Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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EXP2: Architectural Concepts

Jean Noveul
1. Vegetation is part of architecture
2. Importance in designing a building to harmonise with its site and surrounds
3. ELEMENTARITY – Breaking down elements to form basic shapes – no complications – essence and simplicity
4. I’m a contextual architect and believe in a cultural context
5. Incorporate traditional Islamic architecture into his modern designs
6. Projects that maintain the spirit of the location, desire of people, city or countryside of the building that came by it

Sir Christopher Wren
1. Architecture has its political use, public buildings being the ornament of a country, it establishes a nation, draws people and commerce, makes the people love the native county which passion is the original with all great actions in a commonwealth
2. Architecture aims at eternity
3. Employs mathematical and scientific concepts
4. Uses baroque with a classical restraint
5. Vitruvius ideas which include proportion, harmony and order
6. Pursuit to push boundaries of the way we see architecture