[Steve Lang]

Looking at the Discussion Group home page and noted the 4 gca periods defined as:
1.  Pre-1899  "Natural Challenges"
2.  1900-1937  includes "The Golden Age"
3.  1949-1985  "The Dark Ages"
4.  Present  "Shaping Options, penal, to subtle sustainability"
 
Shouldn't the last 30 years be better defined than just "Present?"  Does sustainability concept mark the current present state of the art gca?


Perhaps a New Golden Age?

[Jeff_Lewis]

Simple.  Renaissance.  Follows the Dark Ages. 

[Rick Shefchik]

This one of those threads that's going to end quickly because the first response was perfect.

[Steve Lang]

BINGO !

I suspect Tom Doak might agree... leading by example with his Renaissance Golf Design


Having lived with a bunch of building architects in college, the analogies never seem to stop... seems appropriate for gca too, an "age of awakening".

from http://architecture.about.com/cs/historicperiods/a/timeline.htm


850 BC to 476 AD — Classical
From the rise of ancient Greece until the fall of the Roman empire, great buildings were constructed according to precise rules. The Classical Orders, which defined column styles and entablature designs, continue to influence building design in modern times.
527 to 565 AD — ByzantineAfter Constantine moved the capital of the Roman empire to Byzantium (now called Istanbul) in 330 AD, Roman architecture evolved into a graceful, classically-inspired style that used brick instead of stone, domed roofs, elaborate mosaics, and classical forms.
800 to 1200 AD — RomanesqueAs Rome spread across Europe, heavier, stocky Romanesque architecture with rounded arches emerged. Churches and castles of the early Medieval period were constructed with thick walls and heavy piers.
1100 to 1450 AD — GothicPointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and other innovations led to taller, more graceful architecture. Gothic ideas gave rise to magnificent cathedrals like Chartres and Notre Dame.
 1400 to 1600 AD — RenaissanceA return to classical ideas ushered an "age of awakening" in Italy, France, and England. Long after the Renaissance era ended, architects in the Western world found inspiration in the beautifully proportioned architecture of the period.

Hopefully we won't see Baroque style follow.

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