Architecture

Photography, Just sports, Andreas Zühlke

Just sports

Andreas Zühlke

Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$508

Sculpture, Hotel Normandie, Frédéric Lavaud

Hotel Normandie

Frédéric Lavaud

Sculpture - 19.3 x 13.4 x 7.1 inch

$1,242

Photography, Greeting from Paris, Milena Jovicevic

Greeting from Paris

Milena Jovicevic

Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$395

Print, Tanks #1, Louis Lozowick

Tanks #1

Louis Lozowick

Print - 13.9 x 8 x 0 inch

$8,500

Fine Art Drawings, Chicago, Louis Lozowick

Chicago

Louis Lozowick

Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$90,000

Print, Majorelle, Marie Deforche

Majorelle

Marie Deforche

Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$169

Photography, 7th Avenue, Tom Leighton

7th Avenue

Tom Leighton

Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 inch

$16,000

Print, Untitled, Gabriel Rigo

Untitled

Gabriel Rigo

Print - 26.8 x 18.9 inch

$251

Painting, Casa al mare, Julius Seyler

Casa al mare

Julius Seyler

Painting - 24.8 x 30.3 x 0.2 inch

$2,432

Painting, Pen ar bed, Katell Le Goarnig

Pen ar bed

Katell Le Goarnig

Painting - 35 x 35 x 0.4 inch

$11,293

Print, Habana inside, Andreas Zühlke

Habana inside

Andreas Zühlke

Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$508

Painting, City Window, Joseph Lorusso

City Window

Joseph Lorusso

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 inch

$34,000

Painting, Venise 1989 Venice, Pascale Courbot

Venise 1989 Venice

Pascale Courbot

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$6,719

Painting, Flowering panorama - Amalfitan coast painting, Domenico Caiazza

Flowering panorama - Amalfitan coast painting

Domenico Caiazza

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$508

Painting, Fiat, Uberto Bonetti

Fiat

Uberto Bonetti

Painting - 9.8 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch

$7,905

Print, Istanbul I, Sukran Ulucan

Istanbul I

Sukran Ulucan

Print - 19.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$361

Print, Orchidée by Filips, Philippe Huline

Orchidée by Filips

Philippe Huline

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$248

Photography, Luminographie 1, Fredneg

Luminographie 1

Fredneg

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$508

Print, Cimetière de Monmartre, Jean-Pierre Laurent

Cimetière de Monmartre

Jean-Pierre Laurent

Print - 29.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$203

Print, Les glycines, Denis Paul Noyer

Les glycines

Denis Paul Noyer

Print - 21.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$282 $254

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape, Myriam Bering

Landscape

Myriam Bering

Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$452

Print, Advance of the aerosol assassins, Revolt

Advance of the aerosol assassins

Revolt

Print - 24 x 16.9 inch

$395

Painting, Painting 36, Evsa Model

Painting 36

Evsa Model

Painting - 31.9 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch

$60,982

Sculpture, Luminaire petite roue de moulin, Jean Bernard dit Berny

Luminaire petite roue de moulin

Jean Bernard dit Berny

Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.1 x 5.1 inch

$418

Painting, Nice, Romain Ozanon

Nice

Romain Ozanon

Painting - 8.3 x 5.8 inch

$113

Photography, Brutal 2, Francesco Romero

Brutal 2

Francesco Romero

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$395

Painting, Three girls on the grass road, Arie Smit

Three girls on the grass road

Arie Smit

Painting - 11 x 12 x 1.2 inch

$7,000

Print, Tour Eiffel 2, Paul Rousteau

Tour Eiffel 2

Paul Rousteau

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$226

