History and Theory of Architecture

  1. Renaissance and Baroque Architecture
    1. The Italian Renaissance
      1. Humanism and the Revival of Antiquity
        1. Rediscovery of Classical Texts
          1. Vitruvius
            1. Archaeological Studies
            2. Influence on Design Principles
              1. Proportion and Harmony
                1. Mathematical Basis
              2. Early Renaissance (Florence)
                1. Filippo Brunelleschi
                  1. Dome of Florence Cathedral
                    1. Linear Perspective
                      1. Santo Spirito
                        1. Pazzi Chapel
                        2. Leon Battista Alberti
                          1. "De re aedificatoria"
                            1. Façade Design
                              1. Santa Maria Novella
                                1. Palazzo Rucellai
                              2. High Renaissance (Rome)
                                1. Donato Bramante
                                  1. The Tempietto
                                    1. St. Peter's Basilica (Initial Design)
                                      1. Palazzo di Giustizia
                                      2. Michelangelo
                                        1. St. Peter's Basilica (Dome)
                                          1. Laurentian Library
                                            1. Capitoline Hill
                                            2. Raphael
                                              1. Villa Madama
                                            3. Mannerism
                                              1. Giulio Romano
                                                1. Palazzo del Te
                                                  1. Departure from Classical Rules
                                                  2. Giacomo da Vignola
                                                    1. Il Gesù
                                                      1. Villa Giulia
                                                    2. Andrea Palladio and Palladianism
                                                      1. The Four Books of Architecture
                                                        1. Villa Rotonda
                                                          1. Palazzo Chiericati
                                                            1. Teatro Olimpico
                                                              1. Influence on Later Architecture
                                                            2. The Spread of Renaissance Ideas
                                                              1. France
                                                                1. Château de Chambord
                                                                  1. Château de Fontainebleau
                                                                    1. Pierre Lescot
                                                                      1. Louvre Palace
                                                                    2. England
                                                                      1. Inigo Jones
                                                                        1. Queen's House
                                                                          1. Banqueting House
                                                                            1. Covent Garden
                                                                          2. Spain
                                                                            1. El Escorial
                                                                              1. Juan de Herrera
                                                                              2. Germany and Central Europe
                                                                                1. Augsburg Town Hall
                                                                                  1. Prague Castle
                                                                                2. Baroque Architecture
                                                                                  1. The Counter-Reformation and Theatricality
                                                                                    1. Religious Propaganda
                                                                                      1. Emotional Impact
                                                                                        1. Jesuit Architecture
                                                                                        2. Characteristics
                                                                                          1. Dynamic Forms
                                                                                            1. Curved and Undulating Surfaces
                                                                                            2. Curvilinear Spaces
                                                                                              1. Oval Plans
                                                                                              2. Grandeur and Drama
                                                                                                1. Scale and Proportion
                                                                                                2. Ornamentation
                                                                                                  1. Rich Decoration
                                                                                                  2. Integration of Arts
                                                                                                    1. Architecture
                                                                                                      1. Sculpture
                                                                                                        1. Painting
                                                                                                          1. Unified Compositions
                                                                                                        2. Key Figures and Works
                                                                                                          1. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
                                                                                                            1. Piazza San Pietro
                                                                                                              1. Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
                                                                                                                1. Baldachin at St. Peter's
                                                                                                                2. Francesco Borromini
                                                                                                                  1. San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
                                                                                                                    1. Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
                                                                                                                      1. Palazzo Barberini
                                                                                                                      2. Pietro da Cortona
                                                                                                                        1. Santa Maria della Pace
                                                                                                                      3. Regional Variations
                                                                                                                        1. French Baroque
                                                                                                                          1. Palace of Versailles
                                                                                                                            1. Jules Hardouin-Mansart
                                                                                                                            2. Austrian Baroque
                                                                                                                              1. Melk Abbey
                                                                                                                                1. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
                                                                                                                                2. Spanish Baroque
                                                                                                                                  1. Churrigueresque Style
                                                                                                                                  2. Latin American Baroque
                                                                                                                                    1. Mexican Baroque
                                                                                                                                      1. Brazilian Baroque
                                                                                                                                  3. Rococo Architecture
                                                                                                                                    1. Interior Decoration and Ornament
                                                                                                                                      1. Stucco Work
                                                                                                                                        1. Frescoes
                                                                                                                                          1. Gilded Details
                                                                                                                                          2. Asymmetry and Lightness
                                                                                                                                            1. Playful Forms
                                                                                                                                              1. Pastel Colors
                                                                                                                                                1. Delicate Proportions
                                                                                                                                                2. Key Examples
                                                                                                                                                  1. Salon de la Princesse
                                                                                                                                                    1. Amalienburg
                                                                                                                                                      1. Sanssouci Palace

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