FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS
Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, Manila

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

ARC 1424 (SEC 8)

Week 4-Formative Assessment

Submitted by:

Romero, Jilliane Rain P.

2018021941

Submitted to:

Ar. Ma. Antonia Jennifer Nardo

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MIDDLE AGE ARCHITECTURE (BYZANTINE TO ROMANESQUE) AND THE
RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE.
BYZANTINE ROMANESQUE GOTHIC RENAISSANCE
ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE
COLUMNS
Byzantine Drum column or Cylindrical Tuscan, Doric,
columns are very cylindrical and and clustered Ionic,
diverse, mostly clustered columns, and Corinthian and
evolving from columns, and the use of Composite
the classical the use of complex piers. columns are
Corinthian rectangular used.
(decorative) piers.

FAÇADE
The decorative The exterior of The exterior of The façades
character of the most of the most of the around its
exterior facades architecture are architecture vertical axis are
was largely plain and a little are highly symmetrical.
dependent on the ornaments or ornamented
arrangement of decorations. and intricate
the facing sculptures.
bricks.
ARCHES
They are known The semi- The pointed Arches are semi-
for the use of circular and arch used at circular or (in
rounded arches rounded arch opening, such the Mannerist
used at opening, as doorways style) segmental.
such as and windows
doorways and
windows.

VAULTS
Used of various Barrel vault and The Gothic rib There are no ribs
types of vaults the groin vault vault is used in the Vaults.
like sail vault, were commonly for great They are semi-
domical vault, used in height and big circular or
and umbrella Romanesque Gothic style segmental, and
vault. architecture, windows on a square
when two vaults possible. The plane. The barrel
met at the right gothic rib vault vault, returns to
angle to cover consisted of the vocabulary
the nave. arched ribs of architecture.
diagonally
crossed.
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DOMES
Domes are built Dome: spherical Gothic domes The dome is
on triangular were used; The approximate frequently used
pendentive central could the ideal dome both as a quite
segments or over stand on form more large structural
square bases. pendentives or intimately than feature visible
squinches hemispheres from the outside
do.

WALLS
The exterior The walls are An important During the
walls were thick and the feature of Renaissance the
adorned requires wall Gothic "star fort" was
elaborately with buttresses of low architecture designed by
complex projection that was the flying military
brickwork strengthen the buttress, with engineer, it
patterns or foundation. thinner walls represent the
glazed ceramics. for more elaborate
Sometimes, the window space. systems of
central space defense which
was covered by gunpowder
a very thick wall began to invade
the battlefield
WINDOW
The windows Simple and Rose windows Within a semi-
filtered light to Smaller with massive circular arch
softly illuminate semi- circular stained-glass Windows can be
interiors through arches windows windows are paired and set.
thin sheets of are used. Pairing used. The rose They may have
alabaster. Semi- of two arched was a symbol square lintels,
circular or round windows or of the Virgin and triangular or
windows arches arcade openings, Mary, and they segmental
are used separated by were pediments that
a pillar and particularly are often used in
often placed used in turn.
within a larger churches
arch. dedicated to
her, including
Notre-Dame
de Paris.
PLAN/
LAYOUT The plan is The layout The layout Renaissance
usually a Greek follows the follows the building plans
cross plan. A Basilica, Latin Basilica, Latin have a square,
cross with four cross, and cross, or
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equal arms at Polygonal plan "cruciform" symmetrical
right angles. and halls with a plan and they appearance.
projected apse at also have
the end of the lengthy nave.
chancel.

AMBIANCE
Magnificent The interiors The interiors is It feels bright
golden mosaics feels heavy, filled with and light
brought light and dark or lights so it because the
warmth with depressive, and feels bright natural light
their visual solemn. and colorful. streams through
simplicity and a long line of
immense power positively
appearing
windows.
SCULPTURAL
DECORATION Outside it was The decoration Gothic Courses,
suitable for is mostly style shifted mouldings and
decorative simple, using back to the all the
patterns and geometric neat, straight decorative
banding, and forms. Common lines and details are finely
internally for forms used rational carved. Inside
marble, mosaic include shapes Classical era surfaces are
and fresco and patterns in geometry. decorated with
decoration. squares, and frescoes for
zigzags. more formal
spaces.
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ILLUSTRATIVE COMPARISON ANALYSIS

VAULTS
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

SAIL VAULT BARREL VAULT

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

RIB VAULT SEMI-CIRCULAR VAULT (NO RIB)

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COLUMN
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

CORINTHIAN COLUM DRUM/ CYCLINDRICAL COLUMN

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

CYLINDICAL AND CLUSTERED

VARIOUS TYPES: DORIC, IONIC,
COLUMNS
CORINTHIAN
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WINDOW
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

SEMI-CIRCULAR WINDOWS SEMI-CIRCULAR

(SIMPLE) WINDOWS(SMALLER AND SIMPLE)
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

ROSE WINDOWS (SEMI-CIRCULAR SEMI-CIRCULAR WITH POINTED

WITH POINTED ARCHES) ARCHES (SQUARE LINTELS AND
TRIANGULAR PEDIMENTS)
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WALL
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

THICK WALLS (COMPLEX THICK AND BUTTRESES

BRICKWORKS)

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

THINER WALLS AND FLYING

BUTTRESES FORTRESS WALL
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DOME
BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

STAND ON TRIANGULAR SPHERICAL: STAND ON

PENDENTIVES AND OVER SQUARE PENDENTIVES OR SQUINCHES
BASES
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

LARGE STRUCTURAL (CENTRAL):

HEMISPHERICAL: STAND ON STAND ON PENDENTIVES OR
PENDENTIVES OR SQUINCHES SQUINCHES