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thumb|upright=1.3|alt=View of Florence showing the dome, which dominates everything around it. It is octagonal in plan and ovoid in section. It has wide ribs rising to the apex with red tiles in between and a marble lantern on top.|In adding the dome to the Florence Cathedral ([[Italy) in the early 15th century, the architect Filippo Brunelleschi not only transformed the building and the city, but also the role and status of the architect.]] thumb|upright=1.3|Bauhaus building ([[Germany). The Bauhaus style co-started modernist architecture.]]
modern architecture
type of architecture
interior design
design of the interiors, sometimes including the exterior, of a space or building, to achieve a better environment
architectural style
visual characteristics of a building
history of architecture
field of history focused on architecture
deconstructivism
Deconstructivism is a postmodern architectural movement which appeared in the 1980s. It gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly characterised by an absence of obvious harmony, continuity, or symmetry. Its name is a portmanteau of Constructivism and "Deconstruction", a form of semiotic analysis developed by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. Architects whose work is often described as deconstructivist (though in many cases the architects themselves reject the label) include Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Bern
Palladian architecture
architectural style derived from the work of Andrea Palladio
International Style
type of modernist architecture
architectural engineering
application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction
universal design
design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to all people
Gesamtkunstwerk
thumb|upright=1.35|Stairway of the Hôtel Tassel, an early example of Gesamtkunstwerk A Gesamtkunstwerk (, 'total work of art', 'ideal work of art', 'universal artwork', 'synthesis of the arts', 'comprehensive artwork', or 'all-embracing art form') is a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so. The term is a German loanword accepted in English as a term in aesthetics.
hostile architecture
public spaces designed to discourage unintended uses
Modulor
thumbnail|Commemorative Swiss coin showing the modulor. The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965).
architectural design competition
type of design competition
Weathersfield
town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States
interior architecture
design of a building or shelter from inside out, or the design of a new interior for a type of home that can be fixed
Michael Sorkin
American architect (1948-2020)
Non-Place
thumb|Baggage reclaim at [[Beijing Capital International Airport]] Non-place or nonplace is a neologism coined by the French anthropologist Marc Augé to refer to anthropological spaces of transience where human beings remain anonymous, and that do not hold enough significance to be regarded as "places" in their anthropological definition. Examples of non-places would be motorways, hotel rooms, airports and shopping malls. The term was introduced by Marc Augé in his work Non-places: introduction to an anthropology of supermodernity, although it bears a strong resemblance to earlier concepts int
shophouse
thumb|upright=1.2|A terraced layout allows a row of shophouses to extend as long as a city block permits, as exemplified by this long row of shophouses in Singapore. All the shophouses are linked by a covered passageway called the [[five-foot way at the front.]]
timeline of architectural styles
building design
planning and specifications for construction
Diocletian window
type of semicircular window
computer-aided architectural design
Way to visualize and design structures
Danish design
a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century by Danish designers
Sotoportego
250px|right|thumb|Sotoportego dei Nizioleti Sotoportego (or sottoportego) is one of the characteristic elements of urban planning in the city of Venice.
Baubotanik
thumb|Structure made with plane trees for the Baden-Württemberg State Horticultural Show in Nagold Baubotanik is a building method in which architectural structures are created through the interaction of technical joints and plant growth. The term entails the practice of designing and building living structures using living plants. In this regard, living and non-living elements are intertwined in such a way that they grow together into plant-technical composite structures.
Brion tomb
monumental tomb in San Vito di Altivole, in the comune of Asolo, province of Treviso, Italy
Houzz
Houzz is an American website, online community and business management software for architecture; interior design and decorating; landscape design and home improvement. It was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.
articulation
method of styling the joints in the formal elements of architectural design
circulation element
way people move through and interact with a building
SmartDraw
SmartDraw is a web-based tool for floor planning and other scaled drawings as well as traditional diagramming. SmartDraw can be used to create floor plans, evacuation plans, accident reconstruction diagrams, wiring diagrams, fire safety diagrams, crime scene diagrams, planograms and other layouts. It can also be used to create traditional diagrams like flowcharts, organization charts, mind maps, project charts and other diagrams.
digital morphogenesis
generative art in which complex shape development, or morphogenesis, enabled by computation
architectural designer
person that is involved in the design of buildings or urban landscapes
digital architecture
Architecture using digital technology
Industrial style
21st-century aesthetic trend in interior design
Tube house
type of house in Vietnam
kinetic architecture
responsive architecture
field of architecture