The evolution of the form and function of the window as a detail influencing historical architecture
Authors:
- Dominika Strzałka-Rogal
Abstract
Using the concept of the window, which is the interface between theinterpenetrating interior and the exterior of a building, the article showswindow joinery as an independent architectural detail with aesthetic valueexpressed in an artistic form. The author discusses the changing function ofthe wall opening and emphasises its timeless role: bringing light and air intothe building. Analysing successively the design assumptions of creators fromantiquity to modernism, the article illustrates the integrity of windows and thefaçade of buildings, which influence the visual perception of the developmentin a broader cultural, artistic and historical context.
- Record ID
- CUTb20e4f1115754c63ad975723388844b0
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Czasopismo Techniczne, ISSN 0011-4561, e-ISSN 2353-737X, Annual
- Issue year
- 2023
- Vol
- 120
- No
- 1
- Pages
- [1-6]
- Article number
- 2023/018
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 6; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 120, Iss. 1
- Substantive notes
- Sekcja: Architecture and Urban Planning
- Keywords in English
- window joinery, architectural detail, historic architecture, façade
- DOI
- DOI:10.37705/TechTrans/e2023018 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://repozytorium.biblos.pk.edu.pl/resources/48508 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 40
- Score source
- journalList
- Score
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTb20e4f1115754c63ad975723388844b0/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTb20e4f1115754c63ad975723388844b0
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