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What is the role of ’’individuality’’ in architecture?

United States Architecture News - Sep 02, 2015 - 10:23   7233 views

What is the role of ’’individuality’’ in architecture?

Pyramids of Giza- Comprising the Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur, including the majestic Great Sphinx, the Old Kingdom of Egypt was considered one of the seven wonders of the World in Hellenistic times.

Architect Daniel Libeskind is CNN Style's first guest editor and has commissioned a series of features exploring the theme of "Architecture and Emotion." For this story, Daniel asked us to examine the industry's changing attitudes to individual expression.

"Each project is a unique research into context and culture," the architect explains, "and we always develop individual designs for specific programs, sites and clients. Our architecture is based on a repertoire of strategic explorations that we developed over the years, on pushing limits and being driven by a curiosity for the new."

According to David Rockwell, the founder of New York architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, individuality is still viewed by some clients as a desirable quality that can help their project stand out from the crowd. "It is the individual expression of ideas that gives our culture its richness and diversity," Rockwell explains. "I find our clients come to us for unique solutions and not repetition so I don't think they believe individuality is a dirty word.".......Continue Reading

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