Photography, Expansión 5928, Edi Hirose

Expansión 5928

Edi Hirose

Photography - 53.5 x 43.3 inch

$7,905

Painting, The splendor of benares, Samir Paul

The splendor of benares

Samir Paul

Painting - 36 x 42 x 0 inch

$8,515

Print, Série Cuba 1, Steve Maudet

Série Cuba 1

Steve Maudet

Print - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$248

Print, Venice, Gianpaolo Berto

Venice

Gianpaolo Berto

Print - 23.6 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$339

Painting, La Rochelle, Patrice Larue

La Rochelle

Patrice Larue

Painting - 39.2 x 39.3 x 1.4 inch

$5,647

Print, Capri 2, Tom Krøjer

Capri 2

Tom Krøjer

Print - 29.1 x 21.5 inch

$384

Painting, Vallée d'Aoste, Cesare Maggi

Vallée d'Aoste

Cesare Maggi

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$6,740

Painting, 102 Avenue, Maxime Ivañez

102 Avenue

Maxime Ivañez

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$2,710

Photography, Via Veneto #2, Gilles Mercier

Via Veneto #2

Gilles Mercier

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$327

Print, Faubourg Saint Germain, Kojiro

Faubourg Saint Germain

Kojiro

Print - 8.7 x 22.4 inch

$452

Painting, Capri romantic sunset - Southern Italy, Silvio Valli

Capri romantic sunset - Southern Italy

Silvio Valli

Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$299

Photography, Blue Thermal Baths, Ilan Benattar

Blue Thermal Baths

Ilan Benattar

Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.2 inch

$6,776

Sculpture, L'île, Simon Laveuve

L'île

Simon Laveuve

Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$13,552

Sculpture, Cuckoo Block "Frankfurt", Guido Zimmermann

Cuckoo Block "Frankfurt"

Guido Zimmermann

Sculpture - 30.7 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch

$5,534

Print, 11th September, Agnieszka Mazek

11th September

Agnieszka Mazek

Print - 2.4 x 5.5 inch

$169

Painting, Old Venice cityscape n°1 - Italian painting, Michele Martini

Old Venice cityscape n°1 - Italian painting

Michele Martini

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$412

Print, Warsaw 2, Adrianna MJW

Warsaw 2

Adrianna MJW

Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$452

Print, Falsaciones del triangulo de Penrose 14, Josep Molins

Falsaciones del triangulo de Penrose 14

Josep Molins

Print - 26.8 x 19.7 inch

$282

Painting, Port cranes, sunlight on water, Derek Buckner

Port cranes, sunlight on water

Derek Buckner

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 inch

$13,513

Print, St Mark's Square, Venice, Sergio Mari

St Mark's Square, Venice

Sergio Mari

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$384

Fine Art Drawings, Sagalassos Funtain, Vincenzo Bizzarri

Sagalassos Funtain

Vincenzo Bizzarri

Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$226

Sculpture, Tour Eiffel, Boris Jean

Tour Eiffel

Boris Jean

Sculpture - 24 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$4,743

Photography, Escalator hall, John Andreas Godwin

Escalator hall

John Andreas Godwin

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$384

Print, Les Larmes du Routier I, Anais Lapel

Les Larmes du Routier I

Anais Lapel

Print - 33.1 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch

$282

Print, Tairovo, Anastasiia Kolibaba

Tairovo

Anastasiia Kolibaba

Print - 11.4 x 13.6 x 0.4 inch

$500

Photography, Indicator, Dagmar Declerq

Indicator

Dagmar Declerq

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$446

Photography, Pink Pyramids, Brenton Little

Pink Pyramids

Brenton Little

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 inch

$446

Print, Interior de la Iglesia de Espejo (Cordoba) en septiembre de 1937, Equipo Realidad

