Architecture

• DEFINE AS THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DESIGNING BUILDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURE.
• NOT ONLY PROVIDES SHELTERS, WORKSPACE AND STORAGE BUT REPRESENT HUMAN IDEALS IN
BUILDING COURTHOUSES, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, CHURCHES ETC.

Early Developments in Building Design and Techniques Methods

• Basic methods of building design and construction.

• Stacking stones laying brick, or lashing wood together in one form or another are still used today
in all parts of the world.
• One of the earliest settlements with permanent structures was discovered at Catalhoyuk Turkey.
• Dated to about 7500 BCE.
• A significant advance came with the development of the post and lintel system.
• Its earliest use is seen at Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in southern England dating to
about 3000 BCE.
• Colonnades can be free standing or part of a larger structure.
• Common in Egyptian, Greek and Roman architectural design, their use creates visual rhythm and
implies a sense of grandeur.
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