7. Style is the vocabulary we use when we classify buildings according to their
appearance, structure, materials, and historic period. Buildings are said to belong to
the same classification (or style) when they share many of the same characteristics.
• roof shape
• decorative details
• construction materials
• floor plan
• historic period
8. The Pulitzer Building
Completed in 1890, the 309-foot
tall skyscraper pioneered new
technologies.
But the architect, George B. Post,
topped his modern new building
with a Neoclassical dome.
9. Flatiron Building
Designed by Daniel H. Burnham
and completed in 1902.
It has a steel structure, elevators,
central heating, and electrical
plumbing pumps.
Facade?
Borrowed - from Renaissance Italy.
10. Grand Palace Bangkok
Begun by King Rama I in 1782, King Rama III introduced Chinese designs.
King Rama V added Western touches.
The result? Exotic hybrids such as the Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall, which combines Palladian
arches and classical columns with a traditional Thai roof.
11. Rumah Klasik Minimalis
Desain acakadut nan amburadul
yang dibuat untuk memuaskan
selera pembeli yang tak berselera.
Menjadi template desain untuk
residensial di Indonesia.
Klasik, tapi minimalis?
24. Chinese architecture
Tenjiku
Vietnam architecture
Korean architecture
Burmese architecture
Bhutan style
Indian architecture
Nusantara architecture
Japanese architecture
Cambodian architecture
Sri Lankan architecture
Old Siam style
Candi & Stupa
27. There are 2 types of styles
• Styles develop from a philosophy/people/event
critical regionalism, Bauhaus, Nazi
architecture, modernism, Queen Anne style, post-
colonial style, gothic, etc.
• Styles develop from a culture
(region, climate, materials, place)
Swiss Chalet style, American revival, Greek
architecture, Nusantara architecture, Ancient
Egypt, Mudejar, etc.
28. Space define people,
people define space
At the beginning, natural elements such as as weather, topography, resource become the main
consideration of men building.
Men are not able to define place they want to live in.
29. Space define people,
people define space
Now, there is almost no boundaries and constraints to build.
Materials are globally distributed. Styles are imported and exported.
Men already defining places they want to live in.
30. We can know, understand and even predict
what kind of architecture emerge in other places
by studying its space and its people.
31. Your task TODAY
• Form a group. Consist of 3-4 students.
• Go to library. Find three (3) architectural styles
that interest your group.
• List down all the qualities that you find
interesting.
• Come back at 13.00
• We discuss and select your style as your
semester assignment.