Architecture

Photography, Mur 005, Sophie Bassouls

Mur 005

Sophie Bassouls

Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$839

Painting, Petite ville, René Guinand

Petite ville

René Guinand

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,137

Photography, Amsterdam View opus 47, Geert Lemmers

Amsterdam View opus 47

Geert Lemmers

Photography - 89.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$1,220

Painting, Hon's lighthouse, Marianne Lefevre

Hon's lighthouse

Marianne Lefevre

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$772

Painting, Calm Morning, Philippe Olivier

Calm Morning

Philippe Olivier

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$615

Fine Art Drawings, Sur les toits de l'abbatiale, Ledentelier

Sur les toits de l'abbatiale

Ledentelier

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,678

Photography, Alabama Street. From the series Lost in transition, Ying Chen

Alabama Street. From the series Lost in transition

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library, Ying Chen

Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Atlanta high museum, Ying Chen

Atlanta high museum

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Peachtree Street, Ying Chen

Peachtree Street

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Plaza and viaduct, Ying Chen

Plaza and viaduct

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Bunker 4, Agathe Wagner

Bunker 4

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$671

Fine Art Drawings, Bunker 3, Agathe Wagner

Bunker 3

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$895

Fine Art Drawings, Bunker 1, Agathe Wagner

Bunker 1

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$895

Painting, Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila, Vladimir Kolosov

Visions of Barcelona - Casa Mila

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 29.8 x 19.7 x 0 cm Painting - 11.75 x 7.75 x 0.01 inch

$240

Print, L'Herboriste, Michel Delacroix

L'Herboriste

Michel Delacroix

Print - 49 x 59 cm Print - 19.3 x 23.2 inch

$654

Painting, Santa María a Maior, Paco Ascón Callejo

Santa María a Maior

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 73 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,510

Painting, La chapelle de la Joie à St Pierre, Richard Bouts

La chapelle de la Joie à St Pierre

Richard Bouts

Painting - 30.2 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 11.9 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,622

Painting, Médina, Richard Bouts

Médina

Richard Bouts

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2.2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.9 inch

$1,398

Photography, Grozny en ruines (Tchétchénie), Françoise Spiekermeier

Grozny en ruines (Tchétchénie)

Françoise Spiekermeier

Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch

$1,454

Fine Art Drawings, Colisée, Rome, Frédéric Schmied

Colisée, Rome

Frédéric Schmied

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$938

Painting, Baby blues, Perrine Anna Chantal

Baby blues

Perrine Anna Chantal

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$924

Painting, Street fair, Edgar Quispe

Street fair

Edgar Quispe

Painting - 59 x 42 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 inch

$671

Print, Sans titre, Morten Schelde

Sans titre

Morten Schelde

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$559

Print, Sans titre, Morten Schelde

Sans titre

Morten Schelde

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$559

Print, Sans titre, Morten Schelde

Sans titre

Morten Schelde

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$559

Print, Kitchen, Morten Schelde

Kitchen

Morten Schelde

Print - 77.5 x 57.5 cm Print - 30.5 x 22.6 inch

$559

Painting, Tower Brick Bridge, Pys

Tower Brick Bridge

Pys

Painting - 26 x 26 x 4.2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.7 inch

$655

Painting, Paysage de Printemps avec une Chapelle, François Gos

Paysage de Printemps avec une Chapelle

François Gos

Painting - 39 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,407

Photography, Kyoto 27, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kyoto 27

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 18 x 23 x 2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

$263

Photography, Kyoto 22, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kyoto 22

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 23 x 18 x 2 cm Photography - 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$263

Photography, Kyoto 19, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Kyoto 19

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 23 x 18 x 2 cm Photography - 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$263

Print, V7, Isthme

V7

Isthme

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.4 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$280

Print, B1, Isthme

B1

Isthme

Print - 30 x 40 x 0.4 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$280

Painting, Akihabara - série voyage en Asie, Brigitte Genty

Akihabara - série voyage en Asie

Brigitte Genty

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$643

Painting, Paysage, René Guinand

Paysage

René Guinand

Painting - 22 x 25.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10 x 0.8 inch

