POINT: THEORIES

WACHOVIA BANK CENTER W.S. NC
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Commodity, firmness and delight are the three elements Sir Henry Wotten stated in 1624 and the image I chose that satisfy this three elements is the Wachovia Center Headquarters located in Winston Salem, NC. This particular building I have personally visited, the building materials, the design, the colors, the texture, every detail of the building is amazing. One of the many interesting facts about this building is the fact about being the tallest granite domed building and its unique design makes it suitable for its natural site.
 One of the concepts that is very important to me is the fact that architecture constantly touches us, shapes our behavior, and conditions our psychological mood. Every moment, awake or asleep, we are in buildings, around buildings, in spaces defined by buildings, or in landscapes shaped by humans. Since the very early period of humanity, humans have always been surrounded by landscapes or any sort of architectural shape object.
Light, color, materials, and furnishing are some of the key concepts that link the iar 222 class and iar 211 class. Studying light and shadow is one of the projects that we are working on iar 211 and is pretty interesting how light enters a building and creates different lighting effects and lighting motions. Just like we are always surrounded by architecture, we are always surrounded by light and its effects.
Is pretty interesting to see how egyptians started to incorporate different designs in their buildings to record a certain information that they believed was important, and is pretty interesting when comparing architecture from Europe, Asia, North and South America. As one begin to explore different styles of architecture throughout the world, one begin to see the concepts that each culture  believe on. For example Japanese and  Chinese designs are inspired on religious philosophies, rather than the American architecture design is more towards modern and building gigantic structures. Before entering the modern architecture, Japanese architecture designs included the asuka and nara styles, then later the heian period began, then the kamakura and muromachi period, then the azuchi - momoyama period began, then later the edo period, then meiji and showa periods began, and finally the modern period. Now in the present every structure built is to be designed and integrate green design which relates to the sustainability of a building. Sustainability design is the future of modern design as an effort to preserve our environment and have a better future for future generations.
It is really interesting how architects from around the world are able to influence their cultural believes through their designs in architecture. For example, at the beginning of the 19th century italian and french architects influenced on the design of buildings in Buenos Aires. A number of young italian architects went on to establish successful careers in Buenos Aires working in a number of styles including Art Nouveau. Their buildings were some of the most important of the 20th century in Buenos Aires and those that that remain continue to play a significant role in defining the city's architectural landscape.