Suburbia

For my object/space/building/place assignment, I focused on suburban houses. I originally wanted to do Italianate architecture, but then I remembered we had to focus on the 1950's to now (instead of yknow, the 1850s, in which case Italianate would have totally worked).

For details, I chose vinyl windows. They are crucial it seems to the contemporary suburban home. Economical and energy efficient, vinyl windows are a smart addition.

What suburban home is complete without some heavy, dark, La-Z-Boy furniture and Home Goods decor and beige walls?

This is a perfect example of a suburban home. Two car garage, vinyl siding, faux shutters, dormers, perfectly manicured green lawn, and a picture-perfect mailbox.

Another great example of a suburban street. American cars, wide streets for kids to play on, and houses that are all the same distance from the road. Classic!

Palladio

Palladio influenced Western architecture by heavily borrowing from Ancient Rome. He was the first to make residential architecture draw upon religious architecture. Palladio also popularized the aesthetic of buildings with the same facade on each side, and he used columns for decoration instead of support.

Rose Window

Rose Window: pretty,

detailed, encapsulating,

colorful. Rose Window