Interior de la Iglesia de Espejo (Cordoba) en septiembre de 1937

Equipo Realidad

Print - 27.2 x 28 inch

$339

Photography, Reconstruida entre ruinas, Javier Artica

Reconstruida entre ruinas

Javier Artica

Photography - 10 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

$395

Photography, Le retour du fils prodigue, Winnie Denker

Le retour du fils prodigue

Winnie Denker

Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$9,034

Painting, Corner of the inn, Tamalin Baumgarten

Corner of the inn

Tamalin Baumgarten

Painting - 18 x 18 x 2 inch

$4,051

Painting, Untitled, Winifred Wilson

Untitled

Winifred Wilson

Painting - 11 x 14 x 1 inch

$250

Fine Art Drawings, The Building of Isolation I, Hesu Park

The Building of Isolation I

Hesu Park

Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.2 x 1 inch

$294

Painting, Dans les buildings, Aqua S

Dans les buildings

Aqua S

Painting - 29.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

$361

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour Asphodèles n°3, Gaël Darras

Etude pour Asphodèles n°3

Gaël Darras

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$407

Fine Art Drawings, Serene Christmas, Victorino Mercado

Serene Christmas

Victorino Mercado

Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch

$395

Painting, Varazgun Temple, Nigar Helmi

Varazgun Temple

Nigar Helmi

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$10,785

Photography, Urban wallpaper 10, Bruno Fontana

Urban wallpaper 10

Bruno Fontana

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$2,710

Print, Gran Vía, 1 de Agosto, Antonio Lopez Garcia

Gran Vía, 1 de Agosto

Antonio Lopez Garcia

Print - 30.5 x 27.8 x 0.01 inch

$8,750

Painting, 5th Avenue Uptown, Garner

5th Avenue Uptown

Garner

Painting - 70.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$5,647

Print, Morning Stroll, Shlomo Alter

Morning Stroll

Shlomo Alter

Print - 7.75 x 11.25 inch

$200

Photography, Contamination, Anthony Sala

Contamination

Anthony Sala

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch

$271

Painting, Living room with yellow walls, Michael Callas

Living room with yellow walls

Michael Callas

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$23,000

Painting, Bridge in Blue, Francis Livingston

Bridge in Blue

Francis Livingston

Painting - 36 x 30 inch

$11,000

Photography, Hôtel des Invalides, Philippe Cicchero

Hôtel des Invalides

Philippe Cicchero

Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$282

Print, Equus gaudi EA VI/X, Josep Baques

Equus gaudi EA VI/X

Josep Baques

Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$132

Photography, Golden Gate, Marion Barat

Golden Gate

Marion Barat

Photography - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$226

Print, Malta 1, Wojtek Klimek

Malta 1

Wojtek Klimek

Print - 10 x 8.1 inch

$521

Print, Kraken, Thomas von Wittich

Kraken

Thomas von Wittich

Print - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$294

Sculpture, Même structure, Jaildo Marihno

Même structure

Jaildo Marihno

Sculpture - 12.6 x 17.3 x 16.1 inch

$13,552

Photography, Dans les rues de Biot, Raph Eye's

Dans les rues de Biot

Raph Eye's

Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$158

Print, Le Musset, Paris - Limited Edition Print, Ruslana Levandovska

Le Musset, Paris - Limited Edition Print

Ruslana Levandovska

Print - 26 x 21 x 0.3 inch

$600

Photography, Diagonales, DaSilva

Diagonales

DaSilva

Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$282

Photography, En Carafe, Cédric Fontaine

En Carafe

Cédric Fontaine

Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$418

Fine Art Drawings, Suzhou aux pastels - Chine, Thierry Machuron

Suzhou aux pastels - Chine

Thierry Machuron

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$678

Photography, Lightbird, Phil Skolle

Lightbird

Phil Skolle

Photography - 48.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,073

Sculpture, Township home #01, José Luis Lopez Lara

Township home #01

José Luis Lopez Lara

Sculpture - 9.5 x 6.3 x 10.1 inch

$452

Photography, Béton palavasien n°2, Manon Deck-Sablon

Béton palavasien n°2

Manon Deck-Sablon

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$847

Photography, FotoZeit Salzau, Boris Mikhailov

FotoZeit Salzau

Boris Mikhailov

Photography - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,388

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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