Panopticon - 1791 - Jeremy Bentham
The English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham drew up plans for this unique and theoretical building. The word Panopticon...
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Eclecticism in Architecture
Eclecticism is defined within architecture as a movement active and popular in the 19th and 20th Century. An eclectically influenced...
Architectural Analysis and Criticism
As part of my learning process, I am trying to create my own guide that I can use to analyse and criticize buildings. When a building is...
Bauhaus 1919 - 1933
The Bauhaus School was formed by Walter Gropius in a time of turmoil for many countries, recovering from mass destruction and suffering from
Respect in Architecture
In all aspects of design, creativity and art, there will always be varying opinions on what is perceived as good and ugly design.
Architectural Function
For many centuries, the form of a building communicated its purpose and function. There was an explicit correspondence between its outer...
Architectural Styles
There are many different Architectural Styles that have emerged over the many thousands of years of Human Construction, I have decided to...
Models of the Architectural Design Process
There are a number of design processes that various institutions have drawn up to allow the designer in many disciplines not just...
Key Innovations in Building Construction
There have been many advances in building construction over the centuries, many include mechanical innovations and advances in building...
Disorder in Architecture
The whole basis of Architecture is governed by order, ordered space, movement, function, people, society, world. The entire architectural...
Environment - In Architectural Design
Architecture d'origine contrôlée In any well designed building, the geology that it exists in and inhabits and the climate that it is...
The Numinous in Architecture
The term Numinous in Architecture refers to the Architect creating a building/space/void that gives the individual visiting the building,...
Voids in Architecture
Voids in Architecture can be found in three varying scales, at an urban level in relation to paths, roads, public squares and parks. At a...
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