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Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Historical Developments:
1. Assembly line production and mass production led to the creation of worker
towns and industrial towns.
2. Invention of automobile and steam engine led to the construction of train stations
and highways and freeways.
3. Invention of communication provided for a faster way of life.
4. Cities became high-density areas and were plagued with epidemics and pollution.
This led to the building of more hospitals and sanitariums and urban parks (as
breathable spaces).
1830 Period of Industrial Revolution
Battle of the Styles conflict between the Classics (Neo Classicist) and
Gothic (revivals) and other styles
Arts and Crafts Movement (alliance of factories and artisans) started Art
Nouveau characterized by organic and dynamic forms, curving elements
and whiplash lines.
British / English
1830 1850 Early Victorian
- Greek Revival and GrecoRoman
1850 1875 High Victorian
- Gothic and Renaissance
1875 1901 Late Victorian
- Romanesque,
Byzantine,
Baroque, Renaissance
Continental Europe
1830 1848 July Monarchy
- Neo Renaissance