Architectural Objects In Architecture

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It is important to keep in mind that architectural objects are never isolated. The actual space, whether it is a natural or a structural environment, always represents some context. Objects are becoming targets of human perception mainly in two ways: one way is the moment when the object, by its characteristics, imposes itself as the object of perception; the other way is when the object is focused willingly and purposefully for certain reasons. According to psychology of perception, to see something means to determine its place in the given entity (Arnhajm.R, 1987). To perceive firstly the substantial entity, followed by the perception of its parts, is the basic rule of Gestalt, which makes the essence of perceptual processes. According to …show more content…

In some works, the basic component and the reason of perception lie in the overemphasized manifestation of the structure. Such a form is called "engineering architecture", with Otto Frei, Buckminster Fuller, Pier Luigi Nervi, Torroja, Fresine and the contemporary but already legendary Santiago Calatrava being the famous artists in that domain. New technologies and constructive possibilities of a certain epoch are clearly manifested by this architecture, but such pieces of art can "exist" independently and outside the parent context. Although there are different ideas, it is necessary to note that the construction primarily needs to "serve" the building, but not to demonstrate its "muscles". (Alihodzic & Folic, …show more content…

(Arnhajm, 1990) The dynamic features of an architectural form are one of its three main features. Note, however, that not every structure built for utilitarian purposes may carry the epithet of architectural piece. Every architectural composition has certain more or less dynamic features which are perceived as decrease or increase of tension. This dual dynamic is reflected in tendency towards motion-action and contrary, towards settling down. This dimension cannot be measured mathematically nor experimentally; it exists only on the level of conscious illusion. According to psychological theory, the "illusion of motion" is not the same as the perception of motion as the result of dynamic features of the spatial composition. (Alihodzic & Folic, 2010). At the end of defining the properties which are important for the process of perception and memorization, the meaning of every architectural form has been also considered as important. The stronghold in the area of psychology for this segment of consideration is in associative thinking, which is based on the observer's previous

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