palace of Soviets in Moscow. ... Bathers building, now a Maritime Museum at San Franciscos Aquatic Park, 1937 Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, 1939 Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone, was a late branch of the Art Deco style. ... The Sudano-Sahelian is an architectural style common in the Sahel. ... SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE Kafr Birim Synagogue We have brought this web page to you because synagogues are fun! I have been to an array of synagogues, and I find them to be the most exhilaratingly boring places. ... Kings College Chapel outside view The Tudor Style in English architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons. ... Ascott House, Buckinghamshire. ... ... Vernacular architecture a term from academic architecture to categorize structures built outside of academic tradition. ... Model of Volkshalle The Volkshalle was a huge monumental building planned, but never built, by Adolf Hitler and his architect Albert Speer. ...

See also

• Australian Architectural Styles