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Asu history and theory lecture 2a-introduction 30-9-2017
1. ASU – Ain Shams University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Architectural Engineering
ARC 122: History & Theory of Architecture
Fall 2017
Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub
Lecture 1 - Introduction
5. Architectural Styles Evolutionary Tree
This is a brief coverage of the development of architectural styles throughout history
using a timeline to provide a better visual overview.
24. Architectural Theory
Some forms that
architecture theory
takes are:
• lecture or dialogue,
• treatise or book,
• paper
• project
• competition entry.
25. Architectural Theory
• Books, magazines,
and journals
published an
unprecedented
number of works by
architects and critics
in the 20th century.
26. Architectural Theory
• As a result, styles and movements formed and
dissolved much more quickly than the
relatively enduring modes in earlier history.
27.
28. Architectural Theory
• It is to be expected that the use of the
internet will further the discourse on
architecture in the 21st century.
33. The Context of Architecture
Earth
Climate
Ecology
Resources
Cities
Neighborhoods
Buildings
Interior Spaces
Individual
Groups
Psychological
Social
Cultural
Individual
Human
Environment
Built
Environment
Natural
Environment
34. What is Architecture?
A good definition was provided by the Roman
architect VITRUVIUS in the 1st century AD in the
first of his famous collection “Ten Books on
Architecture”.
35. What is Architecture?
Vitruvius said that architecture was a building that
incorporated:
Utilitas ... Firmitas … Venustas
Commodity ... Firmness ... Delight
Utility ... Structure ... Attractive
Use ... Construction … Appearance
Function ... Technology ... Aesthetic
36. The Difference Between
Architecture and Building
Any Building ≠ Architecture
Architecture = Design BEFORE Building
Architecture is DESIGNED
Buildings, Spaces and Environments.
According to Human Needs
Using Technology and Science,
With Aesthetic Qualities.
37. What is Design?
• DESIGN is a both
– a verb (to design) &
– a noun (a design).
• DESIGN is both
– a process &
– a product
• The process of designing
and product that is
designed.
38. What is Design?
• DESIGN is an
activity aiming at
the production of a
plan of action which
if executed is
expected to lead to
a situation with
certain desired
characteristics and
without unforeseen
and undesired side
and after effects.