Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi
Architecture is both an art and a science. There has been the old age theoretical question as to which one comes first: form or function. The science is recognisable in technological and functional aspects addressed in architecture but the artistic part expressed by the form is hardly recognisabl...
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| description | Architecture is both an art and a science. There has been the old age
theoretical question as to which one comes first: form or function. The science
is recognisable in technological and functional aspects addressed in
architecture but the artistic part expressed by the form is hardly recognisable
in modern buildings. While we all agree that the artistic expression make
architecture interesting, many of the modern day buildings have little regard
for artistic expression. The design process has an effect on the resulting
design and determines whether the function or form is highly regarded. There
are some buildings that define the Nairobi city landscape and have an artistic
expression and theory behind their design. This paper examines some of
these architectural pieces and analyses their functional aspects as well as
resulting artistic expressions. There is an analysis of the process involved in
the development of the design of these buildings. It aims at pointing out the
strong artistic expressions brought out by these masterpieces and reasons
why they stand out amongst others. The design method employed by
Architects in developing countries therefore needs to result in functional
buildings as well as give the artistic feel that is lacking in many modern day
designs that made architecture very interesting in ancient days. |
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| spelling | usm-344162017-05-22T02:10:46Z http://eprints.usm.my/34416/ Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi Robinson Onyango, Manguro TH1-9745 Building construction Architecture is both an art and a science. There has been the old age theoretical question as to which one comes first: form or function. The science is recognisable in technological and functional aspects addressed in architecture but the artistic part expressed by the form is hardly recognisable in modern buildings. While we all agree that the artistic expression make architecture interesting, many of the modern day buildings have little regard for artistic expression. The design process has an effect on the resulting design and determines whether the function or form is highly regarded. There are some buildings that define the Nairobi city landscape and have an artistic expression and theory behind their design. This paper examines some of these architectural pieces and analyses their functional aspects as well as resulting artistic expressions. There is an analysis of the process involved in the development of the design of these buildings. It aims at pointing out the strong artistic expressions brought out by these masterpieces and reasons why they stand out amongst others. The design method employed by Architects in developing countries therefore needs to result in functional buildings as well as give the artistic feel that is lacking in many modern day designs that made architecture very interesting in ancient days. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34416/1/HBP25.pdf Robinson Onyango, Manguro (2008) Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Robinson Onyango, Manguro Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title | Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title_full | Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title_fullStr | Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title_short | Artistic expressions in architectural buildings in Nairobi |
| title_sort | artistic expressions in architectural buildings in nairobi |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34416/ http://eprints.usm.my/34416/1/HBP25.pdf |