So great to learn from the master.

Hey Brent, I always enjoy your straight-forward explanation (with images) to call out the different elements and how they influence and determine the different styles of construction.

Mr. Hull!! I completely agree with your statement that, "It takes at least two-five years to learn the language of design." I've been at it since the 5th grade, I turned 17 a number of months ago. I'm still learning. Whenever I see a building, I have an almost automatic response to label it as a particular style. I actually laughed when you said the official TH pamphlet called the home "Georgian." This is actually known among some designers as the "Georgian Fallacy." It's basically the presumption that everything brick and classical is Georgian - or at least to some degree Georgian inspired. I, too made that mistake, and I sometimes still do. A Georgian house would most likely have had five bays across the front and a pedimented doorway (aedicule.) One thing, however, that I have to disagree with is your statement that Victorian houses are "the McMansions of the 19th century." True, a lot of that ornament was mass-produced and applied by artisans without Classical training, but the three examples you (or your producers) show of Queen Anne houses are all carefully proportioned and beautifully executed. If you really want to criticize Victorian design, look up some of their clothing!!

Great explanation! Trying to learn these different styles years ago and everybody incorrectly described different architecture types had me confused as to what is what.

In Russia in 1700, Emperor Peter I gave his subordinates land only after they showed a contract with a respected architect to design a house. This is how St. Petersburg was built

Fabulous 👍

You're one of the best. Keep it up, because it has changed my mind on a lot of things,

GREAT VIDEOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m leaning towards Colonial for my home. As I like in an old New England town.

This is great! Thank you!

Great explanation. What a great house!

Hi Brent, This is a very interesting and informative video. I love the book you mention. It has been very helpful to me as an interior designer over the years. I notice that in North Carolina and South Carolina, the farther west you go in our states, with old homes, you see a little more lag in styles...they may be of the Federal Era, but look more Colonial depending on how knowledgeable the builder was on the latest fashion, so to speak. That happens in furniture too. The west part of NC was mostly trappers, early settlers, etc. in the mid-18th C, while the coast was more fashionable. This is really noticeable when you compare Charleston to say, areas in Caswell County, NC for example.

Hi Brent! You mentioned in the video that Thistle Hill was built in 1904, and then renovated in 1910. What was the reason they renovated only six years after building the house? Was it because interior decoration had changed, there was a need for additional rooms, or perhaps some building materials weren’t holding up in the climate (leaking roofs/windows/basement, etc)? Are there any pictures or architectural drawings available that show what was changed and why?

An excellent rationale for lifelong learning!

Lovely to see Villa Chiericati shown as example.

In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell states that it takes 10000 hours (or approximately 10 years) of deliberate practice to became an expert.

It took me a while of staring at the Sulliman house to notice it has triple columns. Never seen that before. And the porch roof kind of splits them in half, but seems to work.

if we look to the greeks and roman, who did they look to/

Hi Brent I really enjoy your videos, the architectural knowledge you have is amazing! I’m restoring a house in Scranton Pennsylvania and I was wondering if I emailed you a photo of the outside you can maybe tell me what style you think it is ?

Always challenged to further my knowledge by your content!

It might also be helpful to have a repetoire of images of different home styles to see what a person is drawn to when designing a home.