Timeline and Neolithic Period

Timeline of Architectural Styles

Ancient:

Neolithic or “Stone Age” – 7000 – 3000 B.C.

Egyptian – 3000 – 30 B.C.

Greek – 1200 – 30 B.C.

Roman – 200 B.C. – 500 A.D.

Middle Ages:

Romanesque – 900 – 1150 A.D.

Gothic – 1120 – 1500 A.D.

Renaissance – 1350 – 1500 A.D.

Baroque – 1600 – 1750 A.D.

Romantism – 1750 – 1850 A.D.

Neoclassical – 1850 – 1900 A.D.

Modern:

Art Nouveau – 1850 – 1940 A.D.

Art & Crafts – 1870 – 1960 A.D.

International Style – 1910 A.D. - present

Bauhaus – 1925 – 1950 A.D.

Post Modern – 1925 – 1980 A.D.

This timeline comes from http://www.seemydesign.com/livingroom/elementsideas/archtrim/architectstyle.htm, but on other sites, most of these styles were apparent and commonly mentioned.

Neolithic Period; “Stone Age”: 7000 – 3000 B.C.

An example from this period, which is known by many, is the famous Stonehenge. Other stone circles and the begining of British Castles are also examples of Neolithic Architecture. Huge stones called Megaliths, weighing up to 4 tons, and Trilithons weighing about 45 tons were used in Neolithic architecture. (http://www.castles.me.uk/neolithic-architecture.htm) Other materials used are wattle and daub and mud-brick. Wattle and daub is used for making walls and is a woven lattice of wooden strips (the wattle) is (daubed) with a sticky material that is most commonly made of a combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung, and straw. Mud-bricks are just bricks made of a mixture of mud, sand, clay, water, and held together by a binding material of rice husks or straw. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub) The structure of houses in the Neolithic times were huts, earlier on walls made of posts, and later on made of mud bricks, all built independently from each other. (http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/01/en/nl/housing/nl_arch.html)

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Interior Design

I am definitely most interested in the field of Interior Architecture and Interior Design. The one part of architecture that I have been thinking about from the beginning is Interior Design/Interior Architecture. I feel as though an Interior Designer doesn’t use as much math as a regular architect, but I’m sure there is still math included in the whole process of designing and building.
Interior Architects designs what will go inside of what the Architects has designed. In this field it is very common to use computer aided programs, which help with the planning, designing, and drafting. An Interior Architect focuses on attractive, but functional designs. As for the field of Interior Design, the arts are heavily studied, along with things like three-dimensional design and computer aided design. Both regular architects and Interior Architects must complete required education, and get a license in architecture.
After looking at several sites I found that the most common course of education consists of a taking a five year program at a university, and completing some form of internship. The whole process will usually take around eight years.
Once a licensed architect, the next thing to do is find projects on your own, or possibly find some with the government or smaller firms. Most architects are self employed, which is why networking is so important in this career. It was recommended to start looking for contacts while still in college, and get internships at “reputable firms.”
I found many schools that had Interior Design programs, but the one I am most interested in is probably New York School of Interior Design. This college really stood out because the campus looks amazing architecturally, and is in the area of many resources such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Other schools that interested me, but not so much as NYSID, were Mount Ida College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Bauder College.