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The OutlineThe Outline 1:1:COLONIAL STYLESCOLONIAL STYLES 2:2:

EARLY NATIONAL AND EARLY NATIONAL AND ROMANTIC STYLESROMANTIC STYLES  

3:3:VICTORIAN STYLESVICTORIAN STYLES 4:4:PERIOD STYLESPERIOD STYLES 5:5:MODERN STYLESMODERN STYLES 6:6:

POSTMODERN STYLESPOSTMODERN STYLES White House

COLONIAL STYLESCOLONIAL STYLES

Early colonial Early colonial stylesstyles(1680~1790s)(1680~1790s) Georgian Georgian stylesstyles (1700~1850)(1700~1850) Federal Federal stylesstyles (1780~1850)(1780~1850)

EARLY COLONIAL STYLESEARLY COLONIAL STYLES

Cape cod

Saltbox Dutch colonial

Colonialrectangular ( 矩形 ), symmetrical （对称）

Medieval English Saltbox house

Cape cod

Dutch colonial

Georgian stylesGeorgian styles

pediment

•Typical feature:Symmetrical( 对称 ) structure

•Windows of same size ， with five windows right below the eave （屋檐）

Federal/Adam styles

balustrade fanlightDentil molding Cornice Palladian window(typical)

•Low-pitched( 低倾斜度 ) roof( 屋顶） , or flat roof with a balustrade

•Semicircular （半圆） fanlight over the front door

•Windows arranged symmetrically( 对称 ) around a center doorway

•Tooth-like Dentil moldings in the cornice

•Palladian window

2:2:EARLY NATIONAL AND EARLY NATIONAL AND ROMANTIC STYLESROMANTIC STYLES

A:A:Greek Revival (18Greek Revival (1800-1855) 00-1855) B:B:Gothic Revival (18Gothic Revival (1840-1880)40-1880)(Churches through (Churches through 1940s)1940s) C:C:Italianate (1850-1Italianate (1850-1880) 880)

Washington, D.C. Capital Building

Washington, D.C. Supreme Court building

Boston, MA. Cathedral Church of St. Paul. c.1820-1833

Greek Revival (1800-1855)

NATIONALNATIONALSTYLESTYLE

Low—pitch ,hipped (Low—pitch ,hipped ( 斜脊）斜脊） roof roof

Round columnsRound columns （柱）（柱）

Dentil cornice(Dentil cornice( 齿饰檐齿饰檐 ))

Wide band of trimWide band of trimGreekGreek templetemple

•vertical board-and-batten sidingvertical board-and-batten siding

•steeply-pitched gable roofsteeply-pitched gable roof

•pointed-arch windowspointed-arch windows

•decorated vergeboardsdecorated vergeboards （挡风板） （挡风板） ununder the eavesder the eaves

Gothic Revival (1840-1880)

St.Paul’s CathedralSt.Paul’s Cathedral

Trinity ChurchTrinity Church

Italianate (1850-Italianate (1850-1880) 1880) 

•low-pitched roof low-pitched roof

•widely overhanging eaves with dewidely overhanging eaves with decorative bracketscorative brackets

•square cupola(square cupola( 小塔） 小塔） on the topon the top

3:VICTORIAN STYLES3:VICTORIAN STYLES A:A:SecondSecond Empire (1860-1885) Empire (1860-1885) B:B:RomanesqueRomanesque Revival (1870-1900) Revival (1870-1900) C:C:Queen Anne (1880-1900) Queen Anne (1880-1900) D:D:Folk Victorian (1880-1910) Folk Victorian (1880-1910)

Second Empire Second Empire (1860-1885) (1860-1885) 

This is the typical seconThis is the typical second empire aechitecture .d empire aechitecture . It includes a Mansard roIt includes a Mansard roof(of( 复斜的屋顶）复斜的屋顶） , pavilio, pavilions(ns( 展览厅） 展览厅） and square and square towers[not round].towers[not round].

Bellefonte,PA

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Omaha hotel

Branford.CT

RomanesqueRomanesque Revival Revival (1870-1900) (1870-1900) 

Polychromed wallPolychromed wallss Syrian archesSyrian arches(( 叙利叙利亚古迹）亚古迹） Sculpted shapesSculpted shapes(( 雕雕形）形） Bardstown.KY

Unique styles:

Other Examples:Other Examples:

St.Joseph’s School

Lenawee County CourthouseSaint Joseph’s Catholic

Queen Anne Architecture Queen Anne Architecture (1880-1910)(1880-1910)

• Ornamental details - spindlework ("gingerbread" ornamentation)

• Distinguishing feature - decorative wall surfaces (wood shingle pattern common)

