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Romanesque and Islamic Architecture   Summary:      Chapter 5 of Mark Hinchman's Book History of Interior Architecture covers the medieval period of Romanesque and Islamic designs. The text gives an overview of each of these styles and the cultures that they represent from the people of this time.      Romanesque design impacted the styles that followed from Gothic to influential architects in the 19th century. Islamic design continues to be applied to current art and structures across various continents. Specially the areas of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia remain creating under the name of Islamic design. This chapter also emphasizes that while these are two distinct design styles, they do interact and impact each other through military operations.  Designs & Current Applications:      While little furniture survived from the Romanesque time, one famous artifact that remains is Dagobert I's Chair. The chair has an x-fr...

Summary:     This week I read Chapter 4 of Hinchman's book History of Interior Architecture. This section focuses on the period of Early Christian and Byzantine, This is the time following the fall of Rome and the spread of Christianity. Most of the art and designs focused on these topics. New forms of architecture were created, but many of them were inspired by Roman and Greek pieces. Designs had to incorporate theological beliefs to represent places for Christian meetings and worship.  I also learned that Early Christian often refers to the west while Byzantine is the east. Christian church buildings didn't begin to be constructed until 300 years after the life of Jesus Christ.  Designs and Current Applications:      One piece of Early Christian design that stuck out to me was Sant' Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna. Constructed by a group of architects, this structure employs the idea of a basilica revised to best fit the needs for Christians. The room...

  Summary:      This week, I read about Classical Civilizations in Chapter 3 of Hinchman's History of Interior Architecture . This section mainly focuses on the Myceneans and Minoans, the people of Greece, and the people of Rome. This period has more surviving structures and artifacts, so we are able to learn more about the culture and lifestyle, especially relating to design.  Designs & Current Applications:     The first section I want to focus on is the ancient people of Greece, specifically the Mycenae. The city of Mycenae was located on the mainland of Greece and was occupied by the Mycenae people. One piece of Mycenae architecture that stands out to me is the megaron. The megaron is not a specific piece of work, but rather a structural element that was very defining during this era. The book describes it as "A U-shaped structure, with a porch that features two columns in antis, flanked by projecting side walls." This design element is still u...

SUMMARY This week I read chapter 2 of Hinchman's book History of Interior Architecture Furnitu re, Design, and Global Culture. The focus of this chapter is on ancient civilizations, primarily Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Nubia. An important point made is that each of these three civilization s were in contact with each other. They faced each other in military scenes and traded in commercial ways. This intermingling of civilizations led to cultural impacts that are noticeabl e in their advancements, innovations, architecture, designs, and overall lifestyle. After reading about the period known as "Prehistory" and its simple way of life last week, the idea of mass agriculture production seems much more evolutionary in these ancient civilizations . The rivers are central aspects of their lives and create thriving agriculture areas. This organized way of agriculture a llowed these civilizations to put a larger focus on academics, innovations, structures, and designs. T...