What is the best architectural style? - Results & Rankings

Contemporary style emphasizing environmental responsibility

19th century style with ornate details and eclectic influences

Early 20th century American style with horizontal lines

Minimalist style with natural materials and sliding doors

Style integrating buildings with natural surroundings

English medieval style with half-timbered facades

Architecture of Islamic world with geometric patterns and calligraphy

Early 20th century German school emphasizing form and function

Medieval style with pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses

Mid-20th century American style with space-age aesthetics

1930s style with aerodynamic, curving forms

Current architectural styles emphasizing innovation and sustainability

Early 20th century style inspired by Mediterranean architecture

18th century English style with symmetry and proportion

14th-17th century revival of classical architecture

Architecture from colonial periods, varies by region

Traditional architecture with curved roofs and wooden structures

Late 20th century style rejecting modernism, embracing ornamentation

20th century style emphasizing function, simplicity, and new materials

18th century style with elaborate decoration, asymmetry, and pastel colors

Medieval style with rounded arches and thick walls

1920s-1930s style with geometric patterns and luxury materials

Modernist style with glass, steel, and minimal ornamentation

Late 20th century style celebrating technology and industrial aesthetics

Late 19th-early 20th century style with organic, flowing forms

Mid-20th century style with raw concrete and bold geometric forms

17th-18th century style with dramatic, ornate details and grandeur

Early 20th century style with emotional, sculptural forms

Eastern Roman Empire style with domes and mosaics

18th-19th century revival of classical Greek and Roman architecture

Late 20th century style with fragmented, non-rectilinear forms

American style from early republic period