Architecture Styles

  • 1500

    Renaissance architecture

    It is European architecture. It places emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry. It's arrangements of columns, lintels, semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, pilasters. It developed in Florence, and spread through other Italian cities. It was carried to France, Germany, England, Russia and other parts of Europe.
  • 1560

    Elizabethan

    the first style in England was Hampton Court which was built between 1514 and 1528.The upper class houses of the wealthy followed a similar renaissance style of Elizabethan architecture. Stone and bricks were used for durability and appearance.
  • Swiss Chalet Style

    There are gabled roofs that have wide eaves, there are exposed construction beams, decorative caring and molding, balconies, large windows on the outsides, weatherboarding that is usually painted in bright colours. It spread over German landscapes and it was further popularized of tourism by people from North and West Europe.
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch colonial is characterized by gambrel roofs that have curved edges along the lengths and extend over the long sides of houses. To resemble a barn construction. Often a porch was added along both sides. The walls were made out of stone and a chimney was on both sides of the house. Double hung sash windows with swinging wood shutters and a central double dutch door were included.They are in different areas such as New York, New Jersey, Connection Some parts of Germany, and France.
  • Bauhaus

    It was a German art school. The style later became influential in modern design. It had influenced developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, and typography. The school existed in three German cities Wiemar, Dessau, and Berlin.