Gothic Design Era

The Gothic era like some many other design era's was structured around Religion. The Gothic era was from 1140-1500. Paris was the center of the Gothic world. The churches were the center of city. This design period was famous for 3 features in their designs the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress. The the Gothic churches were obsessed with light. They had floor to ceiling stain glass windows the flying buttress was actually invited as an outside support mechanization. This was so they had more wall space for Windows. their stain glass windows are amazing the consist of rose windows, tracery, Harmony and Equal proportion.  



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I reviewed Stephanie and i loved her vocabulary she used it went really well with the theme of the entry I also liked her video that linked to the entry it was very educational. I also reviewed Karri I liked how she went into depth about each design element and why they were used. i also liked her current application room i thought it was a great representation of the Gothic Design era.

Peer Review Islamic

I Reviewed Alecia I liked how she told the story of the Tah Mahal. I also liked her current application pictures they included a lot of the elements of the Islamic design not just one. I also reviewed Jalee I really liked how she went into great detail about the different elements of the Mosque and gave so great pictures. I also liked her current applications I liked how the arches were used in the spaces in creative ways.

Peer Review romanesque

I reviewed Mackenzie I really liked the pictures she chose to put into her blog. I also really liked how she add a lot of modern application pictures. I also reviewed Alex R I really liked how she talked about the furniture and added pictures of it. I also liked how she went in to great detail about the construction of the Romanesque cathedrals.

Romanesque Design

The fundamental emblematic structure of the Romanesque was the church. Since churches were built to serve the specific requirements of the liturgy, their construction changed as those needs changed. Romanesque architects built a wide variety of different buildings, of which the most common were: village churches, abbey churches, cathedrals and castles. The most important were the great abbey churches, many of which are in use. Typical characteristics of Romanesque architecture include semi-circular, thick walls, Arcades, masonry vaulted roof and towers. some of the more famous buildings designed in the Romanesque design is the Pisa Baptistery.


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Islamic Design

The Islamic Design period was that was full of elaborate architecture and amazing feats. Mohammed is the figure head in Islamic Religion. Mohammed Lived from 570-632 C.E. Islamic Religion is the  foundation of Islamic design. The Islamic culture was spread through three continents, Africa, Europe and Asia. Design varied according to region. the Mosque is the central facility for prayer and worship. Features of the mosque were perimeter wall, covered hall and courtyard. A big icon of Islamic design was the horseshoe arch. other patterns in architecture was textiles such as carpets. The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed is one of the famous pieces architecture in the Islamic period the interior is covered over 20,000 hand made tiles, over 50 different tulip designs and 200 stained glass windows. the walls looked like carpets and decorations is are just patterns there is no symbolism behind it.


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Early Christian Peer Review

I reviewed Allison and i thought that she did a good job explaining what the time period was really about. I like the Current application that she found and all in all i think that she a good job. I also reviewed Maggie i liked that she had a section about the catacombs. i also like that she included 2 YouTube clips. I think she wrote not too much and not too little that it was easy to get through a structured really well.  

Byzantine Peer review

I reviewed Samantha I liked how she included pictures during her paragraph. but I do think that she could note a little bit more. I also reviewed Katie K I liked how she included pictures of different basilicas. I think over all she did a good job at capturing the importance of the byzantine era.

Byzantine

The Byzantine era was from 330-1453 C.E. The Byzantine culture were way head of their time. They created architectural marvels. The creation of the Pendentive which was a new way of supporting a dome with a square base. The most incredible architecture created by the Byzantine culture is the Hagia Sophia. The central designed basilica is the most amazing example of Byzantine architecture. this massive building shown below only took 5 years and without vase resources. Where as the Notre Dam cathedral took a century to build. They Byzantine people were also very into mosaic tiles and mosaic art. 

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Early Christian

The early Christian Era Was between the times of 330-800 C.E. The main development of this time was the christian religion. Before this time Christianity was thought to be an abomination and people that were found guilty of practicing the faith of Christianity were persecuted. The emperor Constantine was the first to recognize Christianity as a valid religion in 313 C.E. in the beginning the early Christians met in homes or existing buildings but they soon grew out of those spaces and looked to make new facilities. They came up with a structure called eh basilica, it was designed as a place of worship that looked like a cross a long alley called a navel on either side of the navel are the aisle the entrance is the Northex and the head of basilica is the Apse and on either side of that are the transept. The Early Christians started the movement for the great cathedrals we have today.


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Peer Review for Ancient Rome

I reviewed Samantha's bog and i thought that she needed to add a few more pictures but i did like that talked about the residential dwellings. i thought she could add a little bit more to her blog though.
i also reviewed Katie's i liked how she showed a picture of the inside of the Colosseum. another think i liked was that she used a lot pictures and examples of current applications.

Peer Review for Ancient Greece

I looked at Nicole's and i really liked how she went in to depth about the Pantheon and how it was built. I also liked that she add something about domestic homes and that she put a diagram in. i thought that in all Nicole's blog was very well written and thoughtful.
I also looked at Paige's Blog i liked how she had examples of each order and explained what the other parts of the order. i also liked how she talked about the mosaics and what they were commonly  made of. all in all i think that Paige's blog was nicely put together.