Renaissance Architecture & Germanic Modernism

For the Architectural Theory and History module, I chose to explain why architects of the Italian Renaissance period, such as Alberti, Brunelleschi, Palladio, and Michelangelo used Mathematics and symbols, within their architecture and an explanation of the Mathematical theories used including mathematical factors such as proportion, symmetry, geometry, and regularity and how this use of form and function, helped their architecture to dominate the Italian town plans.

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I then contextualised the architect Mies Van Der Rohe and considered his theories and concepts he used during the Germanic Modernism design period. In particular, how he used interior walls as decorative pieces of art, chosen for their use of ‘rich material and good workmanship’ rather than practical, load bearing walls. I explored how the light corresponds with the roof and the walls, creating an amalgamated experience between indoors and outdoors and how Mies ‘architectural style’ promotes the dissolution between the exterior and interior, removing the feeling of being completely enclosed, and providing maximum flexibility in their spatial configurations, thus maximizing the spatial utility of the buildings (Edge, 2021). shown below are some of the graphic context i included within this module to support my research.