Art & architecture History of Interiors. Architecture as power/political Imagery: Architecture for private/residential use

Topics for evaluation:
1.Architecture as power/political Imagery (a comparison between cultures or between eras)
2.Architecture for private/residential use (a comparison among 3 cultures in different geographic locations in a given time period)
3.Furniture: a comparison between style, function, materials and construction methods (in a specific time/geo area)
4.Buildings in the Service of Belief: Monasteries, Pilgrimage Shrines, and Heavenly Monuments (a comparison)400 CE‒1200 CE
5.Architecture as Mystical Experience: Cathedral, Mosque, Tomb, and Temple Architecture (a comparison between cultures or between eras)
6.Furnishings and Decorative arts: a comparison between style and function and mater
Directions andFormat:
Each topic should be presented in a separate document. Therefore you will submit 6documents, one for each part of Assignment 1.
Use a table format to compare and evaluate the items listed in each of the topic sections of the assignment. See the example below.
Use the questions provided for each topic section to compare & evaluate.
Below the table include and label photo(s) or your own sketch of each item
At the bottom of the page, write a short paragraph to reflect on the comparisons listed above. For example, what are the connections or differences between the items? Is it the materials used? The function? The style? The political impact?

Format for each entry (fill in the table)
Topic #_________________________________________________________
Building 1 Building 2 Building3
Location
Date
Question
Question
Question
Continue through the list to answer all questions

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IMAGE 2:
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Summary paragraph

#1 Architecture as power/political imagery(a comparison between cultures and eras)Select three (3) buildings/structures, one each from 3 different cultures, eras, and geographic areas. In the table, use the questions below to compare the 3 structures.
Name of the structure
Location
Date it was built
Who built it (owner and architect, if known)?
Why was it built? Reasons for original construction: the beliefs, values, and intentions that motivated the builders, and how those are revealed in as-built plans, form, or decorative details.
What were the political or ideological contexts for these structures?
How does the geographical context affect this style if at all?
What was the manner of use? For example, the rituals, activities, and events the buildings were intended to accommodate.
What were the materials used: method of the construction-the contribution of evolving technologies, types of building materialsHow did the climate influence the form and function of the structure?
What are/were the lives of the inhabitants/users like?
What is the prevailing theory in architecture, interiors, furniture, and the decorative arts? Is it for the glory of the King/ruling party? The glory of God? Art for art’s sake?
What are the key design styles/elements motifs on the exterior of the structure?
What are the key design styles/elements motifs on the interior of the structure

#2 Architecture for private/residential use (a comparison among 3 cultures in different geographic locations in a given time period)In the table, use the questions below to compare the 3 structures:
Location
Building style
Date it was built
Who built it (owner and architect, if known)?
Why was it built
General numbers of occupants the buildings were intended to accommodate.
What are/were the lives of the inhabitants like?
What were the materials used: method of the construction-the contribution of evolving technologies, types of building materials
How did the climate influence the form and function of the structure?
How does the geographical context affect this style if at all?
Describe the interior spatial arrangement
.What is the prevailing theory in architecture, interiors, furniture, and the decorative arts? What are the key design styles/elements motifs on the exterior of the structure?
What are the key design styles/elements motifs on the interior of the structure?

3. Furniture: a comparison between style, function, materials and construction methods (in one specific time period in 2 separate geographic areas)Use the questions below to compare3 structures.
•Name of the furniture
•Location (country)
•Date it was used
•Designer (if known)?
•Function?
•How does the geographical context affect this style if at all?
•What were the materials used: method of construction
•What are/were the lives of the users like? (Ordinary people? aristocrats? Wealthy?
•What are the prevailing theory in interiors, furniture, and the decorative arts? Is it for the glory of the King/ruling party? The glory of God? Art for art’s sake?
•How are these theories reflected in the furniture design?
•What is home life like?
•Anything else you think is relevant