ART
APPRECIATIO
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COLLEGE OF
GOVERNANCE
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-Is the art and science of designing
buildings
-Is a complex matter since it falls under
Art and Science.
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-as art aims to satisfy the aesthetic
requirements of the building without
disregarding the need for a sound
structure with complete utilities
- Designing building is an art controlled
by exact principles of science
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- Is also a vehicle for artistic expression
in three-dimensions.
- It is experienced from within as well as
from without.
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Types of Architectural Constructions
Post and Lintel
Post – two vertical support and,
Lintel – horizontal one
Two stones were set upright as support
and third was placed across them creating
an opening beneath
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Types of Architectural Constructions
Post and Lintel
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Types of Architectural Constructions
The Arch
Arches have many functions
including supporting other
structures such as roof, and
serving as actual and symbolic
gateway
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Types of Architectural Constructions
The Arch
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Types of Architectural Constructions
The Cantilever
This is any structural part projecting
horizontally and anchored at one end.
This construction needs a beam with a
great tensile strength which one can be
securely fastened at the supported end
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Types of Architectural Constructions
The Cantilever
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Materials Used In Architecture
Stone
As a building material, stone is massive
and virtually indestructible. It became
the favored material for public buildings
of Egyptians and the Greeks.
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Materials Used In Architecture
Stone
Amun-re Karnak Parthenon
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Materials Used In Architecture
Stone
Rarely used because of expensive quarry
and transport, too massive to handle
readily at the site
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Materials Used In Architecture
Wood
Like stone, wood can be used as a
structural material or a façade
-It is beautiful and versatile materials for
building and sculpture
-Abundant and renewable resources
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Materials Used In Architecture
Wood
- Light and capable to work on site
- It has variety of colors and grains and
the capacity to accept paint and
weather charmingly in natural state
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Materials Used In Architecture
Wood
- On the other hand, has its drawbacks
- It wraps, cracks and rots
- Highly flammable and stirs the
appetite of termites
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Materials Used In Architecture
Wood
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Materials Used In Architecture
Cast Iron
- Was introduced in the nineteenth
century
- Alternative to stone and wood
- Has great strength, heavy and certain
brittleness
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Materials Used In Architecture
Cast Iron
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Materials Used In Architecture
Steel
- Strong metal or iron alloyed with small
amount of Carbon and variety of other
metals
- Harder than iron and more rust and
fire-resistant. More expensive
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Materials Used In Architecture
Steel
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Materials Used In Architecture
Concrete
- Mixture of cement and water,
aggregate of sand and stones to make
it more harder. Water and fire
resistant with great compressive
strength.
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Materials Used In Architecture
Concrete
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Materials Used In Architecture
Brick
- Weather resisting qualities
- Ease of production, transportation and
lying.
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Materials Used In Architecture
Brick
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Evolved from NIPA Hut which is commonly
found on countryside.
-Nipa
-Palm leaves
-Wood
-bamboo
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Influenced by factors like climate, weather
conditions and availability of materials
Since tropical country
-Windows are wide for free circulation of air
-Made of wood and capiz shells
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Modern Filipino houses are influenced by
western style of architecture. Made of
cement, wood, marble, tiles, galvanized iron
and glass or plastic for windows and doors.
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SOME FAMOUS FILIPINO ARCHITECTS
Cultural Center of
the Philippines
(CCP)
Leonardo V. Locsin
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SOME FAMOUS FILIPINO ARCHITECTS
San Miguel
Corporation
Building
Jose Manosa
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SOME FAMOUS FILIPINO ARCHITECTS
Coconut Palace
Francisco Manosa
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EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE (4000-2280 BC)
-maintained traditional form
Impressive by solemnity, gloom and
solidity
Buildings intended to last eternally
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EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE (4000-2280 BC)
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MESOPOTHAMIAN ARCHITECTURE
-palaces and temples
Ziggurat and Tower of Babel
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MESOPOTHAMIAN ARCHITECTURE
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MESOPOTHAMIAN ARCHITECTURE
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GREEK ARCHITECTURE (1100-100 B.C.)
-low building of post and lintel
construction
- Simplest and earliest type of
construction
- Three styles: Doric, Ionic and Corithian
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GREEK ARCHITECTURE (1100-100 B.C.)
Doric
-Simplest and most commonly used
-Parthenon
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GREEK ARCHITECTURE (1100-100 B.C.)
Ionic
-More ornate
-Column is taller and slender
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GREEK ARCHITECTURE (1100-100 B.C.)
Corinthian
-More slender than Ionic
-Much deeper than ionic
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GREEK ARCHITECTURE (1100-100 B.C.)
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ROMAN ARCHITECTURE (1000BC-4000 A.D.)
- Colosseum is one of the most famous
and impressive remains.
- Consists of two back to back
amphitheaters forming an oval arena
- Can hold as many as 50,000 spectators
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ROMAN ARCHITECTURE (1000BC-4000 A.D.)
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BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE (200 AD – 1453)
- Characterized
by a great
central dome
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BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE (1600-1750)
- ST. PETER’S CHURCH
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE
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- Divide into four groups
- Collaborate with your members on how will
your group construct a simple miniature of
a certain building.
- Specify ratio/scale of the height, width,
length (dimension) from the actual site.
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- Example scale: 1:10 ratio
1inch = 10 feet
actual miniature
length=100ft length=10 in
height =50ft height = 5 in
