Building Identities
Architecture - an enclosure to a functional space or curation of various enclosures housing different uses - is ultimately, a form of art. The big challenge for all architects is to dream of an artistic form and, at the same time, make it functional for its intended users. The great built forms we see and admire today have succeeded in this challenge and hence, have evolved to be an exceptional architectural art. Their unique idea sets them apart from the rest and makes them truly exclusive.
The skillful execution of artistic idea gives a unique identity, not only to the architecture itself, but also to the architect, the city and sometimes, even the nation. Opera house in Australia, Eiffel Tower in France are great examples of the architecture that signifies the whole nation. Whereas Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, the Louvre museum in Paris stand as a giant piece of sculpture in the city. These artistic forms set a dialogue with the surrounding community, interact at various levels and have a very profound effect on psychology, culture and economy of the society. The true forms of architectural art are the one that are interactive, accommodative and above all, exceptionally unique. For some this idea is realised through a distinguished form, for others through intricate details, while some of them have genius play of light. The response to context, orientation, location of penetrations, selection of materials, the approach, the placement, the skin, the spaces within - all are designed as a response to the principle idea behind a genuinely distinguished architecture.
The photographs in this essay are intended to explore the very nature of Art in Architecture. Some of them examine the art by capturing the enclosed space through beautiful play of light, while others explore the sculptural nature of the pure form. As black and white images, they compel one to see the artistic expression of architecture.
The skillful execution of artistic idea gives a unique identity, not only to the architecture itself, but also to the architect, the city and sometimes, even the nation. Opera house in Australia, Eiffel Tower in France are great examples of the architecture that signifies the whole nation. Whereas Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, the Louvre museum in Paris stand as a giant piece of sculpture in the city. These artistic forms set a dialogue with the surrounding community, interact at various levels and have a very profound effect on psychology, culture and economy of the society. The true forms of architectural art are the one that are interactive, accommodative and above all, exceptionally unique. For some this idea is realised through a distinguished form, for others through intricate details, while some of them have genius play of light. The response to context, orientation, location of penetrations, selection of materials, the approach, the placement, the skin, the spaces within - all are designed as a response to the principle idea behind a genuinely distinguished architecture.
The photographs in this essay are intended to explore the very nature of Art in Architecture. Some of them examine the art by capturing the enclosed space through beautiful play of light, while others explore the sculptural nature of the pure form. As black and white images, they compel one to see the artistic expression of architecture.
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