Design Of Ornament (Gothic Architecture) Assignment

Design of ornament (Gothic architecture)
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Decorations of structures is a critical approach through which visual pleasure is given to an architectural structure. Ornaments are non-structural elements which serve to enhance the aesthetic of a structure. Ornamentation of structures such as buildings has become a critical aspect in the field of design as it helps in the reduction of the monotony of structures thus making them attractive for viewership. Structures like buildings have different sections in whereby different decorations can be placed. According to Anderson buildings are normally divide into three main sections that include; the base, which connects the building on the ground, the middle zone that is composed of windows and other openings and the roof zone. Anderson further observes that the decoration of a building depends on a varied of factors including its height, indeed purpose and location. According to Strehlke and Loveridge architectural ornaments can be formed from the clay, stones, precious metal or wood as they serve to enhance the aesthetics and appearance of the structure.[Anderson, Christy. Renaissance architecture. OUP Oxford, 2013.] [Strehlke, Kai, and Russell Loveridge. "The redefinition of ornament." In Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005, pp. 373-382. Springer Netherlands, 2005.]
Ornamental decoration can be done on both the interiors and exteriors of a structure. According to Strehlke and Loveridge ornamental designs on structures are mostly as a result creativity and motivation from varied sources including historical and religious influences. Anderson observes that the history of ornamentation is so reached and cuts across different civilizations. Mankind has always had a taste for architectural ornamental beauty. History is a rich source of evidence to justify this. Ornaments can be traced back to the ancient Egyptian architecture who added decorations on their building structures to the Mongolian empire where pictorial ornaments were popular.[Strehlke and Russell Loveridge, 2005.]
To date, there are still leftovers of the rich and long history of ornamental decoration in Egypt. The massive obelisks and ruins of temples stand to illustrate the great effort and professional workmanship put in, for the love of ornamental embellishment. Some of the most popular ornaments used in structures globally have been adopted from the Middle East. The rich architectural history in the Islamic region was quite influential in the development of different aspects of architecture especially in regard to ornaments, where different ornaments are used in decorating different structures.[Anderson, 2013.]
Over time, there has been a gradual change in the nature of ornamental design. The current modernized western society is a mainly pluralist society. For the ornamental designer therefore, this calls for a keen consideration of the minority groups within the same society, as well as the disadvantaged. For example the general dimension is the design of aspects that would take care of women in areas where masculine aggression might be the norm. The characteristic that matches both architecture and urban design as well as engineering, is that they all ...