Design Language over the years

Structures and space have always been corner stones of man's endless creation of culture, religion, science and change. The concept of space has always been a physical model of mans inner beliefs and faith. Ancient schools of design followed sciences like Vaastu and Feng Shui to plan different spaces including towns, palaces, temples and residences. Almost all these ancient schools were focussed on the belief that the earth is the center of the solar system and that the focus is on the exterior form rather than the interior. A building denoted a message. for example the grand temples in Egypt and India showed the supremacy of the leaders and the size of the structures showed the overpowering superiority over the common smaller proportioned residences. Some of the key concepts used in different times are as follows: Ancient/ Medieval Concept - Earth Centric, Ptolemy Model •Exterior focus •Small interior space •Minimal light into interior •Space seen as finite Renaissance Concept ...