Architecture
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Dreams and memories 2
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€750
Hit or Miss?
K Oldal
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 52 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
€450
Colorful Building
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 77 x 126 x 1.5 cm Painting - 30.3 x 49.6 x 0.6 inch
€1,000
Siena Fountain
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Winetasting at San Vito
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Bells of Montalcino
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Flower of Florence
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Dream Villa Lake Como
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Masked in Venice
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Barrels of Love
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,637
Praha, Czechia
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
€821
Ponte Vecchio
Donna Carnahan
Photography - 91 x 122 x 4 cm Photography - 35.8 x 48 x 1.6 inch
€1,931
Grande Motte Seagulls 2V
Clemente Vergara
Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch
€450
Paris revisited, Triptych 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
€250
Brooklyn gbuck
Frédéric Lavaud
Sculpture - 146 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 57.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
€3,500
Mariupol no.2 /War in Ukraine
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
€3,400
Port city no.2
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
€3,600
Houses and ladders
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 105 x 60 x 2.2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 23.6 x 0.9 inch
€3,400
Dreamed city - night - diptych
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
€3,200
Total recall
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
The Souk of Marrakech - Collection Morocco
Rodrigo
Photography - 26.7 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€400
N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€520
N° 1069 Congratulations 4
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 994 Ce sont amis que vent emporte
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Le Musset, Paris - Limited Edition Print
Ruslana Levandovska
Print - 66 x 53.3 x 0.8 cm Print - 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch
€579
Sur les toits de l'abbatiale
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,500
City Shadows
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€773
Golden Gates Temple
Leandro Frutos
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€548
Illuminated Elegance
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch
€215
Octobre rose
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€125
De retour à Paris
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€215
N° 1234 Saint-Jean d'acre 1
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1233 Haïfa. Mont Carmel.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
N° 1232 Césarée, Cesarea
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 148 Place Saint-Jean
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€540
N° 140 Le boeuf de la rue du Boeuf
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€540
N° 1227 Abu Gosh. Dans le village 2.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€820
N° 1224 Abu Gosh. Office dominical.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
N° 1220 Talmont. Eglise Sainte Radegonde.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 1197. Entracte. Jardinière 3.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€550
N° 1193 Rochefort. Au musée de...
R. Cavalié
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€800
N° 1190 Aix. La maison de rêve
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1105 Belgrade 2. Kafeterija Magazin. A
R. Cavalié
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€580
N° 1181 Ile d'Aix. Eglise abbatiale. Place de Verdun.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€540
N° 1096 Prague 1. Place de la Vieille Ville (est).
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1088 Dresde 2. Noir, blanche et travaux.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 1091 Dresde 5. Carpe diem.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 110 Baalbek. L'emmuré.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
N° 833 Chessine 1. Le Sarto
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
N° 493 De l'esplanade de la Maison de Boigne.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Bordeaux, port de la lune
Jacques Guillet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
Alerte Ouragan : Villa Ravagée N°2
Yann Crenn
Print - 105 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€2,300
Le bouddha de la montagne
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€800
Flooding - Jellyworld
Romain Liverato
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Sit and wait....
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Confluence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Gotham City
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 88 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 34.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€3,000
Chemins de croix
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
The golden calf
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
Alphaville
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
€3,150
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.
Discover our selections of artworks inspired by art and architecture!