Why There Are Only Three Architecture Styles
TGTC: Architecture & Urbanism
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What do Gothic cathedrals and the 26 letters of the English alphabet have in common?
They both rely on a "canon": a perfect, adaptable formula that humanity took centuries to put together and refine.
In this video, we explore how both architecture and writing systems grew from local trial-and-error into universal frameworks.
We break down
the architectural triad (Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Gothic)
the miracle of the Phoenician trade route alphabet that survived the Bronze Age Collapse
why over-engineering ruins communication and design
the hidden engineering quirks behind Parisian insulae
Whether you love urban history, typography, or just want to understand why certain types of architecture sometimes feels like "pseudo-architectural manure," this video connects the dots between the structures we live in and the words we use to describe them.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Human Culture and the Perfection of the Canon
00:46 Two Canonical Systems: Architecture and Writing
01:56 Abandoning Core Architectural Principles
02:36 The Built Environment Before the Canon: Insulae and Pyramids
03:18 Theories Behind Parisian Slanted Facades
04:48 Architectural Cliches vs. Historical Literacy
05:42 The Architectural Triad: Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Gothic
07:28 Honoring the Canon in Modern Construction
08:42 Pictograms, Syllabaries, and Sequoyah's Cherokee Script
10:18 The Bronze Age Collapse
12:19 The Greek Dark Ages and the Decipherment of Linear B
19:43 Structural Grammar vs. Pseudo-Architecture
00:20:34 Restoring Order to the Built Environment
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I thought for sure you were going to mention Esperanto at some point.
In short it proves how adaptable the original phonecial alphabet is, where it has been able to be used for so many different languages.
I am from Istanbul and the fact that I have to see a abomination like suzer plaza while trying to look at the besiktas is horribly distubing. Morever, I find it dissapointing how governments from countries that are getting increasingly richer prefer to construct massive skyscrapers instead of proper neighborhoods(China is the best example of this but Turkey, Gulf countaries, Thailand ect. are also like this)
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Greed IS Good!
When you're greedy for good taste!
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Sad Hittite noises ...
That being said
What is your Opinion of Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky, The Mighty Handful, and Russian Classical (For lack of a bettet term im unaware of) Music
Why There Are Only Three Architecture Styles
TGTC: Architecture & Urbanism
20,349 views
What do Gothic cathedrals and the 26 letters of the English alphabet have in common?
They both rely on a "canon": a perfect, adaptable formula that humanity took centuries to put together and refine.
In this video, we explore how both architecture and writing systems grew from local trial-and-error into universal frameworks.
We break down
the architectural triad (Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Gothic)
the miracle of the Phoenician trade route alphabet that survived the Bronze Age Collapse
why over-engineering ruins communication and design
the hidden engineering quirks behind Parisian insulae
Whether you love urban history, typography, or just want to understand why certain types of architecture sometimes feels like "pseudo-architectural manure," this video connects the dots between the structures we live in and the words we use to describe them.
Support the channel and get exclusive videos on Patreon:
patreon.com/RickyVernio308
#architecturehistory #WritingSystems #Urbanism #HistoryOfLanguage #DesignCanon
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Human Culture and the Perfection of the Canon
00:46 Two Canonical Systems: Architecture and Writing
01:56 Abandoning Core Architectural Principles
02:36 The Built Environment Before the Canon: Insulae and Pyramids
03:18 Theories Behind Parisian Slanted Facades
04:48 Architectural Cliches vs. Historical Literacy
05:42 The Architectural Triad: Greco-Roman, Byzantine, and Gothic
07:28 Honoring the Canon in Modern Construction
08:42 Pictograms, Syllabaries, and Sequoyah's Cherokee Script
10:18 The Bronze Age Collapse
12:19 The Greek Dark Ages and the Decipherment of Linear B
19:43 Structural Grammar vs. Pseudo-Architecture
00:20:34 Restoring Order to the Built Environment
Parisian insulae (apartment blocks) exported to the new world, almost identically; Buenos Aires.
Avenida de Mayo and La Recoleta are almost exclusively defined by Parisian, Hausmannian style Avenue and blocks, with the only exception being that in Buenos Aires, French Mansard style buildings reached upwards of 14-15 stories when in Paris, they hardly surpasses 7. The money of the new world (specifically, within the river plate), catapulted certain European styles to heights they would never come to experience, not even in their homelands.