[JAV131H1] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (29 pages long)

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Cultural intentions vs. pragmatic intentions there is always a pragmatic intention for architecture, and if not there is no need for a building. Architecture without professional architects are known as vernacular. You can look at anything in terms of architecture (ex. Part of a conversation in words and images. If it is not designed by architects and/or without cultural intentions, it can still be a part of the conversation as long as it is looked at through a lens of architecture. The relevance of events is determined by what happened afterwards. Historical events have to be packaged in a story to be able to function as facts. Exceptional historical events that have become historical facts. 1450- alberti and the architect as a designer. Agricultural revolution (17th century) needed mechanizations like the seed drill to be more efficient. Scientific revolution (18th century) james watt"s steam engine circa 1765. Industrial revolution (19th century) james howe carse, oldham, england, 1831.