1415 Ecole des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts),Paris The Ecole des Beaux-Arts was the official school of art in France It was established in 1793 as part of the reforms of the French Revolution and was fommerly part of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. The school had a reputation for its conservative approach,founded on classical'architectural ideas and classical Greco-Roman architectural principles,but provided a sound technical grounding in painting, architecture and sculpture. A beaux-arts style evolved from the nineteenth century and many influential architects trained there from Europe and USA.The style that it influenced was classical,grand and Parti diagrams technically precise. It was an appropriate style for the Concepts are dynamic,and the clearest forms of conceptual end of the nineteenth century in design will be simple and informative.A'parti'diagram Europe.Buildings built in the beaux- arts style include the Paris Opera (the temm is derived from the French verb 'prendre parti', by Garnier(1861),the Palais de which means to make a choice)is very helpful in this respect. Justice in Brussels by Polaert(1866) Popularised during the nineteenth century in the Ecole des and the Petit Palais in Paris by Beaux-Arts in Paris,these drawings are reductive and Girault(1897).It represents both an influential architectural style transform the concept into a few simple lines,which explain and also a type of artistic and complex ideas and motifs in clear and simple terms architectural education. Parti diagrams are abstract sketches that are loaded with architectural meaning and intent,and can be referred to at all stages of the design project. Reductive parti drawings are simple in their execution, but require a great deal of consideration as they are often underpinned by quite complex thought processes.As such they convey a meaning that goes beyond the line on the paper,and will usually need to be fully described by accompanying text. The concept sketch may also require descriptive text or commentary alongside the drawing in order to strongly associate the drawing with its architectural intention.C M Y K T Cheryl Basic Architecture Upon approval Please sign: Name and Date: 001-033 chapter 1cw (7).qxd 8/15/07 2:30 PM Page 15 Parti diagrams Concepts are dynamic, and the clearest forms of conceptual design will be simple and informative. A ‘parti’ diagram (the term is derived from the French verb ‘prendre parti’, which means to make a choice) is very helpful in this respect. Popularised during the nineteenth century in the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, these drawings are reductive and transform the concept into a few simple lines, which explain complex ideas and motifs in clear and simple terms. Parti diagrams are abstract sketches that are loaded with architectural meaning and intent, and can be referred to at all stages of the design project. Reductive parti drawings are simple in their execution, but require a great deal of consideration as they are often underpinned by quite complex thought processes. As such they convey a meaning that goes beyond the line on the paper, and will usually need to be fully described by accompanying text. The concept sketch may also require descriptive text or commentary alongside the drawing in order to strongly associate the drawing with its architectural intention. 14 | 15 Tools and materials › Conceptual sketches › Analytical sketches École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts), Paris The École des Beaux-Arts was the official school of art in France. It was established in 1793 as part of the reforms of the French Revolution and was formerly part of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. The school had a reputation for its conservative approach, founded on ‘classical’ architectural ideas and classical Greco-Roman architectural principles, but provided a sound technical grounding in painting, architecture and sculpture. A beaux-arts style evolved from the nineteenth century and many influential architects trained there from Europe and USA. The style that it influenced was classical, grand and technically precise. It was an appropriate style for the end of the nineteenth century in Europe. Buildings built in the beaux￾arts style include the Paris Opéra by Garnier (1861), the Palais de Justice in Brussels by Polaert (1866) and the Petit Palais in Paris by Girault (1897). It represents both an influential architectural style and also a type of artistic and architectural education. 001-033_R+T_1stp_SN.qxd 10/11/07 1:46 PM Page 15