American Architectural History

Writing Assignment

Pick an Architectural style and describe. Then describe an architect from that time period and one of his well-known designs. Finally, list the educational requirements and job requirements for an Architect.

Use the following links to help complete the report.

http://realviews.com/architecture/index.html

http://careerplanning.about.com/library/weekly/aa110200b.htm

http://architecture.about.com/library/weekly/aa053001a.htm?terms=architecture

Architectural Styles

Georgian 1690-1790

Federal (also called Adam and Jeffersonian) 1790-1830

Greek Revival 1820-1860

Gothic Revival 1830-1870

Italianate and Italian Villa 1840-1890

Second Empire 1855-1885

Richardson Romanesque 1870-1900

Queen Anne 1870-1910

Shingle Style 1880-1900

Colonial Revival 1890-1940

http://moose.uvm.edu/~vhnet/histarch/haas07.html

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/StyleGuide/ColonialRevival.html

Bungalow Arts and Crafts 1890-1920

http://www.realviews.com/architecture/

http://www.ambungalow.com/

American Foursquare 1895-1930

20th Century Trends in Architecture

Art Deco

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