Monday, March 24, 2014

Spanish Renaissance

The Spanish Reaissance was just another branch of the Renaissance and occurred from the 15th to 17th centuries. Much like the Italian Renaissance, it had many Renaissance features with it's own Spanish twist on the overall concept of design.
 
One of my favorite pieces of the Spanish Reaissance was the Cathedral of Seville. This structure had a Gothic and Renaissance twist to it, from the gothic architecture to the Renaissance inspired vaulted ceiling. The overall structure is grand and over emphasizes the use of Gothic and Renaissnace design together in a cohesive setting.

 

Above is an interior view of the Cathedral of Seville.
This image displays the use of Gothic inspired ribbed vaulted ceilings.

With the development of new architecture and design, the next step was the developement of new interior and residential living. As the Spanish used materials such as, tile, stone, brick, wood, carpet, walnut furniture, and simple designs. The Spanish took the simplest designs from past civilizations annd put a new look to each piece of furniture.

Below is an image of a sillon de frailero (monk's chair)
 

Below is an image of an outdoor modern day patio set.
This displays the common use of a stretcher, at the base of the chair, this comes from the design of the monk's chair.

 
Below is a space that shows many Spanish Renaissance features,
 
For the Spanish Renaissance I viewed Emily N. and Melanie's blog posts. Emily discussed the use of Huerra architecture and how it was influential during the Spanish Renaissnace period. I viewed Melanie's for second time and she discussed the two styles of plateresco and desornamentado. Both posts discussed topics that I did not talk about in my post and I found them both very interesting to learn about.
 
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance spread through several European countries through the time of the 15th century to the 17th century. The Italian Renaissance, in particular, ranged from 1400-1600. The Renaissance came from the term "rebirth," as it began in Florence, Italy. The overall design is that of both the Gothic and Romanesque style.
 
The Italian Renaissance emphasized the use of a structure called a Palazzo. The Palazzo consisted of three divisions (by floors), compound windows, and heavy project cornice. The main floor plan relied on the use of vestibules, repair shops, summer apartments, and storage. The second and third floors were used as living spcaes and showed the unique features of this particular time of the Reniassance.
 
 
This is an image of the Palazzo Vidoni-Caffarelli.
An example of the common Palazzo style.
 
Above is an examples of a luxurious living space within a Palazzo. 
 
Current applications today:
 
The above image shows the use of arches and detail.
 
The above image also displays the use of arches and craftsmanship in cabinetry and the overall space.

For the Italian Renaissance I viewed Katie and Dana's blogs. Both had many interesting points and highlights on the Italian Renaissance. Katie discussed one of her favorite artists, Michaelangelo, and how he created the wonderful structure called the Medici Chapel. Dana's blog I had previously viewed but had viewed it again and have seen more interesting points in her blog. Dana discussed different Palazzos during the time of the Renaissance. Both blogs had equally interesting points and opened my eyes to more Itailian Renaissance aspects.
 
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Americas

As a new world was discovered, so were new (yet old) civilizations. This period would be known as the Americas, from 200 B.C. to 1521 A.D. With these ancient times came ideas close to those of the Egyptians of new architecture and design but in a different geographical setting and climate.

As we went through the powerpoints in class, I found the Teotihuacan civilization very remarkable. This civilization dated 250 B.C. to 900 A.D. and is derived from the phase “place of the gods.” Aside from the entire civilization being very monumental the ceremonial center and overall city layout was very extraordinary. Below are images of the ceremonial center. These images don't even begin to describe how grand the actual temples are.
 

 

 
Along with the ancient monuments built by the Teotihuacan, they also had common motifs which were identified with their culture. These included: birds, butterflies, flowers, and abstract signs. These motifs were commonly used in daily design, along with design today.
 
Below is an example of a Teotiuacan pott, which was shown in class.
 
 
Below is an example of how birds are used today in design to add something to a space.
 
 

Below is an image of an outdoor space this gives this emphasize on overall old American style and how it is still used today in current applications.
 
 
Fir the period of the Americas, I reviewed Margaret and Emily P.'s blogs. Both blogs had reviewed the civilizations discussed in class. Margaret discussed the Olmecs and how jade stone was very treasured by this civilization and brought great aspects to design. Emily's blog, which I have reviewed before, talked about the Mayans and their three unqiue contributions of the ball court, the castillos, and the chacmools. Both posts talked about civilizaions that I did not discuss in my blog and I found them very interesting.

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