Editing Architectural History (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Architectural history is driven by the interaction between '''Technology''' and '''Ideology'''.

'''The Evolution of Support''':
1. '''Post-and-Lintel''' (Ancient Egypt/Greece): Two vertical posts holding a horizontal beam. Simple but limits the width of rooms.
2. '''The Arch''' (Rome): Uses a "Keystone" to spread weight outward, allowing for massive domes (like the Pantheon) and aqueducts.
3. '''The Pointed Arch & Buttress''' (Gothic): Allows weight to be pushed down rather than out, creating the "Skeleton" that holds up massive stained glass.
4. '''The Steel Frame''' (Modern): The "Skeleton" moves to the inside, allowing the walls to become a "Curtain" of glass (skyscrapers).

'''Form follows Function vs. Form follows Faction''':
* '''Modernists''' (Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe) argued that a building should be a "Machine for Living." If it doesn't have a function, it shouldn't exist.
* '''Postmodernists''' (Robert Venturi) argued that "Less is a bore." They believed buildings should "talk" to people through symbols and history.

'''The Power of Symbolism''': In the Renaissance, a dome represented the perfection of the heavens. In the 19th century, Gothic Revival was used for parliaments to represent "tradition" and "democracy." Architecture is the physical manifestation of a society's aspirations.
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