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What is your architectural preference? Clean lines, flying butresses, sticks and hay, skyscrapers, or something else?

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I'll admit to some ignorance in the Renaissance and up until about the 1700's, and I'll blame it on the American school system. :p It all looks more or less the same to me. However, if someone would like to give some good examples of architecture from that period, that'd be great! I've always felt the general Western trend was always looking more or less back on Greco-Roman, with little updates here and there.

Temp Shelter:
http://www.inventory.mcmail.com/hiroshima/images/yurt.jpg
http://www.mikesjournal.com/antique%20tee%20pee.jpg
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/in/log_cabin.jpg
Greco-Roman:
http://www.italy-travel.net/coliseum.jpg
http://www.suncityreservations.com/images/suncity/MThe%20Palace%20-%20Amphitheatre.jpg
Gothic:
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/resources/korn/Bordeaux-cathedral-aerial.jpg
http://www.atpm.com/10.11/ireland/images/jerpoint-abbey-2.jpg
Eastern Orthodox:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_iap/images/stbasils.jpg
http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~croisade/IMAGES/Hagia_sophia.jpg
Renaissance:
http://www.sights-and-culture.com/Germany/Leipzig-Old-Town-Hall-m.jpg
Oj...really broad....
Modern:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater-pictures/fallingwater-2.jpg
http://www.globaltraveltech.com/gtt/images/Photos/Sydney%20Opera%20House.jpg
Asain:
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Japan/Himeji/CastleExterior/CastleFromBelow7oClock.jpg
Compliments of NEVRON:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/jusenkyoguide/DCP_1292.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/jusenkyoguide/DCP_1617.jpg
http://www.marmor-linke.de/pics/tajmahal.jpg
Like Japanese, but with more, this: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/ddd/includes/images/475/451.jpg
Middle East:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/istanbul/blue%20mosque.jpg
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/images/mecca-26.jpg
Oher:
Dunno...maybe this: https://www.cs.tcd.ie/Gavin.Doherty/Mountains/__hr_Peru%20Online%20Pictures%20(53).jpg

Gothic architecture kicks so much ass that it is truly inspired by the powers of Jesus-Magick.
Gargoyles, flying buttresses, arches, towers, spires . . .
*Architecture Inspired Orgasms commence*

Greco Roman - The columns and steps.

Gothic: Read Post Above

Neo-Classical : Beutifal[Spelling Sucks ]

Gothic: Very beautiful
Eastern Orthodox: Just cool lookin'
Greco-Roman: the heart of all Western styles
Modern: Frank Lloyd Wright, in one word, owns. Only person to create a real American sytle: Prarie-Style. Ecologically minded, affordable homes (well, later on in his career), and a really cool museum.

Gothic, because huge piles of stone and massonry NEVER fails to impress.

BTW, instead of your angled Himeji Jou, may I recomend using this shot of Matsumoto Jou? http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/jusenkyoguide/DCP_1292.jpg

Though I think Zenkoji looks MUCH better.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a377/jusenkyoguide/DCP_1617.jpg

And of course the Japanese are usually better at making beauty inside the building instead of the outside.

Roman!
We dont know who voted for what.:(

-snip-
Yeah, will do. Those were just random Google picks. :D

I prefer secret ballot. I like my privacy, and I think others should keep theirs as well, however, I encourage people to share their votes and views. Like at an actual voting booth.

I've always been extremely fond of middle eastern architecture myself.

Pst. You forgot Art Deco...

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater-pictures/fallingwater-2.jpg
Fallingwater is an amazing building.

I have two requirements for a building to be truly beautiful:

1) It must 'match' the enviroment (for example with materials) - there's a Welsh castle (Harlech, I think) which is the perfect example of this, being built from the same rock that it is built on, and as a result looking like it is part of the rock

2) It must 'fit' the enviroment (for example, making brilliant use of the space) - I think Fallingwater is one of the best examples of this

The Minack Theatre in Cornwall (South-West England) is one of the few buildings that I think meet both requirements:

http://www.littered-box.us/P1010208.JPG
http://www.jenson.org/Images/corwall2/corwall1.jpg
http://www.lamornacove.com/Art%20Lovers/Minack1.jpg

The Minack Theatre in Cornwall (South-West England) is one of the few buildings that I think meet both requirements:

http://www.littered-box.us/P1010208.JPG
http://www.jenson.org/Images/corwall2/corwall1.jpg
http://www.lamornacove.com/Art%20Lovers/Minack1.jpg
Wow... O_O. Can you imagine staging Shakespeare's The Tempest in that theater?

