History

Architecture is born of the dynamics between needs (needs a condition conducive environment, security, etc.), and ways (of building materials available and construction technology). The architecture of prehistoric and primitive is the initial stage of the dynamics. Then humans become more developed and knowledge began to be formed through oral traditions and practices, architecture evolved into a skill. At this stage is there is a testing process, improvisation, or impersonation so that it becomes a successful outcome. An architect when it was not an important figure, he is merely continuing the tradition. Vernacular architecture is born from the approach that so and until now is still done in many parts of the world.
Human settlements in the past-are essentially rural. Then there arose a surplus of production, so the rural community evolved into urban society. The complexity of the building and they also increase. The technology of construction of public facilities such as roads and bridges was also developed. The typology of the new buildings such as schools, hospitals, and recreational facilities emerged. Religious architecture remains an important part in the society. Style-the style of architecture is growing, and writing about architecture begin to emerge. Papers into a collection of rules (canons) to be followed especially in the construction of religious architecture. Examples of these canons, among others, are the works written by Vitruvius, or Vaastu Shastra of ancient India. In the Classical period and Medieval Europe, the building is not the result of the work of architects individually, but professional associations (guild) formed by the artisan / expert building skills to organize the project.