The evolution of the ceiling in architecture

Date

2017-12-23

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Publisher

Видавництво Львівської політехніки
Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House

Abstract

The evolution of the ceiling, vault, as an important element of forming the interior space of architectural buildings is highlighted. The form, structure, materials and aesthetic factors in the building history of mankind are analyzed. The changes in the formation of the ceiling, the principles of the application of polychrome are described. The topic of artistic aesthetics ceilings (e.g. vaults ) was discussed in detail. Examples of modern types of ceilings, such as geo-grating, ceilings made of red shoe laces, modern interpretation of the vault – stretch ceilings, etc., which today are extremely important for interior design of buildings, are given.

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Keywords

ceiling, vaults of the building, art aesthetics, interior design

Citation

Tkachuk H. The evolution of the ceiling in architecture / Hanna Tkachuk, Oksana Bilinska // Litteris et Artibus : proceedings, 23–25 November, 2017. — Lviv : Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2017. — P. 232–239. — (8th International academic conference «Geodesy, architecture & construction 2017» (GAC-2017)).