Wow... O_O. Can you imagine staging Shakespeare's The Tempest in that theater?
The Tempest was the first play performed in the Minack theatre, and an anniversary production is staged every ten years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minack_Theatre

Also in Cornwall, and much more famous if less visually pleasing, is the Eden Project, which consists of a number of alien-looking greenhouses with jungles and deserts inside:

Outside: http://www.ivanweb.net/images/Mondo/Inghilterra/Cornowall/Eden/EdenProject02.jpg
Inside at night: http://www.eyesopen.co.uk/Festivals/Eden%20Project.jpg

Most definitely Gothic and Roman, but I'll put Asian in there for kicks as well...Asian architecture usually creates for a very relaxing atmosphere.

It all depnds really, for the most part I prefe Renaissance styling, but Cologne Cathedral converted me to Gothic architecture, but is just ebaten by Pitti Palace.

I also like the Swiss Re Tower (offically called 30 St. Mary Axe or informally 'The Gherkin'):

http://www.copyright-free-pictures.org.uk/london-england/swiss-re-tower.jpg
http://givnology.com/groupee_files/attachments/6/3/9/6391042411/6391042411_retower.jpg?ts=437A1E3F&key=880AF779CF36DB1D93F188F7859AED50&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fgivnology.com%2Feve%2Fubb.x%2Fa%2Fga%2Ful%2F7391042411%2Finlineimg%2FY%2Fretow er.jpg

To really appreciate it you need to know about the genius of the design. It's narrowness at the base means that when standing by it you can see all the surrounding streets. The windows on the spirals open and close automatically to keep the building at a good temperature.

This is one of Norman Foster's excellent projects. The man is a genius.

It's not really a building, but the Millau Viaduct (the world's tallest bridge) is a nice demonstration that there are Good Things in France:

http://www.tacuroctr.com/images/Blog/Millau_Viaduct.jpg
http://www.fayerwayer.com/archivo/2005/04/millau_viaduct.jpg
http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/images/uploads/MillauVfromPlane2-470.jpg

For churches and the like, Gothic rules. Gotta have gargoyles.

For most other public architecture, though, I'm a sucker for Greco-Roman. (Must run in the family - my dad's dream house is a Roman-style villa.)

Frank Lloyd Wright had some nice-looking designs, but he never could build a roof that didn't leak. I think it's high time for American architects to get over their obsession with him and move on.

:p

I have two requirements for a building to be truly beautiful:
1) It must 'match' the enviroment (for example with materials) - there's a Welsh castle (Harlech, I think) which is the perfect example of this, being built from the same rock that it is built on, and as a result looking like it is part of the rock
2) It must 'fit' the enviroment (for example, making brilliant use of the space) - I think Fallingwater is one of the best examples of this.
Fully agree. And those links were beautiful! Especially the Swiss Re Tower. But I'm wondering if that bridge was really necessary in France, its not bad looking or anything, but is it between two mountains?

Anyhow, Wright was a little too fond of the flat roof...but whatever. Get a ladder and shovel that snow off! Rawr!

Pst. You forgot Art Deco...
Sorry...my bad. There's a lot more styles than I listed, but its kinda hard to fit everything into a 10 slot poll. :p

I love the gothic style, particularly the cathedrals. York Minster is my personal fave, but Chatres is a close second.

I also love the sinuous, flowing style of Art Nouveau & the sleek, streamlined shapes of Art Deco.

I also love the sinuous, flowing style of Art Nouveau & the sleek, streamlined shapes of Art Deco.
So, Art Deco has some fan-base. I might even like it without consiously knowing, I like form and function put together. Oh, and let me get this *bump*.

I've always wanted to live in a house shaped like a Dr. Marten's 2a77, does that count?

I've always wanted to live in a house shaped like a Dr. Marten's 2a77, does that count?
*smiles, and nods head in a positive response* :D

*smiles, and nods head in a positive response* :D
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The inside of the Scottish Parliament is very nice:

http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/phase-trans/2004/scottish.big.jpg

It has these bizarre little rooms imbedded in the walls:

http://www.scottisharchitecture.com/articles/parliament/images/image04.jpg

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