Tag: buildings

Amazing Religious Buildings

.Reading time 9 minutes.

‘Church architecture describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man.’ Mario Botta (Architect) Architecture does not teach us what the sacred is, but it may touch it and draw others to it. Its responsibility to the sacred is, therefore, truly solemn. Architecture interprets holiness and offers it to the […]

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Great buildings lost to demolition, development and disaster

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Progress in our society, culture, economy, technology and specifically in this case, our built environment – architecture, is an unstoppable force in modern civilisation. However, that does not stop us bemoaning or even being sentimental for buildings that no longer exist through decisions to demolish them to make way for new developments. Especially so in […]

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The World’s Most Colorful Towns and Cities

.Reading time 6 minutes.

“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” –Pablo Picasso Colors affect us.  Humans are more comfortable in spaces with color than in those without.  We are attracted to the beautiful colors in nature, but we are also drawn to colorful objects that are man-made.  From the cheerful hues of Burano Island in Venice to the sun-kissed […]

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