$1,290

Fine Art Drawings, Línea Estructura (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Línea Estructura (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$500

Fine Art Drawings, Plano Bloques. One of a Kind (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Plano Bloques. One of a Kind (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Belga. One of a Kind (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Belga. One of a Kind (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Línea Aparejo (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Línea Aparejo (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Textura (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Textura (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$500

Fine Art Drawings, Espejo. One of a Kind (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Espejo. One of a Kind (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Picos Intercalados 2, Rodrigo Spinel

Picos Intercalados 2

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Picos Invertido. One of a Kind (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Picos Invertido. One of a Kind (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Print, Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio, Larry Rivers

Carnegie Hall from the Carnegie Hall 100th Anniversary Portfolio

Larry Rivers

Print - 144.8 x 101.6 cm Print - 57 x 40 inch

$6,000

Fine Art Drawings, Colores 3 (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Colores 3 (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Regular (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Regular (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Bloques, Rodrigo Spinel

Bloques

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Bloques Desalineado 2 (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel

Bloques Desalineado 2 (Framed)

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch

$400

Fine Art Drawings, Pour l'espoir, André Masson

Pour l'espoir

André Masson

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 52 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 20.5 inch

$8,388

Painting, Depuis le potager vue sur l'église de St François-de-Sales, Chêne-Bourg, Frédéric Goerg

Depuis le potager vue sur l'église de St François-de-Sales, Chêne-Bourg

Frédéric Goerg

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,934

Painting, Vue sur les toits, Frédéric Goerg

Vue sur les toits

Frédéric Goerg

Painting - 36.8 x 36.8 x 2 cm Painting - 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,407

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch

$391

Painting, Paysage, Herbert Theurillat

Paysage

Herbert Theurillat

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,641

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch

$391

Painting, Tribal Mask, Tarek

Tribal Mask

Tarek

Painting - 24 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch

$347

Photography, Color Life, Vassilia Kouboulis

Color Life

Vassilia Kouboulis

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,734

Photography, Burano, Vassilia Kouboulis

Burano

Vassilia Kouboulis

Photography - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,734

Painting, I put a spell on you, Laëtitia Giraud

I put a spell on you

Laëtitia Giraud

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,628

Painting, The National Theatre, David Walker

The National Theatre

David Walker

Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$5,561

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Untitled

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.3 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, The Golden Lane, Kirill Postovit

The Golden Lane

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

$190

Photography, Palm 3 World Station, Simon Vega

Palm 3 World Station

Simon Vega

Photography - 51 x 76 x 4 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,125

Photography, Pink Morning, Christophe Jacrot

Pink Morning

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$3,020

Painting, Le salon ensoleillé, Joseph Mittey

Le salon ensoleillé

Joseph Mittey

Painting - 21 x 28 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,055

Print, Le retour du capitaine nemo - Cathédrale, François Schuiten

Le retour du capitaine nemo - Cathédrale

François Schuiten

Print - 80 x 55 x 0.05 cm Print - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, Warm Fall Day, Alexander Shandor

Warm Fall Day

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,600

Painting, Selo - N, Ivan Tzonev

Selo - N

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$179

Fine Art Drawings, Fall, Pauline Di Valentin

Fall

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,678

Fine Art Drawings, The Urban Autumn, Kirill Postovit

The Urban Autumn

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$537

Design, Chair Zebu Black oak, Un'common

Chair Zebu Black oak

Un'common

Design - 70 x 70 x 63 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 24.8 inch

$1,622

Design, Chair Zebu Smoky oak, Un'common

Chair Zebu Smoky oak

Un'common

Design - 70 x 70 x 63 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 24.8 inch

$1,543

Painting, Urban Patterns - 5-panels, Carl McGrady

Urban Patterns - 5-panels

Carl McGrady

Painting - 61 x 165.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 65 x 1 inch

$5,500

Painting, Cascade, Anna Krtshatsyan

Cascade

Anna Krtshatsyan

Painting - 125 x 145 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 57.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Print, Paris, Louvre Passage Richelieu, Chris Morin-Eitner

