What we call art in all its forms ā painting, sculpture, drawing and engraving ā appeared in human groups all over the world in the period known as the Upper Paleolithic, which is roughly from 40,000 to 10,000 years ago. In Europe, sophisticated and powerful...
Architecture is not just a building, street, or a space. Architecture forms a specific theme for a place and gives it its own personality. These details become part of that space and grow with the people who use it. Architecture is considered one of the...
A simple question like this has the ability to turn heads and arise foggy thoughts that puzzle oneās mind, and ā strangely ā an exact answer to it has never been agreed upon to this very day. However, most people do approve that it is...
The influence field of a building goes beyond its volumetric limits. In this sense, therefore, buildings are not merely placed outdoors, but they actually affect outdoors. The experience of understanding the environment involves a perception of the volume of air that surrounds the observer. The...
The author says that āthe purpose of architecture is to design buildingsā is an unsatisfactory definition. Why does he say so? In that case, what is he suggesting as the real purpose of architecture? Explain. āThe purpose of architecture is to design buildingsā is not...
Gothic Architecture: Decoration and Sculpture Gothic architecture is widely known for its elaborate decoration, and almost fantasy like details constructed into the cathedrals. Architects were transitioning from a time in which big and blocky romanesque buildings evolved to become Gothic, with an extreme level of...
I do acknowledge the fact that many of these beliefs are a product of naivety and general lack of experience in the politics of architecture. But what I lack in experience in architecture, I make up with an outside perspective in the subject. We often...
Introduction Architectural representations are powerful tools in communicating and conveying the overall concept of the design, the architectās intentions and ideas. Moreover, representations are useful in projecting and reflecting the circumstances and positions of that particular society, in this case, the social constructs and other...
Throughout the course of this piece I will be writing about a building of my choice that has had little or major work done within the last 10 years and writing about it in two separate views a democratic architecture perspective and through the social...
Significant Figures and Historical Context Through the middle ages, architecture dynamically evolved. However, the French Gothic architecture movement introduced elaborate and ornate structures that were never seen before. These cathedrals were usually made by the majority of their townspeople and took hundreds of years to...
Of all the other forms of art, architecture has the unique feature of being directly associated with mankind. Through to Andersonās effort architecture as a āMother of artā design the global referring to the human culture, socialization, religious and history to generate the new image....
Parthenon in Athens is a monument in Greek mainland, a classical temple located at the top of Acropolis. Constructed in 5th Century BCE, it was devoted to Athena Parthenos (Greek Goddess) to emphasise the power of Athens. Out of the classical Greek architectural orders (Doric,...
The Dancing House is the great historic significant building in Prague. It was constructed in 1992 and completed in1996. The Dancing House is located at the corner of Jirasek Square and Rasin Quay alongside the river Vltava. Before the Dancing house was built, it originally...
The concern of ethics is our relation to ourselves, others and to the world, and these relations are articulated through architecture. To understand the ethics of architecture we must consider various factors such as culture, structure, material and means of construction. Truth in architecture can...
The Marcussen Organ was originally constructed in Denmark but eventually, it made its way down towards Wichita. Many people in Denmark came to help tune and build this amazing instrument. Marcussen was bought out by a woman named Gladys Wiedemann. She graciously gave this awesome...
It is surprising how much common ground someone can find between dancing and architecture. Starting from a fundamental principle, all the architectural constructions in order to be able to stand, they need to obey the laws of physics, such as gravity. Moreover there should be...
Introduction Introduction: I view the Personal Process Project is an opportunity to take charge of my own learning and be independent while finding answers. It is very important to choose a topic that will inspire me to remain focused and submersed in the project throughout...
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