TRANSFORMATION IN ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

Human Society and the physical environment that developed in response has undergone several transformations over the centuries. These transformations from the earliest of man till date can be listed as a continuous chronological chain in the light of historic developments, sociological changes. Political attitudes, religious practices, economical and professional norms, etc. the influence of a landmark event/trend in any of these references has contributed its marked impact on the built form of human settlements, that can be easily noticed as one takes a stroll down human history. With the changing times and needs transformations in architectural form and vocabulary took shape. These were also influenced by the climatic variations from region to region. In this paper an attempt has been made to track down the landmark events in history, in different contexts of the world and identify their influences in terms of transformations in architecture or the built environment.