Historical Architecture Periods - INI

[item.ancient-greek]
code=01
slug=ancient-greek
name=Ancient Greek Architecture
description=An architectural style emphasizing harmony and proportion based on mathematics and geometry.
keyFeatures=["Three orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)","Triangular pediments","Application of golden ratio","Entasis (swelling) of columns","Stone construction"]
period=8th century BC - 2nd century BC
region=Greece, Southern Italy, Asia Minor
representativeWorks=["Parthenon (Athens)","Erechtheion","Temple of Olympian Zeus","Temples of Paestum"]

[item.ancient-roman]
code=02
slug=ancient-roman
name=Ancient Roman Architecture
description=An architectural style that achieved large spaces through arches, domes, and concrete technology.
keyFeatures=["Roman concrete","Arches and domes","Five orders","Amphitheaters","Aqueducts"]
period=753 BC - 476 AD
region=Italy, Mediterranean world
representativeWorks=["Colosseum (Rome)","Pantheon","Pont du Gard (Aqueduct)","Roman Forum"]

[item.romanesque]
code=03
slug=romanesque
name=Romanesque Architecture
description=A massive medieval architectural style characterized by rounded arches and thick walls.
keyFeatures=["Rounded arches","Rib vaults","Thick walls and small windows","Latin cross plan","Massive appearance"]
period=Late 10th - 12th century
region=Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, UK)
representativeWorks=["Pisa Cathedral (Italy)","Speyer Cathedral (Germany)","Sainte-Foy Church (France)","Cluny Abbey (France)"]

[item.gothic]
code=04
slug=gothic
name=Gothic Architecture
description=Architecture of light and verticality aiming for heaven with spires and stained glass.
keyFeatures=["Pointed arches","Flying buttresses","Stained glass","Spires","Rose windows"]
period=12th - 16th century
region=Originated in France, spread throughout Europe
representativeWorks=["Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris)","Cologne Cathedral (Germany)","Chartres Cathedral (France)","Milan Cathedral (Italy)"]

[item.renaissance]
code=05
slug=renaissance
name=Renaissance Architecture
description=Architecture embodying the revival of ancient Greece and Rome and humanism.
keyFeatures=["Revival of classical orders","Symmetry","Domes","Rounded arches","Mathematical proportions"]
period=15th - 16th century
region=Originated in Italy, spread throughout Europe
representativeWorks=["Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)","St. Peter's Basilica (Rome)","Palazzo Pitti","Villa Rotonda"]

[item.baroque]
code=06
slug=baroque
name=Baroque Architecture
description=An architectural style characterized by dynamism, opulence, and dramatic effects.
keyFeatures=["Curved facades","Lavish decoration","Dramatic light and shadow","Elliptical domes","Theatrical spatial composition"]
period=Late 16th - early 18th century
region=Originated in Italy, spread throughout Europe and Latin America
representativeWorks=["Palace of Versailles (France)","San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (Rome)","St. Peter's Square (Bernini)","Karlskirche, Vienna"]

[item.rococo]
code=07
slug=rococo
name=Rococo Architecture
description=An architectural style embodying elegant and delicate decoration and aristocratic salon culture.
keyFeatures=["Shell and plant motifs","Pastel colors","Use of mirrors","Asymmetrical composition","Light decoration"]
period=Early 18th - late 18th century
region=France, Germany, Austria
representativeWorks=["Grand Appartement de la Reine, Versailles","Würzburg Residence","Amalienburg","Sanssouci Palace"]

[item.neoclassicism]
code=08
slug=neoclassicism
name=Neoclassical Architecture
description=Architecture pursuing a return to ancient Greece and Rome with reason and simplicity.
keyFeatures=["Strict application of classical orders","Triangular pediments","Simple geometric forms","Colonnades","Restrained decoration"]
period=Late 18th - 19th century
region=Throughout Europe and America
representativeWorks=["Panthéon (Paris)","Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)","United States Capitol (Washington)","British Museum"]

[item.art-nouveau]
code=09
slug=art-nouveau
name=Art Nouveau
description=A modern style emphasizing organic curves and decorative qualities from nature.
keyFeatures=["Organic curves (whiplash lines)","Natural motifs","Use of iron and glass","Stained glass","Architecture as total art"]
period=c. 1890 - c. 1910
region=Belgium, France, Spain, Austria
representativeWorks=["Sagrada Família (Barcelona)","Casa Milà (Barcelona)","Casa Batlló (Barcelona)","Hôtel Tassel (Brussels)"]

[item.art-deco]
code=10
slug=art-deco
name=Art Deco
description=A style expressing geometric decoration and the aesthetic of the machine age.
keyFeatures=["Geometric patterns","Zigzags and streamlined forms","Stainless steel, chrome, glass","Symmetry","Machine aesthetic"]
period=1920s - 1940s
region=USA, France, worldwide
representativeWorks=["Chrysler Building (New York)","Empire State Building (New York)","Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris)","Bruno Montson House (Shanghai)"]

[item.modernism]
code=11
slug=modernism
name=Modernist Architecture
description=Innovative architecture emphasizing functionality and rationality, declaring 'ornament is a crime.'
keyFeatures=["Functionalism","Iron, glass, concrete","Minimal ornamentation","Ribbon windows","Open plan","Pilotis"]
period=1920s - 1960s
region=Europe, America, worldwide
representativeWorks=["Villa Savoye (Le Corbusier)","Barcelona Pavilion (Mies)","Fallingwater (Wright)","Bauhaus Building (Gropius)"]

[item.brutalism]
code=12
slug=brutalism
name=Brutalism
description=A powerful and raw architectural style exposing the material quality of concrete.
keyFeatures=["Raw concrete (béton brut)","Formwork texture","Massive scale","Geometric forms","Emphasis on functionality"]
period=1950s - 1970s
region=UK, France, USA, worldwide
representativeWorks=["National Theatre (London)","Unité d'Habitation (Marseille)","Boston City Hall","Royal National Theatre"]