Architecture

Thoughtful Etienne-Udo., Frédéric Vangeebergen

Thoughtful Etienne-Udo.

Frédéric Vangeebergen

Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 25 x 0 inch

$1,048

Place de l'hôtel de ville à Paris, Henri Noizeux

Place de l'hôtel de ville à Paris

Henri Noizeux

Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$625

Le petit village aux cerfs-volants, Zica Bérgami

Le petit village aux cerfs-volants

Zica Bérgami

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$827

Harmonica Blues, Luis Pérez Calvo

Harmonica Blues

Luis Pérez Calvo

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,762

Provencale No.13, Pascal Plazanet

Provencale No.13

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$993

A tent, Jeremiah Maddock

A tent

Jeremiah Maddock

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.2 inch

$475

Note Fugi, Magdalena Lamri

Note Fugi

Magdalena Lamri

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,206

Superb Game, Paolo Giorsetti

Superb Game

Paolo Giorsetti

Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 5.7 x 0.1 inch

$640

Hôtel de ville, Marseille, Amandine Maria

Hôtel de ville, Marseille

Amandine Maria

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$761

Damien Hirst & le chat, Damien Nicolas Roux

Damien Hirst & le chat

Damien Nicolas Roux

Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 6.9 inch

$496

Colonial doorway, Luis Alberto Quispe

Colonial doorway

Luis Alberto Quispe

Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch

$309

XX150150, Pierre Muckensturm

XX150150

Pierre Muckensturm

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$717

Festival of Fire, Ofobuike Okudoh

Festival of Fire

Ofobuike Okudoh

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.5 inch

$3,309

A breather, Gabrielle Rul

A breather

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$662

This place has been here before #2, Radina Stoimenova

This place has been here before #2

Radina Stoimenova

Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,588

Utopia, Georges Rousse

Utopia

Georges Rousse

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 20.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,861

Tropical Landscape, Jean-Raymond Delpech

Tropical Landscape

Jean-Raymond Delpech

Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 14 x 0 inch

$662

Île-de-France IV, Olivier Furter

Île-de-France IV

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,655

Self-Portrait 18.110, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 18.110

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$165

Tryptique, Pauline Di Valentin

Tryptique

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$772

Turner Catalog: Complete Coverage on Gropius (Bauhaus Building, Dessau), Marco Maggi

Turner Catalog: Complete Coverage on Gropius (Bauhaus Building, Dessau)

Marco Maggi

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

$13,250

Les ruines du Château du Marquis de Sade, Marcel Basler

Les ruines du Château du Marquis de Sade

Marcel Basler

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.8 inch

$331

Chapelle dans le couserans (Ariège), André Lac

Chapelle dans le couserans (Ariège)

