Revivalism (architecture)  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

"The response of 19th-century architecture to industrialization, in stark contrast to the other arts, was to veer towards historicism. Although the railway stations built during this period are often considered the truest reflections of its spirit – they are sometimes called "the cathedrals of the age" – the main movements in architecture during the Industrial Age were revivals of styles from the distant past, such as the Gothic Revival."--Sholem Stein

Related e

Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Shop


Featured:

Revivalism in architecture is the use of visual styles that consciously echo the style of a previous architectural era.

Modern-day revival styles can be summarized within New Classical Architecture, and sometimes under the umbrella term traditional architecture.

Contents

List of architectural revivals

Mixed movements

  • Gründerzeit – German historicist architecture of the 2nd half of the 19th century, distinctive style mélange; later variations included, e.g., "Heimatstil"
  • Historicism or Historism – mixed revivals that can include several older styles, combined with new elements
  • New Classical Architecture – an umbrella term for modern-day architecture following pre-modernist principles
  • Traditionalist School – revival of different regional traditional styles
  • Vernacular architecture – umbrella term for regional architecture traditions continuing through the eras, also used and cited in revival architecture

Western civilizations Revivalist architecture

Preclassical Revival
Classical Revival
Postclassical Revival
Medieval Revival
Renaissance Revival
Baroque Revival
Modern era Revivals

Non-Western civilizations Revivalist architecture

The following are largely Orientalist styles.

See also




Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Revivalism (architecture)" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.

Personal tools