Outline of architecture

The following outline is an overview and topical guide to architecture:

Architecture the process and the product of designing and constructing buildings. Architectural works with a certain indefinable combination of design quality and external circumstances may become cultural symbols and / or be considered works of art.

What type of thing is architecture?

Architecture can be described as all of the following:

Definitions of architecture

Architecture is variously defined in conflicting ways, highlighting the difficulty of describing the scope of the subject precisely:[1][2][3]

Some key quotations on the subject of architecture:[4][5]

Roles in architecture

Professionals involved in planning, designing, and constructing buildings include:

People engaged in architecture

Architectural styles

Architectural style a specific way of building, characterized by the features that make it notable. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, materials, and regional character. Influential contemporary and relatively recent styles include :

Specialist subclassifications of architecture

Terms used to describe different architectural concerns, origins and objectives.

Architectural theory

Main article: Architectural theory

Architectural terms

Regional architecture

History of architecture

Pyramid of Djoser, a step pyramid built during the 27th century BC.
The Parthenon in Athens is considered the pinnacle of ancient Greek architecture.
The Hagia Sophia, dating from 532AD, is one of the most famous examples of Byzantine architecture.
Renaissance façade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
Restrained neoclassical style: the Elisabethkirche in Berlin.
Keble College Chapel in Oxford, built in a gothic revival style.
The Sage, Gateshead by Norman Foster: the trend towards organic shapes in contemporary architecture.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai: the tallest skyscraper in the world, completed in 2009.

Buildings

Although not all buildings are architecture, the term encompasses a huge range of building types, as summarised in the following list pages:

Building construction

Materials

Structural elements

Refer to: Category: Architectural elements

Architectural education

Professional requirements for architects Students undertake specific vocational training in order to qualify as a professional architects. Training typically consists of one or more university degrees and a period of practical experience. In some countries, it is illegal to use the title architect without accredited qualifications. In the United Kingdom the Architects Registration Board exists solely to regulate membership of the profession, and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is an umbrella organisation covering all the organisations fulfilling a similar role in the United States. Some of the qualifications specific to architecture include:

Architectural practice

Architecture prizes

Architecture prize Architecture prizes are generally awarded for completed projects and are chosen from publicised or nominated works,[6] not from submissions by the originating architect. The RIBA Royal Gold Medal has in fact been refused on a number of occasions.[7]

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Related fields

References

  1. http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/architecture Definition of architecture at vocabulary.com
  2. http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9272939/architecture Definition of architecture at Kids Britannica
  3. http://www.definitions.net/definition/architecture Definition of architecture at definitions.net
  4. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_architecture.html Architecture quotations at brainyquote.com
  5. http://www.ergoarchitecture.com/quotations/ Architecture quotations at ergoarchitecture.com
  6. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/nomination Nomination process for the Pritzker Prize
  7. http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RoyalGoldMedal/175Exhibition/Refusals.aspx RIBA Royal Gold Medal list of architects who refused the award

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