Friday, May 11, 2018

Classical Architecture in American Buildings

Old Louisiana Governor Mansion (Hannon, 2015)  


What we called as classical architectures are actually derived from ancient Greek and Roman concepts of building. As suggested by Cartwright (2015) that classical architectures are then developed by Vitruvius. His designs and ideas were published in book with title “De architectura.” Vitruvius has a full name,  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, was Roman with the profession as an architect, civil engineer and military engineer that lived in 1st century BC.

In modern times or after 1900s, many architectures mimic and copy the past centuries architectures for satisfying the artful desires of private and public communities. Lewis (2016) mentioned that architects produced customized buildings for the financially and socially elites from the 19th century until the 20th century. Governments and churches usually copy classical styles, while academic buildings mimic Gothic architectures.

In Louisiana (USA), many classical architecture buildings were built in the modern era, around 1929 -1930. Old Louisiana Governor Mansion (please see above figure) is characterized by identifying features such as columns or pillars stand up straight in front of the entrance. Since the building has columns, that why I think the architect(s) chose to copy the classical style.

The Old Louisiana Governor Mansion is a resemblance of a white house in Washington DC, why it is often called as Louisiana's White House. The clear messages the building conveys that whoever lived in the governor's mansion is ready to live in the White House in the future.

Finally, the building function as a house for Louisiana governor. Until 1962, there were 9 governors lived in the mansion. Currently, the building function as a historic house museum, and as a venue for special events of Louisiana communities. 

References
Cartwright, M. 2015. Vitruvius. Retrieved from http://www.ancient.eu/Vitruvius/

Hannon, RA. 2015. About the Old Governor’s Mansion. Retrived from

Lewis, D. 2016. Modern Architecture: Lost Horizon. Retrieved from

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    His designs and ideas were published in book with title “De architectura.”

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    Vitruvius has a full name, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, was Roman with the profession as an architect, civil engineer and military engineer that lived in 1st century BC.

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    In modern times or after 1900s, many architectures mimic and copy the past centuries architectures for satisfying the artful desires of private and public communities.

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