A Purpose for Classical Architecture in the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

Classical architecture has the potential to address our human condition and our natural environment. During the twentieth century and the rise of modernism, the use of classical architecture was abandoned, seen by most architects as irrelevant or unsuitable for our modern world. However, when classicism is revisited through the framework of humanism and beauty, it becomes an appropriate architectural language that is suitable for the twenty-first century. By proposing a program of a hospice, classical architecture has the opportunity to show its ability to fulfill the requirements of dignity, spirituality, harmony and the beautiful.

The objective of this thesis is to present a case for the promotion of classical architecture in the present day. The objective was to approach classical architecture canonically and do the work well, in the manner of past and present classical architects. A variety of readings of architectural philosophy and classical treaties were studied as well as a full investigation of classical architecture using a traditional approach to design.