Building Identification - Assignment Example

Name Course Lecturer Date Building Identification Introduction The building shown below is a city block. It will be used in this paper to identify the different architectural styles that the block has some design relationship with. This paper will therefore identify the building with such architectural styles as Renaissance Revival architecture, The Islamic architectural style, The Georgian Architectural styles, Romanesque Revival and the Baroque revival style Renaissance Revival architecture Russia: The façade of the Vladimir Palace in Saint Petersburg (1867-1872) redolent of Alberti's designs. Location of the building The Vladimir Palace is an example of Renaissance Revival architecture whose windows or openings resemble that of the city block because they are arched. The Vladimir Palace serves as the last imperial palace to be built in Saint Petersburg in Russia. Among the architects that designed the building are Vladimir Shreter, Vasily Kenel, Andrei Huhn, Ieronim Kitner among others. It was designed for the son of Alexander II. This son is called Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. Approximate age of the Islamic building The construction of the building started in 1867 and ended in 1872. Architectural style of the building Like the Marble Palace and the Winter Palace, the front of Vladimir Palace has Palace Embankment as well as water frontage. The face is rich in ornaments with rustication and stucco. Leon Battista Alberti’s palazzo was the one who patterned the face. Bremen sandstone was used to build the main porch. Griffins, cast-iron lanterns and coats-of-arms were used to adorn it.The palace together with its outbuildings has some three hundred and sixty rooms. All of these rooms are decorated using disparate historic styles. The parlor and the reception room are built with Neo-Renaissance style. The dining room is built with Gothic Revival. The Oak Hall is built with Russian Revival. The building also has a White Hall and a study room which were built using Rococo and Byzantine style. Historical Analysis When the October Revolution ended, the palace housed the Academics. Because of this, the interior of the building has been preserved to a larger extent than other residences of the Romanov family. Much attractive tiling as well as many internal architectural details in the building has been retained. The porcelain collection by Vladimir of the late 19th-century have been preserved. These collections are manufactured or are made in the Imperial Porcelain Factory and are decorated or painted by the factory’s leading artists The Islamic architectural style Location of the building The Islamic building is located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the North of Dead Sea. Architectural style of the building The Islam building was constructed using cut stones and bricks. It is entered through a rectangular court with covered passageways on the sides. The wall is marked by a prayer niche. Also, there is a projection tower that is used to call the faithful to prayer. Approximate age of the Islamic building The building was constructed approximately between 1935-1940s The historical analysis of the Islamic building Ideally, Islamic architecture comprises of the building and reserved environments set aside for Islamic worship, instructions and commemorations. Other Islamic buildings that were of same architecture are; madrasas/schools, shrines and mosques. The Islamic architecture contains decorative features and many of these buildings were constructed for secular purposes. The mosque for instance stood at the centre of Islamic society and served both spiritual site of worship, social site of education, a place for discussion of religion, politics and current events The building has close resemblance with the city block because of the arch-shape The Georgian Architectural styles Connecticut Hall at Yale University, United States Location of the building The Georgian architectural style is found in Connecticut Hall at Yale University, United States Architectural style of the building The Connecticut Hall remains as one of the oldest structures in Connecticut. It is also the only remaining architecture built during the colonial-era in Yale. The structure has been renovated many times and appears significantly different from its previous appearance and function. Approximate age of the Georgian building Georgian building was approximately constructed in 1730s-1800s The historical analysis of the Georgian building The Georgian building is among the best popular styles. Its symmetrical design, classic proportions and how it has been decorated is associated with the reign of England’s king Georges. The Georgian styles mostly made use of the many hallmarks of Renaissance design i.e. rigid symmetry in building mass and in window-door placement. Romanesque Revival The Smithsonian Institution Building, an early example of American Romanesque Revival designed by James Renwick, Jr. in 1855. Location of the building One of the Romanesque Revival architecture that resembles the city block with the arch-shaped windows is The Smithsonian Institution building. The building is as shown above. Approximate age of the Georgian building It was designed by James Renwick, Jr. in 1855. Architectural style of the building The building was done using Romanesque motifs with Gothic Revival style. The choice of the style was done to evoke the England’s Collegiate Gothic as well as the idea of wisdom and knowledge. The face was built using red sandstone that was obtained from Seneca quarry found in Seneca in Maryland. This was contrary with the yellow sandstone, marble and granite used in major buildings in Washington D.C. In the building, there is a central section, two wings and two extensions. There are four towers with occupiable space. There are also five smaller towers, which are decorative. There is museum space and main entry in the central section. There is a basement beneath the central section as well as a large lecture room above it. The historical analysis of the Georgian building Its construction started in 1847. The style of this building that seems to have been borrowed by the city block is the structure of the windows or openings. Consequently, the windows or other openings are constructed in such a way that they are arch-shaped. Baroque Revival Faculty of Chemistry Sofia University The above building is a Faculty of Chemistry at Sofia University. It is the arch-shaped structure of its windows show that the architectural design of the city block is related to the University building. It is located in Bulgaria and it was founded in 1888. Sofia University has sixteen faculties as well as three departments. PAVONI, R. (1997). Reviving the Renaissance: the use and abuse of the past in nineteenth- century Italian art and decoration. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. CRANFIELD, I. (2001). Georgian house style: an architectural and interior design source book. Newton Abbot, David & Charles. WIKIPEDIA, S. (2013). Romanesque revival architecture in ohio: adgate block, all saints catholic church. [S.l.], Booksllc Net. Top of Form Read More