
Introduction to Architecture Chapter 1 The World of Architecture Dr. Dan Trent Mississippi Valley State University August 28, 2013
OBJECTIVES • Identify the historical influences that helped shape today’s home designs • Recognize and describe the elements of contemporary dwellings • Discuss current trends and influences in architecture • Identify types of multi-family housing
KEY TERMS • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADDA) • Apartment • Cape Cod • Condominium • Contemporary (modern) • Cooperative • Garrison • Multifamily housing
KEY TERMS • New England Gambrel • Postmodern Architecture • Ranch • Salt-Box • Southern Colonial
People and Their Structures • Home design has been developed to suit the climate and the needs of families in various parts of the country
People and Their Structures • Cape Colonials • Cape Cod
People and Their Structures • Cape Colonials • Cape Ann
People and Their Structures • New England Gambrel
People and Their Structures • Garrison
People and Their Structures • Salt Box
People and Their Structures • Southern Colonial
Contemporary Structures • Contemporary STYLE • Years of architectural planning, design and evolution • Most “borrow” some distinctive features from more traditional structures • Others are almost independent of past designs
People and Their Structures • Contemporary
Contemporary Structures • Ranch Design • Long, low, one story design that evolved from ranchers homes in the southwest United States • Traditionally built on a slab, but now basements are common • Recently many ranch homes have developed an “L-shape” design to break up the straight-line effect
People and Their Structures • Ranch
Trends in Architecture • Post modern architecture
Trends in Architecture • Repurposing and “green” technology
Trends in Architecture • Repurposing and “green” technology
Multifamily Housing • Cooperatives • Condominiums • Rental Apartments
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADDA) • Illegal to discriminate against disabled people in areas of: • employment • Public & private transportation • Public & commercial buildings
Internet Resources • American Institute of Architects www.aia.org • Builder Magazine www.builderonline.com