Global History of Design I

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GLOBAL HISTORY OF DESIGN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE i TABLE OF CONTENTS ii MESOPOTAMIA 1 ANCIENT EGYPT 2 EARLY INDIA 3 EARLY CHINA 4 EARLY JAPAN 5 EARLY MESO-AMERICA 6 ANCIENT GREECE 7 ANCIENT ROME 8 BYZANTINE 9 ISLAMIC 10 ROMANESQUE 11 GOTHIC 12 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE 13 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE 14 ITALIAN BAROQUE 15 FRENCH MONARCHY 16 HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN I 17 HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN II 18 HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN III 19 HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IV 20 HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN V 21 CONCLUSION 22

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MESOPOTAMIA

CUNEIFORM

FERTILE CRESCENT

ZIGGARAT PARADISE GARDEN

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN

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EARLY INDIA

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EARLY CHINA

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EARLY JAPAN

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EARLY MESOAMERICA

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ANCIENT GREECE

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ANCIENT ROME

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BYZANTINE

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ISLAMIC

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ROMANESQUE

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GOTHIC

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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

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NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

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ITALIAN BAROQUE

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FRENCH MONARCHY

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HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN I

PIAZZA D’ITALIA. CHARLES MORE. NEW ORLEANS, USA. 1978.

CORINTHIAN ABSTRACTED CORINTHIAN CAPITAL CAPITAL

STEPPED ENTRANCE

MARBLE

ENTABLATURE WITH BAS RELIEF TEXT

CORNICE

ABSTRACTED IONIC CAPITAL

ARCHITRAVE

ABSTRACTED DORIC CAPITAL

ARCH

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HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN II

KING SAUD MOSQUE. ABDEL-WAHED EL-WAKIL. JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. 1987.

HYPOSTYLE DESIGN WITH REPEATED ARCHES

CENTRALIZED, QUADRIPARTITE LAYOUT

MINBAR

MIHRAB FACING MECCA

MINARET ONION DOME

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HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN III

PORTLAND MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING. MICHAEL GRAVES. PORTLAND, USA. 1982

STYLIZED “KEYSTONE” COLUMN CAPITAL

THE ARCHITECT ORIGINALLY PLANNED AN “ACROPOLIS” TO HOUSE MECHANICS. LINENFOLD

COLUMN STATUARY STEPPED BASE

THE PORTLAND MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING IS A POST MODERN WORK DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT MICHAEL GRAVES. IT TAKES INSPIRATION FROM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ANCIENT GRECOROMAN ARCHITECTURE TYPICAL OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT WON THE AIA AWARD SHORTLY AFTER IT’S COMPLETION. HOWEVER, TO MANY RESIDENTS THE BUILDING REMAINS CONTROVERSIAL.

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HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IV

AZADI TOWER. HOSSEIN AMANAT. TEHRAN, IRAN. 1971-1972.

USE OF GEOMETRIC MOTIFS

SYMBOLIZES THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TWO ERAS

QUADRIPARTITE LANDSCAPE DESIGN WITH PATTERNS AND FOUNTAINS SIMILAR TO PERSIAN GARDENS

CLASSIC MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC ARCH

CLASSICAL ARCH FROM SASSANIAN PERIOD (224-651 CE)

THE AZADI TOWER, WAS BUILT TO COMMEMORATE THE 2,500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE IMPERIAL STATE OF IRAN. THE ARCHITECT THAT THE STRUCTURE STARTS AT THE BASE AND MOVES SKYWARD, INSPIRED BY THE FEELING THAT IRAN SHOULD BE MOVING TOWARD A HIGHER FUTURE. THE LOWER VAULT IS BASED OFF OF CLASSICAL, PRE-ISLAMIC DESIGN AND THE HIGHER BROKEN VAULT IS BASED OFF OF POST-CLASSICAL IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE.

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HISTORY IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IV

PPG PLACE. PHILLIP JOHNSON. PITTSBURGH, USA. 1981-84

VAULTED ARCHWAY ENTRANCES

INSPIRATIONS INCLUDED THE VICTORIA TOWER IN LONDON, ENGLAND (1863).

REPEATED SPIRES W/ CRENELATED TOP STRATIFIED LAYERS

PPG PLACE IS A POST-MODERN COMPLEX OF 6 BUILDINGS BUILT IN NEOGOTHIC STYLE.

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CONCLUSION WHAT IS THE VALUE IN STUDYING DESIGN HISTORY?

There are many reasons to study design history. I think one of the most important reasons is to better understand the world around us by analyzing the past. A knowledge of history allows one a greater context by understanding the relationships between events and people. Perhaps a knowledge of the past can help one better understand the present. Like Mark Twain said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

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