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Landscape Architecture A (1676 words) |
 | Landscape architecture is the design profession which applies artistic, cultural, and scientific knowledge to the design, planning, and development of the land. |
| The practice of landscape architecture requires an appreciation and understanding of natural and social processes, a creative imagination, and a commitment to preserve or improve the environment for human use and enjoyment. |
| Domestic architecture in the first half of the 20th Century attempted to achieve a closer integration of the house with it^Òs surroundings, as seen in the works of Sven Markelius in Sweden, Alvar Aalto in Finland, and Frank Lloyd Wright in the United States (Encarta 5). |
| Tadao Ando - Award Ceremony (4628 words) |
| Architecture has always been a classic art in the sense of a universal art and, because of this tradition of universalism in France, it is the major French art. |
| Then, that architectural theoretician of ancient Rome, Vitruvius, proposed three indispensable principles of architecture—utilitas, venustas, firmitas: utilitas is function (commodity) and firmitas is strength (firmness), both are measures of architectonic potential, while venustas (delight or beauty) resides in the dimension of imagination. |
| In other words, architectural space becomes alive only in correspondence with the human presence that perceives it in our contemporary culture, where all of us are subjected to intense exterior stimulation, especially by the electronic environment, the role of architectural space as a spiritual shelter is crucial. |
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