By: Sam Bahmanyar

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Roofing Styles from Around the Globe

• By Sam Bahmanyar
• Careers in Engineering Architecture

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Early History
eartharchitecture.org
prayerfoundation.org

• Used to Protect from weather conditions
• Stone Roofs
• Straw Roofs
• Development of Sun-Dried Bricks
• Stone Huts

www.trekearth.com
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Early Americas

• Large Stone Temples erected in 300 A.D.
• Corbelled Roofs developed

raphaelk.co.uk
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Classical Age
sfr.ee.teiath.gr

• Marble Structures
• Parthenon - Built around 400-500 BC
• Tiles on roofs
• Timber structures and supports

Greeklandscapes.com
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The Romans

• Adopted Greek styles for roofs
• Development of roofs from straw patches to
  shingles and tiles

furniturestyles.net
kabuki.eecs.berkeley.edu
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East Asia

• Large support needed for wide eaves
• Beams Brackets
• Chinese and Japanese styles

luckbat.com
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Domes
sepharimelectric.edu

• Corbel
• Pantheon - Much more structurally complex than
  its contemporary domes
• Hagia Sophia - Half Domes and Double Domes
  Developed

angelo.edu
holycross.edu
networkearth.edu
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Russian Roofs
secretsof.com
ecoland.edu
minotaurz.com
unlv.edu

• Influences from both Eastern an Western cultures
• Onion domes
• High-Roofed Tents and Nomadic Ties

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Islamic Architecture

• Influenced by Domes
• Domes very popular in famous religious buildings
• Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
• Double- Half- Domes

Islamicity.com
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Medieval Architecture

• Trussed Roofs - Leads to Present Styles
• St. Andrews Church-Norway
• Efforts to enhance Trussed Roofs

buildsrilanka.com
buildsrilanka.com
medieval.ucdavis.edu
roofmastersusa.com
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Industrial Era

• Taller Structures
• Buildings became more practical
• Glass Domes
• Flat Roofs used for many skyscrapers (i.e. Sears
  Tower, John Hancock Building)

Robson101.freeserve.co.uk
people.csail.mit.edu
simpleartist.com
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Common Rooftops Seen Today
Saltbox
Mansard
Shed
Flat
Gambrel
Cross-gabled
Side-gabled
Front-gabled
Images obtained from bobvila.com
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Eaves

• Roof
• Fascia
• Boxed Eave
• Cornice
• Rake

bobvila.com
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Dormers and Slopes

• Dormers
• Roof
• Wall
• Slopes
• Low Slope
• Normal Slope
• Steep Slope

bobvila.com
bobvila.com
bobvila.com
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Roofing Stadiums

• Steel Cables
• Roofing made of plastic glass (Munich stadium)
• Roof cables (J.S. Dorton Arena)
• Built-in (Skydome)

bbc.co.uk
arcaro.org
www1.leeds.ac.uk
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New Designs
cube.org.uk/ftp/exhibitions

• Introduction of Reinforced Concrete
• J.F.K. Airport
• Brazil National Assembly - R. C.
• Sydney Opera House - Swedish Tiles

ronsaari.com
virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us
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Natural Designs
igra-world.com
treehugger.com

• Green Roofs
• Have been implemented worldwide
• Antonio Gaudi
• Casa Mila

bearcave.com/gallery
igra-world.com
the-bear-den.com
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Conclusion
Nara.accu.or.jp
sights-and-culture.com

• Roofs were initially used for shelter and
  protection
• Roofs were decorated for aesthetic purposes
• Roofs have become more practical and are serving
  efficient purposes

www.geektimes.com
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Bibliography

• Science History. Encyclopedia of Discovery.
  2002.
• Vila, Bob. Roof Terms and Terminology. 2002.
  Bobvila.com The Ultimate Home Site. 15 June
  2006. lthttp//bobvila.com/HowTo_Library/RoofTerms_
  and_Terminology-Miscellaneous_Roofing_Topics-A1936
  .htmlgt
• Furniture Styles. 2004-06. 15 June 2006
  lthttp//www.furniturestyles.netgt