Post on 28-Mar-2015
ARCHITECTURE AS ART
Architecture as a dual function:• Human needs (shelter, work, play,
worship, etc.)• Aesthetic dimension
There is an interplay of form and function.
• form follows function
• function follows form
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ARCHITECTURE AS ART
Representative Buildings
• Parthenon- Athens, Greece
• Sagrada Familia- Barcelona, Spain
• Guggenheim Museum - NY
• Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao, Spain
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ARCHITECTURE AS ART
Representative Architects
• Antoni Gaudi
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Frank O. Gehry
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Ictinos & Callicrates
Antoni Gaudi Sagrada Familia
Frank Lloyd WrightGuggenheim- N.Y.
Frank O. Gehry Guggenheim- Bilbao,
Spain