This is the first book ever written about architecture. 📖 De Architectura by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, 1st century BC. #vitruvius #architecturehistory #classicalarchitecture #ancientrome #architecturephotography #palladio #alberti #renaissancearchitecture

🏛️ In the heart of Renaissance Florence, two visionary minds—Brunelleschi and Ghiberti—competed not once, but twice, leaving behind architectural and artistic marvels that still define the skyline today. #brunelleschi #florence #architecturephotography #art #renaissance

🏛️ The Parthenon isn’t just ancient—it’s genius. At first glance, it looks perfectly straight and symmetrical. But… here’s the twist: it’s not. #parthenon #ancientgreece #ancient #classicalarchitecture #opticalillusion #greekarchitecture #athens #architecturelovers

🏰 Recognize this style? Thick walls, round arches, fortress-like presence—yes, it's Romanesque architecture! #romanesquearchitecture #architecturephotography #archi #student #archistudent #art

🏛️ Formalism in architecture: sounds great in theory, but what about the results? Let’s take a look at these iconic buildings. #20thcentury #modernarchitecture #architecturalhistory #architecture #student #essay #teaching

📐 “Form Follows Function”—a phrase that sparked decades of architectural debate. But where did it come from, and what does it really mean? #formfollowsfunction #modern #design #architecturestudents #photographer

🏛️ Classical architecture is more than just marble columns and ancient ruins—it’s the foundation of Western architectural tradition. #classicalarchitecture #vitruvius #parthenon #pantheon #colosseum #architecturestudents

Amylopectin knit calcite tighter, so joints gripped harder, took on less water, and flexed through freeze–thaw. The real “secret” wasn’t rice — it was building for the long term.

Ming builders mixed glutinous-rice porridge into slaked lime — no myth. #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

Scots Baronial gables, carved shop signs, a deliberate curve for the picturesque—Victorian planning dressed as medieval memory. Edinburgh turned access into theatre, and nostalgia into urban design.

A 19th-century “old street” carved through the Old Town to link the Royal Mile to the railway. 🎥 Credit: @scotland.in.my.heart #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

Belfry, castle, and cathedral—trade, power, and faith carved into one skyline. Ghent kept its stone memory and added a modern pulse.

Graslei and Korenlei: a medieval port reborn as a living waterfront. 🎥 Credit: @butnomatter.theroadislife #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

From military threat to civic theatre, it now houses antique instruments and Michelangelo’s unfinished Pietà.

In 1450, Francesco Sforza built a fortress to own the city. By the 19th century, warlords were gone — and the castle became a museum of power. #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

Guilds, bankers, and rivalries turned faith into stone. Brunelleschi’s dome and Alberti’s facades made beauty a civic policy. In Florence, art wasn’t accidental — it was engineered. 🎥 Credit: @dolcevitainflorence #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

Here, even viaducts and tunnels read like civic monuments.

Stone, wood, and concrete set into mountains and lakes—precision over spectacle. From chalets to Zumthor’s baths and Herzog & de Meuron, Switzerland builds with silence, light, and craft. 🎥 Credit: @swisslife.nature #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

Empire, ritual, and infrastructure—cast in brick, marble, and concrete. Aqueducts, forums, and basilicas became streets, piazzas, and churches. Rome didn’t freeze history—it built with it. 🎥 Credit: @meolafrancesco #architecture #design #interiordesign #art #photography

This city doesn’t just sell style — it builds it in stone.