• Steeply pitched roof; irregular shape

• Asymmetrical facade • One story porch along one or

both sides • Cutaway bay window

Famous buildings in this Famous buildings in this stylestyle

Folk Victorian houses usually have these features: •Square, symmetrical shape •Brackets under the eaves •Porches with spindlework or flat, jigsaw cut trimSome Folk Victorian homes have:•Carpenter gothic details •Low-pitched, pyramid shaped roof •Front gable and side wings

Folk victorion style

4:PERIOD STYLES4:PERIOD STYLES A:A:COLONIAL REVIVAL (1910-1940) COLONIAL REVIVAL (1910-1940) B:B:Tudor Revival (1910-1940) Tudor Revival (1910-1940) C:C:BEAUX ARTS (1893-1929) BEAUX ARTS (1893-1929) D:D:Neoclassical (1893-1940) Neoclassical (1893-1940) E:E:Italian Renaissance (1910-1940)Italian Renaissance (1910-1940) F:F:SPANISH REVIVAL (1910-1929)SPANISH REVIVAL (1910-1929) G:G:Mission Revival (1900-1940) Mission Revival (1900-1940) H:H:PUEBLO REVIVAL (1912-now)PUEBLO REVIVAL (1912-now)(SANTA FE STYLE) (SANTA FE STYLE)

A:A:COLONIAL REVIVAL (1910-COLONIAL REVIVAL (1910-1940) 1940) 

B:B:Tudor Revival (1910-Tudor Revival (1910-1940) 1940) 

C:BEAUX ARTS (1893-C:BEAUX ARTS (1893-1929) 1929) 

D:D:Neoclassical (1893-1940) Neoclassical (1893-1940)

E:Italian Renaissance (1910-194E:Italian Renaissance (1910-1940)0)

F:F:SPANISH REVIVAL (1910-SPANISH REVIVAL (1910-1929)1929)

G:G:Mission Revival (1900-1940) Mission Revival (1900-1940)

H:H:PUEBLO REVIVAL (1912-PUEBLO REVIVAL (1912-now)now)

(SANTA FE STYLE) (SANTA FE STYLE) 

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MODERN STYLES

•Craftsman/Bungalow

•Art Deco/Art Moderns

•International

Craftsman/Bungalow (1900-1920) •IDENTIFYING FEATURES: low, gabled,

one or one-and-a-half storied house; front pitch of roof extended to shelter a large po

rch( 门廊 ) (incised porch).

Pasadena, CA. Gamble House, c.1908. One of Greene and Greene‘s “Ultimate Bungalows”. This is a prototype （设计原型） for the Bungalow

style in America.

ART DECO, ART MODERNE (1925-1940)

Art deco:an emphasis on the vertical

Art moderne:an emphasis on the horizontal

IDENTIFYING FEATURES:

ART DECO: Smooth wall surface, often stucco （涂灰泥） ; smooth-faced stone and metal; polychromy( 色彩装饰 ), often with vivid colors; forms simplified and streamlined; geometric( 几何体 ) designs ; machined and often metallic construction materials for decorative features.

ART MODERNE: Smooth, rounded wall surfaces, often stucco; flat roof with small ledge 岩( 架 ) at roofline; horizontal grooves （凹槽） or lines in walls ; casement （窗） /corner windows or other horizontally arranged windows; metal balustrades （栏杆） ; glass-block windows, often curved.

International (1950-1980)

Los Angeles, CA. Photo taken of two "tube" buildings, or modern "glass box" office towers, of the same genre as the late World

Trade Center towers

6:6:POSTMODERN STYLESPOSTMODERN STYLES A:A:POSTMODERN REPOSTMODERN RESIDENTIAL (1980-)SIDENTIAL (1980-) B:B:Postmodern ComPostmodern Commercial (1980-curremercial (1980-current)nt)

A:A:POSTMODERN POSTMODERN RESIDENTIAL (1980-)RESIDENTIAL (1980-)

•Postmodern house qualities:•Sense of "anything goes": Forms filled with humor, irony, ambiguity, contradiction •Juxtaposition of styles: Blend of traditional, contemporary, and newly-invented forms •Exaggerated or abstract traditional detailing •Local materials and traditions are not necessarily used or considered

For livingFor living

B:B:Postmodern Commercial (198Postmodern Commercial (1980-current)0-current) 88 Phillip Street, 144 Macqua88 Phillip Street, 144 Macquarie Street, Sydney 2000rie Street, Sydney 2000 ArchitectsArchitects:Renzo Piano Build:Renzo Piano Building Workshop S.r.I.ing Workshop S.r.I. Year (end)Year (end):2000:2000 FloorsFloors:41:41 Height (tip)Height (tip):219 m:219 m Height (structural)Height (structural):188 m:188 m Height (roof)Height (roof):155m :155m FunctionFunction:Office:Office StyleStyle:Postmodern:Postmodern

Aurora Place

For businessFor business

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