Update 12

Today we glued almost everything together. We need to glue on the front and glue the towers to the building.

Update 11

Today we cut out our first tower and startedto draw out the second one. We are going to start gluing soon.

Update 10

Today we started to cut out the walls of the towers and fitting them onto the base of our building.

Update 9

Today I cut out the bases of the tower and cut out the outline of the towers on the base of the building.

Update 8

Today I comnpleted my title box and cut it out using an exacto knife. My partner cut out the front and back of our building.

Update 7

Today we started are 3d design. We cut out the overal length and width of the building. Istarted working on the title box.

Update 6

Today I completely finished my drawing and darknened my border. I erased the lines in one of my columns and drew them straighter and darker.

Update 5

Today I erased the middle windows on the back side of my house because it didn't look right. I almost finished my drawing completely.

Update 5

Finished my drawing completely. Made a few changed to the windows and the towers. Partner was absent so we couldn't discuss any new ideas.

Update 4

I started drawing the back side of our building and almost completed it. Used proper scale and drawing tools to complete.

Update 3

On Monday I drew a title box and a border on the green paper. Me and my partner decided what angles of the building we were going to do.

Day 2

I finished both my sketches and met with my partner to share ideas. We drew a quick sketch of how are building will look like and handed in our original drawings.

Famous Buildings Project Update

I completed my first sketch very neatly. Then I started my second sketch and got about halfway done with it. This is what i accomplished today.

Famous Buildings

- My favorite category of Famous Buldings is Living and Leisure. I like this category because all of the buildings under this category have unique designs and features that other buildings don't have.

- My favorite building we talked about was the Roman Coliseum. I liked this building because it has a lot of history and I thought it was amazing how it could fit 50,000 people.




- A building I would have liked to see in this unit was the Taj Mahal. I would like to see this because I have heard of the building many times but never really learned a lot about it. I think the Taj Mahal would go under the Center of Power category because it has  alot of influence on the people of the world.

Living and Leisure

Living and Leisure- A place where families can stay in a fancy and easy living environment

Plaza Hotel:
- New York, New York
- 20 story luxary hotel
- Architects are Henry J. Hardenbergh and Thomas Hastings



The Venetian:
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Luxary hotel and casino
- Has over 4,000 suites

Centers of Power

Centers of Power- Centers of power are important buildings where people of power meet and make decisions.

The Pentagon:
- Washington D.C.
- Symbol of the U.S. military
- Designed by the American architect George Bergstrom




Palace of Versailles:
- Versailles, France
- royal chateau in Versailles
- symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime

Castles, Palaces, and Forts

Castle- Is a larage and stately mansion

Fort- Is a fully equipped place with troops

Palace- Is the official residence of a royal family

Tower of London:
- Also known as the White Tower
- First moat to protect the tower



Palace of Alhambra:
- Originally built as a fortress
- Was the residence of the the Muslim kings of Granada



Castle of White Heron:
- Also known as the Himeji castle
- One of the oldest structures from Medieval Japan



Bran Castle:
- Brasov, Romania
- Commonly known as Draculas Castle
- National monument and landmark in Romaina



Windsor Castle:
- Berkshire, England
- Was built after the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror
- Longest occupied palace in Europe

Places of Worship

A place of worship - a building or other location where a group of people which is known as a congregation comes to preform acts of religious praise, honor, or devotion. It is sometimes called a sacred space.

Propylaea:
- After climbing the steps of the Acropolis, you are at the entrance also known as the Propylaea
- Created by Mnesicles




The Parthenon:
- The architects were Ictinvus and Calicrates
- Constructed wit pantellic marble using the doric order



Hagia Sophia:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Was a Orthodox patriarchal basilica and a mosque
- The church was dedicated to the Logos the second person of the Holy Trinity



Temple Mount:
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Judiasm, Islam, Christianity, and Roman paganism has all been practiced here
- used as a religious site for thousands of years

The architectural style I had was the Italianate style. This style has many columns and has 3 or more floors. It also has a porch ins the front of the house and a flat roof. My design had 3 floors with many rooms on each floor. The second floor contained a studt which is common in Italianate style homes. My house has a decent size proch with many columns on it. My houe always has a flat roof and a lot of plants and a fountain in the front yard. It has many windows and a curved exterior wall with three windows on the third floor. This is how I created an Italianate style home.

Italianate Style

Characteristics:

•Italianate homes could be constructed with many different building materials, and the style could be adapted to modest budgets.

•New technologies of the Victorian era made it possible to quickly and affordably produce cast-iron and press-metal decorations.

•The Italianate style usually has a low-pitched or flat roof.

•Most buildings of Italianate style have a balanced, symmetrical rectangular shape.

• Italianate buildings tall appearance, with 2, 3, or 4 stories.

•The style is known for its wide, overhanging eaves with brackets and cornices.

•The windows on Italianate buildings are tall, narrow, and double-paned with hood moldings.

•Italianate buildings have side bay windows.

•Italianate style buildings have heavily molded double doors

• Italianate style consists of Roman or segmented arches above windows and doors

Time Period: The Italianate style was most popular from 1840 – 1885.

The Italianate style was developed in Great Britain and was adopted by many other countries in Europe. This style of architecture brought back the architecture present during the Italian Renaissance.

   This Italianate stlye house has many characteristics that are common in every Italianate style building. This house has 4 stories and also has  low pitched overhanging roof. It also consists of archs above windows and doors.

  This Italianate style house has many common Italianate features. It has the arches above all windows and doors. It also has 4 floors and has heavily molded double doors.

   This home is constructed in the Italianate style and has manny characteristics. It has a low pitched roof and has 4 floors. It has an arch over the front oor and the roof overhangs.

Architectural Styles

Victorian - TIme period: 1837-1901

Location: United Kingdom

Characteristics:

1. roofed with slate

2.cellar for storage of coal

3. lighting powered by gas

4. sash windows

5. made out of brick or stone

                          

Ranch - Period of time: 1940-1970

Location: United States

Characteristics:

1. single story

2. small working kitchen

3. large windows

4. attached garage

5. large overhanging eaves

   

Georgian- Period of time: 1720-1840

Location- United Kingdom

Characteristics:

1. simple 1-2 story box

2. chimney on both sides of the home

3. panel front door centered

4. multi pane windows

5. sash windows on upper floors

   

All Kinds of Money And No Place To Live...

               
I had to create a house for Dr. X and his family. There is a maid in the house so I made her bedroom downstairs isolated from the rest of the family. There is four kids in the family so I made two bedrooms for two to share each. I gave Dr. X and his wife a master bedroom for themselves. I also made a pool in the backyard with a deck around it and made a two car garage. I made a big kitchen and dinning room because they have a big family. I also made a family room for the whole family to hang out in.

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Hi! My name is Nick and I will be using this blog as a portfolio for my Advanced Architectural Design class. I will be posting my projects and examples along with a breif description of what I did. Please check back to see my work!