André Lac

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 18.9 inch

$717

Royal Albert Hall, Marco Araldi

Royal Albert Hall

Marco Araldi

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,393

Chairs Borrowed at Neighbour`s, George Maskharashvili

Chairs Borrowed at Neighbour`s

George Maskharashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$2,427

5 NY Drawing, Lady Pink

5 NY Drawing

Lady Pink

Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 7.9 inch

$1,566

Poignée de Porte - Le Havre, Yves Bélorgey

Poignée de Porte - Le Havre

Yves Bélorgey

Fine Art Drawings - 31.9 x 47.6 inch

$8,273

Le tilleul rose, Valérie Crausaz

Le tilleul rose

Valérie Crausaz

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

$706

La fille de Betouél, Frank Girard

La fille de Betouél

Frank Girard

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,344

Opoczno, Jozef Panfil

Opoczno

Jozef Panfil

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 17.3 inch

$552

Distorted Overpass and a Zipwire, Guillaume Cornet

Distorted Overpass and a Zipwire

Guillaume Cornet

Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$2,316

Sans titre, Raymond Moretti

Sans titre

Raymond Moretti

Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,379 $1,241

Reflet New York, Gottfried Salzmann

Reflet New York

Gottfried Salzmann

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.5 inch

$4,853

Trying to reach, Robert Stieghorst

Trying to reach

Robert Stieghorst

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,434

Honfleur, Jean Le Gac

Honfleur

Jean Le Gac

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15 inch

$1,599

Village près d'Irancy, Georges Hosotte

Village près d'Irancy

Georges Hosotte

Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 24.4 inch

$717

N.Y City Times Square 2, Nadéra Benmansour

N.Y City Times Square 2

Nadéra Benmansour

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13 inch

$226

Espace libre, Pierre Le Preux

Espace libre

Pierre Le Preux

Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 15.7 inch

$353

Forme d'Architecture 3, Marie Vandooren

Forme d'Architecture 3

Marie Vandooren

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$552

Klosters, Grison Suisse, Edmond Bille

Klosters, Grison Suisse

Edmond Bille

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,071

Pêcheurs au port, Louis Valdo-Barbey

Pêcheurs au port

Louis Valdo-Barbey

Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$836

La Tuilerie, Alfred-Louis Brugère

La Tuilerie

Alfred-Louis Brugère

Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

$725

Arbre en floraison au pied des Alpes autrichiennes, U. Maly

Arbre en floraison au pied des Alpes autrichiennes

U. Maly

Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

$781

City of sky, Junya Wang

City of sky

Junya Wang

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,206

Vers le Campanile, Venise, André Hambourg

Vers le Campanile, Venise

André Hambourg

Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$386

Head in the Clouds Blood Moon - 24H, Alain Godon

Head in the Clouds Blood Moon - 24H

Alain Godon

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 27.5 x 0.5 inch

$14,700

Chassé-Croisé I, Elia Kleiber

Chassé-Croisé I

Elia Kleiber

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$552

Les Murs de Babel #7, Gaël Darras

Les Murs de Babel #7

Gaël Darras

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.4 inch

$1,974

Mazots et  Cervin, M. Broquet

Mazots et Cervin

M. Broquet

Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$669

Palais de Justice de Bruxelles, Jacky Ananou

Palais de Justice de Bruxelles

Jacky Ananou

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 19 x 0.1 inch

$2,206

Neige sua Paris - Snow on Paris, Jacques Tillier

Neige sua Paris - Snow on Paris

Jacques Tillier

Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$607

Landscape, Alfred Sobottka

Landscape

Alfred Sobottka

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 12.9 x 0 inch

$540

View, Nicolas Damianakis

View

Nicolas Damianakis

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.4 x 0 inch

$331

Cité sous Marine, Audrey Rouvin

Cité sous Marine

Audrey Rouvin

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$441

Città di città (SLG), Luca Matti

Città di città (SLG)

Luca Matti

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$772

Mont moderne, Aurélien Desbois

Mont moderne

Aurélien Desbois

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch

$552

Galerie de la Reine - Brussels, Olga Korneeva

Galerie de la Reine - Brussels

Olga Korneeva

Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 15 x 0 inch

$761

Lilith, Didier Merceret

Lilith

Didier Merceret

Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 7.6 x 1.2 inch

$993

Foyer Primaire #4, Quentin Vuong

Foyer Primaire #4

Quentin Vuong

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$507

Jungle, Anne-Laure Maison

Jungle

Anne-Laure Maison

Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 7.9 inch

$552

Santiago de Cuba, Thomas Henriot

Santiago de Cuba

Thomas Henriot

Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 26.4 x 0 inch

$2,537

Intimate Talk (1), Vladimir Khasiev

Intimate Talk (1)

Vladimir Khasiev

Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$596

Sagalassos Funtain, Vincenzo Bizzarri

Sagalassos Funtain

Vincenzo Bizzarri

Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$221

Landscape, Myriam Bering

Landscape

Myriam Bering

Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$441

Quiet Courtyard, Katherine Van Uytrecht

Quiet Courtyard

Katherine Van Uytrecht

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$207

Usine de Recyclage de Macciareddu, Serge Salis

Usine de Recyclage de Macciareddu

Serge Salis

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$662

Le pavillon noir (Aix en provence), Barthélémy Amoros

Le pavillon noir (Aix en provence)

Barthélémy Amoros

Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 7.1 inch

$717

Moulin à Pont-Aven, André Even

Moulin à Pont-Aven

André Even

Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11 inch

$552

Sin Titulo 10, Carlos Miranda

Sin Titulo 10

Carlos Miranda

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$546

Structure Urbaine 33, Piers Henriot

Structure Urbaine 33

Piers Henriot

Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$408

The Golden Gate Of Autumn II, Kirill Postovit

The Golden Gate Of Autumn II

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 inch

$232 $185

Palacio la Liria in Madrid, Manuel Santelices

Palacio la Liria in Madrid

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$1,100

Marian McEvoy studio, Manuel Santelices

Marian McEvoy studio

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$850

Under The Golden Moon Of Prague II, Kirill Postovit

Under The Golden Moon Of Prague II

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$882

Glass House, Tanner Rhines

Glass House

Tanner Rhines

Fine Art Drawings - 29.6 x 40 inch

$49,636

Château de Foix, Pascal Plazanet

Château de Foix

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$993

Provencale No. 12, Pascal Plazanet

Provencale No. 12

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$993

Provencale No. 6, Pascal Plazanet

Provencale No. 6

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

$993

Provencale No. 17, Pascal Plazanet

Provencale No. 17

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$993

Place des Vosges, Pascal Plazanet

Place des Vosges

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$993

Bo-Kaap (encre rouge n°7), Éléonore Deshayes

Bo-Kaap (encre rouge n°7)

Éléonore Deshayes

Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,599

The Old Tow, Kirill Postovit

The Old Tow

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

$188 $131

Le jardin oublié III, Bruno Mallart

Le jardin oublié III

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 72.4 x 34.3 x 3.9 inch

$16,545

Unititled I, Jeremiah Maddock

Unititled I

Jeremiah Maddock

Fine Art Drawings - 6 x 9.25 x 0.2 inch

$375

Le jardin oublié IV, Bruno Mallart

Le jardin oublié IV

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 72.4 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch

$16,545

Romantic ideals drawing no 2, Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Romantic ideals drawing no 2

Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 29.9 inch

$3,861

Sur les toits de l'abbatiale, Ledentelier

Sur les toits de l'abbatiale

Ledentelier

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,655 $1,324

N 04, De la série: Corps Différents, Maryam Hatami

N 04, De la série: Corps Différents

Maryam Hatami

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,875

Reify - Make a thing, Jeremiah Maddock

Reify - Make a thing

Jeremiah Maddock

Fine Art Drawings - 9.5 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$500

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 13), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 13)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

$4,302

Georgia Home, Watercolor on paper, Mike King

Georgia Home, Watercolor on paper

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$469

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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