HIS3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: William Halfpenny, Andrea Palladio, Oxford Movement
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Cape cod: later on adds parlour and bedroom on ground loor, hearth sill central. Timber construcion resulted in advantages, houses put together with large posts and beams that were connected by cross members: built without any nails, morise and tenon joint, can take apart and move it. Two parlours, dining area, and kitchen all on irst loor. Newfoundland: same symmetry, two bedrooms, kitchen parlour. Mariime: 1 bedroom, kitchen, dining room and parlour, symmetry again. Andrea palladio: inspired by, inspired by classical design. Inigo jones: brought to england by him, became popular, less grand, solidly built, hip roof, gabled, and window (semi circle with square window) Brought to canada by soldiers, basements are prominent, taller windows, smaller second story windows, doors were prominent: wings added to building if rich. Abraham swan: dumb down popular cofee design. William halfpenny: same as abraham swan. William kent: made popular cofee design. Ross thomas house: door isn"t in middle, other side reverse, has balance.