WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?

•PLANNING, DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING

•REQUIRES THE CREATIVE MANIPULATION AND COORDINATION OF
MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY
•ART AND SCIENCE
MEDIA USED IN ARCHITECTURE

• MATERIALS OF NATURE
- CLAY, ROCKS, SAND, WOOD, STONE
• MATERIALS MANUFACTURED BY MAN
- CERAMIC MATERIALS, METALS, PLASTICS
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE
1. LINE- MODERN BUILDINGS OFTEN USE BOLD LINES CREATED BY
STRUCTURAL STEEL CROSS BRACING
2. SHAPE- 2D AND 3D
3. TEXTURE
4. COLOR
5.LIGHT AND DARK
6.SPACE- ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION AN
ARCHITECT MUST THINK
FUNCTIONS OF ARCHITECTURE
• TO FULFILL MAN’S NEEDS THAT LED TO ITS CREATION
1. PHYSICAL NEEDS
2. INTELLECTUAL NEEDS
3. PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS