What is architecture???
Even great architects don't agree. Can we call a simple cabin architecture? How about a war memorial? clothing can be architecture? a color? lifestyle?...eveything?????.
Most people when they think of architecture would think of houses, buildings, kitchens, bedrooms...Well, that’s what I also thought before of architecture when I was only an school student.
Six years later I got to see the other side of architecture and experience a deeper understanding of what my profession really is about.
In my case, studying architecture was just the beginning for a new lifestyle.
Being a student of architecture changes everything in you. You need to think of every tiny detail, choosing a color, choosing your clothes, even the choice of the frame of your glasses needs to be thought. Studying architecture made me more sociable, it is certainly a team, sharing my ideas, display, defend them, listen to others and learn that there are other possibilities, not just your vision is good. You spend most of your time with your friends / colleagues who seem to live with them on another planet, many nights together working, developing a project. After six years your mind has changed, you can not leave anything to chance, you need to control every detail, but also have learned that a project never ends.
Architecture is an art. It is an
expression of the architect’s emotions, beliefs and ideals. It is a
lifestyle; a reflection of one’s personality. It moves people,
stimulating their emotions, imparting inspiration. It tells a story, of
events that has happened and events that has yet to come. It is time,
connecting the past, the present and the future.
Architecture is science. It realizes
concepts and ideas into reality. Making what seems to be impossible
possible. It studies humans in a detailed way, making sure every detail
is covered.
Architects in a way are artists, dreamers, businessmen, engineers,
doctors, psychologist, physicist, teachers, builders, lawyers, leaders,
and a lot more all rolled into one.
But You have to experience it yourself to truly understand what architecture is.
