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Module 4 - Architecture

The document discusses architecture and its role as both a functional and fine art. It notes that architecture involves planning the structure of buildings, with the goal of creating beauty through the arrangement of spaces, materials, and elements. A successful architectural design unifies all components to serve the overall purpose of the structure and participate in its total beauty, which viewers can fully grasp by experiencing it from different angles as they move around it. The architect must work within the constraints of the building's purpose, space, materials, and client needs to determine the form and style.

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Module 4 - Architecture

The document discusses architecture and its role as both a functional and fine art. It notes that architecture involves planning the structure of buildings, with the goal of creating beauty through the arrangement of spaces, materials, and elements. A successful architectural design unifies all components to serve the overall purpose of the structure and participate in its total beauty, which viewers can fully grasp by experiencing it from different angles as they move around it. The architect must work within the constraints of the building's purpose, space, materials, and client needs to determine the form and style.

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module 4 - architecture

architecture
– page 45
– planning of the structure of a building and assistance in the execution
– will only be a fine art if the principle purpose is to create a beauty proper to the building
– not all archi is considered as a fine art
– “can beauty be prioritized?”
– more on the utilitarian art side
– page 50: functional architecture
– it is a beauty
– archi is a unity of space or a kind of enclosed space
– page 46: walls, roof, doors, and openings for lighting and ventilation
– all enclosed spaces (which have all these) may still differ depending on who the architects are
– (decorative arts) ornaments should be aligned with the purpose of the space or structure
– should participate in the overall purpose of the structure
– if successful, it has a place in the fine arts
– page 53: we should not be focused on this when looking at the whole structure
– architecture is a unity of space
– role of the architect: must work within the compounds of space
– materials
– must think of the natural forms that the work must be based on
– techniques
– how to work with these materials on hand
– prepare the space for execution of design
– page 54: architects only work in an empty space
– the structure is determined by its purpose
– the structure must be built to last for celebrations in the future and to last for a long time
– ex.: pyramids of Giza
– the purpose is to last
– purposes of a building
– must withstand natural disasters
– page 56 to shelter
– for commemorative function
– materials of architecture
– use to limit the space to be used
– should be chosen carefully that is most beneficial to the purpose of the structure
– wood (natural)
– brick, cement, etc. (artificial)
– each element contributes to the total beauty of the structure
– the viewers can’t grasp the totality w/o movement
– the viewers will need to walk around the structure
– the architect can’t control the experience of the viewers
– this exp makes the design of the structure dynamic
– page 63: materials
– elements of the building: what define close portions of spaces
– walls
– angle of the walls
– openings
– roof
– page 72: the architect is the one who is most restricted due to space and his client
– page 73: can add his own taste
– form
– arrangement of all parts to perceive a whole as a unity
– based on the changes or events in history
– architectural styles

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