Throughout the course of this semester, I found myself most intrigued by the medieval era. Though the immense amount of detail, thought, and production was unlike any other, what interested me the most, was the amount of variation and progression of design within such a short amount of time. Based purely on the cultural tendencies of its time, the architecture changed to what was deemed appropriate or acceptable. As more thought was put into things like religion and politics, architecture became higher, more detailed, and more grandeur. Looking at the Notre Dame in Paris and comparing it to St. Pierre in Beauvais, one can see the amount of differentiation, yet both are cathedrals. I have begun to think about our generation and what architecture best reflects our cultural tendencies. What will architecture be in 20 years when a new political power is in control and there is a new religious majority? St. Pierre was a response to the catholic religion, the higher, more detailed the work the closer to God you were. Are the buildings that are being developed today a reflection of economy? Showing who has the most money through using the most expensive material or breaking the record for highest structure? My excitement lies within the fact that architecture will always be a changing response and you never know what will come next.
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