What is Architecture?

 Today, I am writing this blog to answer a question that every architect has to answer. The question is “What is ARCHITECTURE?” and it’s a question that a lot of architects can’t really answer and I don’t think I have the correct answer. It’s really a question that asks people for their opinion and honestly, it’s such a big question that I feel like. So, this is just my opinion and my version of What architecture is and I feel like a lot of you probably can answer this in a different way whether you were influenced by an architect, by a certain type of architecture that you really like, or just people around you.

So, what is “Architecture” to me?

Architecture to me is an exploration of ideas. It’s a whole process of concept developing passion. It’s a type of art form that requires a lot of planning and a lot of decision-making and inspiration. Inspiration can come from any place ranging from architecture that inspires you or a word that someone once said to you that kind of triggered an emotional experience. Architecture is a structural version of art and I think there are architects out there that really understand this idea of architecture. To some people, architecture is building and basically just developing buildings and building more buildings and that’s fine but then I believe in architecture in a way that a building should speak for itself. It should have a voice and that voice comes from a person or any living being going to his/her space exploring it and whether these spaces trigger a certain emotion or a certain quality that’s really interesting to you.

Architecture is a medium that is universal. It’s a language that almost everyone knows and understand because it’s all around us whether it’s a building, whether it’s a part of a landscape, a rock-climbing wall, these are architectural moments and they are everywhere and it became a very universal idea and language because people all around the world are designing and building something, So, architecture is something that is spread across a world and everyone knows a piece of the language.

For Example, If I go to another country, I don’t know their language so I can only speak a few words and phrases but if I go to that country and meet an architect then we can communicate fine even without speaking any words. We could sketch together and we could understand each other’s concepts and what we are thinking just by sketching the idea.

Architecture is not something that’s complicated, it’s something that everyone has the right to explore. Anyone can be an architect. Everyone is born to be a part of an architect whether you are a fashion designer or an architect in fashion. You construct designs to be suited for a human body.

That is what “architecture”. It is a bunch of ideas and you can sort it out and then you take this crazy almost impossible disgusting looking rough and you kind of chisel it down to a diamond.

It’s a language that people communicate with. So that’s what architecture is to be an architect who wants to share something by doing so or trying to get there. This person goes through a series of processes of concept development of designing and the final result is pretty much a building but then it’s more than just a building. It’s a Space, It’s a Dimension. I just think architecture is really cool and if you are planning to pursue an architectural degree or become an architect or just study it for the hell of it because you are interested in it.

I am sorry if I went off on a tangent to answer this question but this question really gets me thinking it really gets me motivated in terms of reflecting on Who I am as an Architect or Who I am as an architect student and it’s a really one of the toughest questions ever on earth. I am not saying that my answer is 100% correct but I am just saying that what I think architecture is. It is exactly what I said in this small blog about “WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?”. I hope this blog inspires you in a way where you can view architecture, the profession, the field of study in a different way.

 

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