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Ch. 10
Influences of Design Through the Ages, Review and Assess - Coggle…
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Review and Assess
- Historic periods and styles shape the interiors, architecture, and furnishings of today.
- Knowledge of historic interiors and furnishings establishes your credibility as a designer.
- Climate greatly influenced Egyptian architecture, with the house plan common among all classes of people.
- Classical Greek and Roman periods share many similarities including climate.
- The four eras of the Middle Ages include early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic. * With the Renaissance, the arts and sciences flourished after suppression during the Middle Ages.
- The Baroque period was a time of extreme ornamentation in architecture and design, reflecting the differences between commoners and royalty.
- French styles include Rococo, Neoclassical, and Empire.
- American styles include Colonial or Early American, Colonial Georgian, Duncan Phyfe, and Shaker.
- English styles include Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Adam, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton.
- Onset of the Industrial Revolution led to the evolution of design in Early Modernism: Victorian, Arts and Crafts, and Art Nouveau.
- Modernism introduced dramatic changes in the approach to architecture and design. Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, and Postmodern styles reflect modern thinking.
- Non-Western design styles offered a rich contribution to global historic design.
- Knowing key architectural styles enhances your design vocabulary when communicating with clients.
- Knowledge of design and furniture styles and the periods from which they originate gives you a better feel for the ways clients react to style.