An architecture style is a collection of external influences that shape the materiality, method of construction, and form of a building, helping it to be identified and characterized in both historical and design terms.


Most architecture styles develop, and in a lot of cases become superseded over time, as changing fashions, technology, religions, beliefs and materials advance, creating new opportunities and evolving new styles.


For this reason most styles follow and can be classified in a chronological order. A style can change and adapt at any time, and is often present at the same time as several others, in both a national and global sense.

But it is not limited to just one place or region, and can spread from its origin to the opposite side of the world, if it is picked up by the right person. Here we present the key architecture styles in chronicle order that have helped developed the architecture styles we are living with today.


Buildings first evolved as early civilizations developed, often independently, in scattered locations around the globe, from a need for shelter, security, places for worship, places for congregation etc.

Using the available materials, space and skills gave rise to a mixed very mixed architecture style that was often a combination of timber cut from local forests and stone hewn from local rocks.


Originally writen by archisoup and most pictures collected from pinterest