Architecture, WRI-ḥAR
Architecture is a sphere of art and design in which functionality and aesthetics can combine to produce visually stunning structures that manage to both catch the eye and serve a functional purpose. The expansive variety of architectural styles that have been employed throughout the ages underscores the fact that not every building need look the same, a principle that is readily apparent when comparing Gothic cathedrals with igloos or pagodas with cliff dwellings. Although architecture is commonly associated first and foremost with the design and construction of buildings, landscape architects may work with gardens, parks, and other planned outdoor areas, aiding in the development and decorative planning of such spaces.
Architecture Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Wrigley Field, baseball stadium in Chicago that, since 1916, has been home to the Cubs, the city’s National League......
James Wyatt was an English architect chiefly remembered for his Romantic country houses, especially the extraordinary......
Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect whose buildings, notable for their appeal to the senses, departed from......
Yankee Stadium, baseball stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City that was home to the New York Yankees from......
York Minster, Gothic-style cathedral in York, North Yorkshire, England, U.K., that is the seat of the archbishop......
Yoshida Isoya was a Japanese architect who was a pioneer in the modern sukiya style of building, in which an affinity......
Yoshida Tetsurō was a Japanese architect who spread knowledge of Japan’s architecture to the West and at the same......
youth hostel, supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight lodging, particularly for young people. Hostels......
yurt, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered with skin, felt, or handwoven......
ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the......
Dominikus Zimmermann was a Bavarian Baroque architect and stuccoist whose church at Wies is considered one of the......
Peter Zumthor is a Swiss architect known for his pure, austere structures, which have been described as timeless......
Zwinger, historical landmark complex in Dresden, Germany, that houses parts of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden......
zāwiyah, generally, in the Muslim world, a monastic complex, usually the centre or a settlement of a Sufi (mystical)......
ʿAbbās I was the shah of Persia from 1588 to 1629, who strengthened the Safavid dynasty by expelling Ottoman and......
ḥaram, in Islam, a sacred place or territory. The principal ḥarams are in Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and, for the......