What different types of architecture are there?

The way that we build and design our buildings owes much to the past. As Humans, we have adapted homes that we live in since we first came out of the caves. However, if you look at the Worcestershire Rock Houses, some of us didn’t, we just improved them! Architecture is defined by society, culture and, in some cases, Empire building. Let’s have a look at some of the types that Building Contractors Bristol based company https://www.mogfordprescott.co.uk/builders-bristol/ might be asked to do.

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1. Classical. This style comes from Roman and Greek times. Both were very big on having columns at the front of their buildings. They also were the first to build square buildings. Before that, the Iron Age and Celtic peoples were more inclined to build roundhouses. The Romans use dressed stone and Marble and the look persists from the Renaissance onwards. It was a big feature of Georgian and Victorian-style buildings. The British Empire was keen to draw comparisons with the Romans and Greeks to their own stylings.

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1. Brutalism. After the Second World war, and a bit before, the use of Concrete was seen as the answer to everything. Civic and Public buildings, living spaces and shopping centres would all be created quickly and cheaply with concrete. It was a harsh unnatural look that soon fell out of favour with the public.
2. Mock Tudor. If you’ve ever wondered what the point of fake or real, oak beams on the upper storey of a home is for, it’s to try and mimic the style of the Medieval home.