sir christopher wren and works,Sir christopher wren is the greatest British architect,sir christopher wren's history,biography& history of buildings,The Monument toThe Great Fire of London,Trinity College,Wren Building,Wren Libary,St.Paul’s Cathedral,Royal Observatory.this were designed by sir christopher wren.The greatest British architect of all time was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire,london. sir christopher wren is renaissance architecture in england.
Wren was born in Wiltshire England in 1632. •He attended Wadham College, in Oxford, starting in 1649. •He was made the Gresham Professor of Astronomy in 1657. •He became an architect around 1661. •He died London, England, in 1723.
sir christopher wren and works,Sir christopher wren is the greatest British architect,sir christopher wren's history,biography& history of buildings,The Monument toThe Great Fire of London,Trinity College,Wren Building,Wren Libary,St.Paul’s Cathedral,Royal Observatory.this were designed by sir christopher wren.The greatest British architect of all time was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire,london. sir christopher wren is renaissance architecture in england.
Wren was born in Wiltshire England in 1632. •He attended Wadham College, in Oxford, starting in 1649. •He was made the Gresham Professor of Astronomy in 1657. •He became an architect around 1661. •He died London, England, in 1723.
Palace of Westminster, House of ParliamentJerry Daperro
This Powerpoint slideshow presentation sketchs the history of this well-known building, Palace of Westminster by the River Thames, in London. It is the seat of the Houses of Parliament, the law making organ of the United Kindgom. The Big Ben clock tower is recognized as a landmark of London.
John Ruskin- The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureVaibhav Mudgal
From Theory of Architecture the presentation is about the modern philosopher/writer/architect/artist john ruskin and his book seven lamps of architecture
Architecture After the Industrial Revolutionnichols4
From the Chrystal Palace in London and the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the sky scrapers of New York and Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, we'll explore some foundational movements in architecture in the last 150 years.
Summery about Gothic and Romanesque architecture in Europe (Italy ,France,Germany,England and Spain (Gothic)
Reference : Fletcher (A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN COMPARATIVE METHOD).
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
Renaissance architecture arrived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, through the Netherlands, where it acquired versions of the Dutch gable, and Flemish strap work in geometric designs adorning the walls. The new style tended to manifest itself in large square tall houses such as Hardwick hall.
The first great exponent of Renaissance architecture in England was Inigo Jones (1573–1652), who had studied architecture in Italy under the influence of Palladio.
Jones returned to England full of enthusiasm for the new movement and immediately began to design such buildings as the Queen's House at Greenwich in 1616 and the Banqueting House at Whitehall three years later.
These works with their clean lines and symmetry , were revolutionary in a country still obsessed with mullion windows, crenellations and turrets.
English Renaissance are divided into:-
1. Elizabethan (A.D. 1558-1603)
2. Jacobean (A.D. 1603-1625)
3. Anglo- Classic or Baroque (1625 – 1702)
4. Georgian Period (1702 – 1830)
INIGO JONES
Inigo Jones was first responsible for popularizing this in England. Eg. Queens house & the Banqueting house.
He was followed by Robert Adam in the later period who redefined Palladianism , with Neo-classism.
CHRISTOPHER WREN
Sir Christopher Wren was influenced by Bernini & Mansard in Paris.
The great fire of London offered Wren a grand opportunity & he became the architect of rebuilding St.Pauls Cathedral.
He also designed the palaces at Hampton court & Greenwich.
Victor Pierre Horta (6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels (1892–93), often considered the first Art Nouveau house, is based on the work of Viollet-le-Duc. The curving stylized vegetal forms that Horta used in turn influenced many others, including the French architect Hector Guimard , who used it in the first Art Nouveau apartment building he designed in Paris and in the entrances he designed for the Paris Metro. He is also considered a precursor of modern architecture for his open floor plans and his innovative use of iron, steel and glass.