Prompt: Style using rounded arches and heavy masonry before Gothic
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Architecture · RECALLStyle using rounded arches and heavy masonry before GothicThink it. Then flip it.
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Architecture Styles
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- 01Ancient buildings and sacred forms15 cards · ~3 min
- 02Medieval, Renaissance and revival styles11 cards · ~2 min
- 03Modern movements and environmental design11 cards · ~2 min
- 04Vernacular buildings and regional traditions23 cards · ~4 min
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Prompt: Style reviving ancient Greek and Roman forms
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Architecture · RECALLStyle reviving ancient Greek and Roman formsThink it. Then flip it.
Prompt: Style emphasizing symmetry and classical proportion in 15th-century Italy
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Architecture · RECALLStyle emphasizing symmetry and classical proportion in 15th-century ItalyThink it. Then flip it.
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01Style using rounded arches and heavy masonry before GothicRECALL
02Style reviving ancient Greek and Roman formsRECALL
03Style emphasizing symmetry and classical proportion in 15th-century ItalyRECALL
04Style featuring temple fronts and Greek ordersRECALL
05Style featuring domes, mosaics and centralized plans in the Eastern Roman EmpireRECALL
06National architectural tradition of wooden temples with tatami rooms, sliding shoji screens and deep eavesRECALL
Japanese architecturePost-and-lintel timber construction
Share this card ↗Source: Japanese architecture ↗07Indian temple style with a curving northern tower called a shikharaRECALL
08South Indian temple style known for monumental gateway towersRECALL
09Style of grand civic buildings promoted by the 1893 Chicago expositionRECALL
10Architecture built into or from living rockRECALL
11Central open courtyard common in Roman housesRECALL
12Roofed colonnade in ancient Greek architectureRECALL
13Monumental gateway in ancient Egyptian templesRECALL
14Stepped temple tower of ancient MesopotamiaRECALL
15Large hemispherical Buddhist monument containing relicsRECALL
16Style known for pointed arches and flying buttressesRECALL
17Style known for dramatic curves and rich ornamentRECALL
18Highly decorative late Baroque styleRECALL
19Style inspired by Spanish missions in the AmericasRECALL
Mission RevivalLate 19th and early 20th centuries
Share this card ↗Source: Mission Revival architecture ↗20Style marked by steep roofs, half-timbering and tall chimneysRECALL
21Style based on colonial Georgian precedentsRECALL
22Architecture characterized by horseshoe arches and intricate geometric decorationRECALL
23Style known for asymmetry, towers and elaborate trimRECALL
24Broad 19th-century family of revival and ornamental stylesRECALL
25Style featuring thick adobe walls and rounded cornersRECALL
26Style combining Spanish colonial and Mediterranean influencesRECALL
27Style associated with exposed concrete and massive formsRECALL
28Style emphasizing function, clean lines and little ornamentRECALL
29Style reacting to Modernism with historical references and ironyRECALL
30Style featuring organic curves, floral motifs and decorative ironworkRECALL
31Style featuring geometric luxury and streamlined ornamentRECALL
32German school joining art, craft and industrial designRECALL
33Design approach using building orientation, glazing and thermal mass to collect or avoid the Sun's heatRECALL
34Movement emphasizing ecological materials and low environmental impactRECALL
35Style using fragmented forms and controlled visual instabilityRECALL
36Style favoring simple volumes, restrained palettes and sparse detailRECALL
37Mid-century residential style with open plans and indoor-outdoor flowRECALL
38American style associated with low horizontal lines and open plansRECALL
39British style reacting against industrial mass productionRECALL
40Islamic style associated with pointed onion domes and iwans in IranRECALL
41Chinese structural system using interlocking wooden bracketsRECALL
42Imperial Indian architecture of the Taj Mahal and Delhi's Red FortRECALL
43National building tradition exemplified by hanok houses with ondol floor heating and broad tiled eavesRECALL
44Style using local materials and climate-responsive traditionsRECALL
45Style characterized by exposed steel, glass and servicesRECALL
46Style associated with industrial materials and warehouse-like interiorsRECALL
Industrial architectureFactories and adaptive reuse
Share this card ↗Source: Industrial architecture ↗47Style inspired by rural English cottagesRECALL
48Style known for mansard roofs and ornate dormersRECALL
49American style with shingled surfaces wrapping complex formsRECALL
50Style adapted from Alpine farmhouses with broad eavesRECALL
51Revival style inspired by French Renaissance castles, with steep roofs and elaborate towersRECALL
52Architecture of tall buildings using skeletal framesRECALL
53Japanese concept embracing imperfection and natural agingRECALL
54Building method using earth compacted within formsRECALL
55Traditional Arctic snow-block shelterRECALL
56Portable circular dwelling of Central Asian nomadsRECALL
57Traditional Japanese townhouseRECALL
58Traditional Korean houseRECALL
59Traditional Chinese courtyard residenceRECALL
60Narrow Vietnamese urban house built on a deep lotRECALL
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