ARTH-UA 601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Trinity Church (Manhattan), Gothic Revival Architecture, George Gilbert Scott
18 Jan 2017
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James renwick, grace church, 1843-46: continuation of gothic revival, more ornate. Washington square north houses, c. 1832: newer style, greek revival, no round arch, pure rectangular trabiation, entablature, greek motifs in the fence, cornice, in new york you walk up a half stoop (stairs). Tenement house museum, 97 orchard st. 1868: not a lot of preservation of working class life, this building told the story of how a working class family lived, apartment was preserved. Tuesday 22 november 2016: 18th century- enlightenment, science, late 18th and early 19th- application of these principles to technology and the industrial revolution. Change from agricultural farming and agrarian settlement to factories and cities, capital moves to cities. Population concentration in cities: materials like iron and steel will power industrial revolution and create a new kind of building system, we"ve already seen trabiation, arcuation, and vaulting, metal will lead to new styles.