Paris, Louvre Passage Richelieu

Chris Morin-Eitner

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$201

Painting, Manhattan bridge, Gil Lachapelle

Manhattan bridge

Gil Lachapelle

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,063

Photography, Bir Hakeim, Nicolas Boutruche

Bir Hakeim

Nicolas Boutruche

Photography - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$9,619

Print, Moon Child, Roamcouch

Moon Child

Roamcouch

Print - 86.4 x 61 cm Print - 34 x 24 inch

$1,250

Painting, Frames, David Walker

Frames

David Walker

Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$5,561

Print, Jeu d'Ombre 2, Anette Harboe Flensburg

Jeu d'Ombre 2

Anette Harboe Flensburg

Print - 48 x 63 cm Print - 18.9 x 24.8 inch

$699

Print, Sans titre, Anette Harboe Flensburg

Sans titre

Anette Harboe Flensburg

Print - 48 x 64 cm Print - 18.9 x 25.2 inch

$559

Print, Sans titre, Anette Harboe Flensburg

Sans titre

Anette Harboe Flensburg

Print - 48 x 64 cm Print - 18.9 x 25.2 inch

$559

Photography, NYC evening, Mark Elst

NYC evening

Mark Elst

Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$839

Photography, Jardin du musée des beaux arts, Julie Peiffer

Jardin du musée des beaux arts

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 60.6 x 91 cm Photography - 23.9 x 35.8 inch

$1,135

Photography, Inside Fondation Louis Vuitton, Mark Elst

Inside Fondation Louis Vuitton

Mark Elst

Photography - 70 x 46.7 cm Photography - 27.55 x 18.37 inch

$839

Photography, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Mark Elst

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Mark Elst

Photography - 41.7 x 31.2 cm Photography - 16.42 x 12.3 inch

$839

Painting, Selo J1, Ivan Tzonev

Selo J1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 29 x 29 x 4 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.6 inch

$179

Painting, Empire State, Alain Bertrand

Empire State

Alain Bertrand

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$11,632

Print, Ruelle, Bernard Gantner

Ruelle

Bernard Gantner

Print - 56 x 22.5 cm Print - 22 x 8.9 inch

$168

Architecture

Art and architecture share many similarities. They've influenced one another throughout history. However, trying to liken these two disciplines will inevitably lead to certain contractions.

Perhaps the biggest difference is that Art, in its broadest sense, is defined as a creation meant to trigger an emotional response which is generally related to aesthetic pleasure. It doesn't satisfy any of life's basic needs, but it leads to thoughts, reflections, and often taps into our subconscious and our memory. On the other hand, architecture's primary purpose is to shelter individuals and ensure their safety. Architecture is meant to serve a utilitarian purpose.

Today, architecture has gone far beyond this initial function. Architects have strived to combine engineering and aesthetic research to create buildings that are so out of the ordinary we wonder how they were designed. They want their creations to stand out and favour originality and creativity. Just like in arts, architecture is influenced by the historical, social, and political context of the time and each movement has its own characteristics, from baroque to futurism to Bauhaus. Modern architecture marked a turn in the history of architecture. Architects revolutionised the social scope of their discipline and took an industrialist approach to society and nature — avant-garde architects rubbed shoulders with artists such as Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and members of the De Stijl group. Le Corbusier is a pioneer in collective housing, and also took part in ambitious projects which aimed to rebuild entire cities, such as Chandigarh in India. Decorative arts also developed by taking inspiration from the conventions that governed modernist architecture.

Contemporary architecture might not be a specific movement per se, but buildings that fall into this category share certain attributes. Contemporary architecture is characterised by curvy lines and various volumes in a single structure, as seen with the Sydney Opera House. The architect Jørn Utzon explained that he didn't seek to create a building for this project, but an actual sculpture. The building continually renews itself with new meanings and experiences for each passerby. Architectural works often require periods of deep reflection and a long though process in order for the architect to envisage how to give their building a sense of character and soul.

Whether architecture is an art or not is a never ending debate, but it is undeniable that there are strong links between the two disciplines. There are many examples of collaborations between contemporary artists and architects, and today the works of the greatest architects are exhibited in museums along with their fellow artists.

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