Architectural Theory Mash Up

Architectural Mash-Up:

Is architecture an art? The answer used to seem obvious enough: It is because architecture is an essentially public art that we need some shared sense of architectural value. The difference between the necessary and the superfluous is inherent in a work, and is not defined by the work’s relationship – or lack of it – to something outside itself. Architecture, after all, consists mainly of abstract forms. during the day, an environment is created where the abundant natural light and man-made light coexist. To this way of thinking, the color temperatures of natural and artificial lights are mixed to adjust the brightness. what I want in my rooms is for people to feel substance all around them, to feel the fabric, the wood, and slender steel pipes. A beautiful building was one that realized certain abstract ideals of symmetry, proportion and harmony. the architect must consider the experiential, emotional, and temporal circumstances of life as much as satisfy programmatic requirements and technological propriety. it does not simply mean that plans drawn on tracing papers with pencils are replaced with images displayed on computer screen. It was all a matter of following the rules for the “classical orders”. design in architecture will refer not only to traditional hardware design but also to a more flexible software design that includes programs. Therefore, a work of architecture necessarily entangles both visuality and tactility.

 



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