Successful architectural practice requires a synthesis of both perspectives. Striking a balance between creative expression and economic pragmatism allows architects to create designs that are not only visually compelling but also sustainable, functional, and financially viable. The integration of art and business aspects is essential for the holistic success of architectural endeavors. The driving forces […]
Primary Shapes
Form geometry we know the regular shapes to be the circle, and the infinite series of regular polygons that can be inscribed within it. Of these, the most significant are the primary shapes: the circle, the triangle, and the square. Circle A plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within […]
Shape Figure Ground Relationship
Theory Of Design Form Relational properties of Form Our perception of shape depends on the degree of visual contrast that exists along the contour separating a figure from its ground or between a form and its field. This concept is often referred to as “figure-ground relationship” and is a fundamental principle in visual perception and […]
Relational properties of Form
Theory Of Design Form Forms also have relational properties which govern the pattern and composition of elements Position The location of a form relative to its environment or the visual filed within which it is seen. Orientation The direction of a form relative to the ground plane, the compass points, other forms, or to the […]
Theory of Design Form
Meaning of Form “Architectural form is the point of contact between mass and space … Architectural forms, textures, materials, modulation of light and shade, color, all combine to inject a quality or spirit that articulates space. The quality of the architecture will be determined by the skill of the designer in using and relating these […]
Unit to Whole : Architectural Design concept
This concept is generally used in buildings which are designed as minimal monolithic forms. The most direct relationship between a unit and the whole occurs when the two are the same entity-when the unit is equal to the whole. For example, Cheop’s pyramid comprised enormous quantities of stone blocks and claddlng pieces. Yet, the dominant perception of […]
Semiotics and architecture
Semiotics is the science that studies the different systems of signs that allow communication between individuals. Their modes of reception and functioning, in this way we can say that the semiotics of Architecture studies the symbols and the architectural language that buildings manifest or want to transmit. If semiotics, beyond being the science of recognized […]
Analogy : Architecture and Indian Film
Architect : Director and writer of the Film Architect act as director in construction of the building , in cinema director controls every steps happen in the movie scene similarly architect controls every steps happen in construction on site Contractor : actor of the Film Contractor acts like executive agency in construction , in cinema actor act […]
I M PEI
Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei , graduate form Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1942, start his own practice in 1955 as I.M. Pei & Associates (but later changing its name to Pei & Partners in 1966 and finally to Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989). His architecture is identifiable through its strict geometries – […]
Purism
Purism. A movement in French painting advocating an art of clarity and objectivity in tune with the machine age. Purism founders were Amedée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier, who met in Paris in 1918, and it flourished from then until 1925. Both protagonists seemed to realize that it represented something of a dead end pictorially and moved on to much looser styles. […]