Architecture
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Le pavillon de la reine
Matthieu Forichon
Print - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$452
That Place with the Blue Door
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$359
Breakfast at the beach
Fatima Mian
Photography - 61 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$359
Be home by dinner II
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$359
Be home by dinner I
Fatima Mian
Photography - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
$359
Gran Vía - Plaza Callao, Madrid
Maite Farreres
Painting - 101.6 x 64.8 x 0.4 cm Painting - 40 x 25.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,546
Evanescence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,415
Plaza Mayor - Felipe III, Madrid
Maite Farreres
Painting - 80 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,546
Knuedler Luxemburgo
Maite Farreres
Painting - 80 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,546
Sunset
Luis Alberto Quispe
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 15.7 inch
$430
Flowery coast in Positano - Southern Italy
Gianni Di Guida
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Flowering pointview (Vertical version)- Amalfi painting Italy
Gianni Di Guida
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$368
Melting snow
Victor Roschkov
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch
$418
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 IV.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 III.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Urbanes Spektrum, #2703 II.
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$560
Szenen der Ungewissheit, #3313
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Szenen der Ungewissheit, #3312
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
"Szenen der Ungewissheit", #3311
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Szenen der Ungewissheit, #3310
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
"Szenen der Ungewissheit", #3308
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Szenen der Ungewissheit, #3307
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$334
Colonial doorway
Luis Alberto Quispe
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
$317
Calle de San Francisco
Ramón Navarra
Painting - 78 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,490
The right of passage
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 45.7 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$526
Tibetan Monastery
Larry Snider
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$453
Paris au moi de mai
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$181
Between The Lines
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$521
Going In Circles
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$521
Flowered house on the sea - Capri Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$413
Moonlight on the sea - Positano Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$413
Flowered old road - Sorrento Italy painting
Ernesto De Michele
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$413
Eiffel tower rises
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch
$74
Muchos deseos de estar
Emilio Cardona
Painting - 80 x 107 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 42.1 x 1.6 inch
$5,408
Muchos deseos de ir
Emilio Cardona
Painting - 70 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,866
Capri romantic sunset - Southern Italy painting + handmade frame gold leaf white background
Silvio Valli
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$481
Positano terrace with flowers - Southern Italy painting + handmade frame gold leaf blue background
Silvio Valli
Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$356
Ar the Arc de Triomphe - France Belle Epoque painting + frame
Antonio Pecorelli
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$356
Un dandy à Paris - ref BDNW11484
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,602
Palazzo Veneziano
Dimitri Bourriau
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,262
Flying Carousel
Dimitri Bourriau
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,262
La multitude déchue (dessin n° 13)
Peter Gnass
Fine Art Drawings - 78 x 53.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$4,413
Quartier de Villanova centre historique de Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$509
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!