Architecture Group C
Architecture Highlights: A GBD Microsite
“Early in my career…I had to choose between an honest arrogance and a hypercritical humility… I deliberately choose an honest arrogance, and I’ve never been sorry.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
Above: Domed ceilings with polychrome motives, coffers and mosaic; a double dome with polychrome and modeled motives in high relief.
Coffer:
A square or polygonal ornamental sunken panel used in a series as decoration for a ceiling or vault.
Mosaic:
Multiple small pieces of varied material are combined to form an image.
Polychrome:
A style of architectural brickwork which emerged in the 1860s and used bricks of different colours (brown, cream, yellow, red, blue and black) in patterned combinations to highlight architectural features.