type of architecture - architecture as a kind of art formart form - (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) Bauhaus - a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918 Byzantine architecture - the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of mosaics Gothic architecture, Gothic - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches Romanesque, Romanesque architecture - a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades Moorish, Moorish architecture - a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch Victorian architecture - a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation |