Architectural styles
Truth to materials
Truth to materials is a tenet of modern architecture (as opposed to postmodern architecture), which holds that any material should…
Polite architecture
Polite architecture, or "the Polite" in architectural theory comprises buildings designed to include non-local styles for aesthetically-pleasing decorative effect by…
Functionalism in architecture
In architecture, functionalism is the principle that buildings should be designed based solely on the purpose and function of the…
Critical regionalism
Critical regionalism is an approach to architecture that strives to counter the placelessness and lack of identity of the International…
Conceptual architecture
Conceptual architecture is a form of architecture that utilizes conceptualism, characterized by an introduction of ideas or concepts from outside…
Shophouse
A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia. Shophouses…
Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from and inspired by the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea…
Cottage window
A cottage window is a double-hung window — i.e., a window with two sashes sliding up and down, hung with…
List of architectural styles
An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable. A…
Baroque architecture in low country
Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary…
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary…
Naryshkin Baroque
Naryshkin Baroque, also called Moscow Baroque, or Muscovite Baroque, is the name given to a particular style of Baroque architecture…
Petrine Baroque
Petrine Baroque (Rus. Петровское барокко) is a name applied by art historians to a style of Baroque architecture and decoration…
High Sicilian Baroque
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture which evolved on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast…
Sicilian Baroque
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture which evolved on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast…