Architecture
For everyone
Architecture is the design and construction of buildings. It is both engineering knowledge and an art. Great buildings reflect together the knowledge of materials, mathematics, social organisation and beliefs of their time. This branch traces humanity's building knowledge, from ancient structures whose construction methods are still debated to domes that have stood for centuries.
For specialists
Structural systems (wall, arch, vault, dome, frame) and materials (stone, brick, mortar, concrete, steel) form the main axes of architectural history. Carrying dome loads with pendentives and semi-domes underlies a building tradition that runs from Byzantium to the Ottomans.
Claims
- Building great structures requires organising a large workforce as well as knowledge of materials and geometry.[1]
Connections
Sources
- Book (1997). The Complete Pyramids. Thames & Hudson, London
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Athena contributors. (2026). Architecture. Athena: The tree of human knowledge. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://latifkedi.github.io/athena/en/d/mimarlik/
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