southern architecture
Below-equator construction styles
Southern architecture refers to building styles traditional to the American South, characterized by features suited to hot, humid climates: wide porches, tall windows, high ceilings, and raised foundations.
The term evokes antebellum plantation houses with columned facades, though it encompasses various regional styles from Charleston single houses to Louisiana Creole cottages.
The bed-and-breakfast was a beautiful example of southern architecture, complete with wraparound porch and ceiling fans.
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- MonticelloVirginia presidential estate
- brick masonryConstruction using fired clay blocks
- wraparound porchesExterior platforms encircling a dwelling
- breezewaysRoofed outdoor walkways
shotgun houses · cross-ventilation · plantation homes · verandas · rocking chairs · neoclassical · high ceilings · ceiling fans · tin roof · decorative ironwork · French Quarter · Spanish colonial · cupolas · magnolia trees · shade trees · Georgian · Victorian · front porch
southern architectureNordic design
Minimalist Scandinavian aesthetic movement
southern architectureindustrial architecture
Building design for manufacturing
modernist architecture · minimalist design · brutalism · International Style · Soviet architecture
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