2. (Latinarchitectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton, from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter")
3. The art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures.
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5. A general term to describe buildings and other structures.
6. A style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures.
7. THEORY The earliest surviving written work on the subject of architecture is by the Roman architect Vitruvius in the early 1st century CE. According to Vitruvius, a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitatisutilitatisvenustatis, which translates roughly as - Durability - it should stand up robustly and remain in good condition. Utility - it should be useful and function well for the people using it. Beauty - it should delight people and raise their spirits.
9. Architecture first evolved out of the dynamics between needs (shelter, security, worship, etc.) and means (available building materials and attendant skills). As human cultures developed and knowledge began to be formalized through oral traditions and practices, architecture became a craft. HISTORY
11. Vernacular buildings make up most of the built world that people experience every day. Here there is a process of trial and error, and later improvisation or replication of a successful trial
15. With the Renaissance and its emphasis on the individual and humanity rather than religion, and with all its attendant progress and achievements, a new chapter began
16. Early modern and the industrial age St Pancras Midland Hotel, London, United Kingdom
17. With the emerging knowledge in scientific fields and the rise of new materials and technology, architecture and engineering began to separate, and the architect began to concentrate on aesthetics and the humanist aspects, often at the expense of technical aspects of building design.
18. Modernism and reaction of architecture The Bauhaus Dessau architecture department from 1925 by Walter Gropius
19. The dissatisfaction with such a general situation at the turn of the twentieth century gave rise to many new lines of thought that served as precursors to Modern Architecture. Notable among these is the DeutscherWerkbund, formed in 1907 to produce better quality machine made objects. The rise of the profession of industrial design is usually placed here.
