Architecture: Unit 3

Architecture falls into the fine line of artistic and practical.  Architects design various buildings from suburban homes to museums and galleries meant to astound the masses. Architecture marks a city through monuments, and lasts for many decades. Yet, is it all really considered art? I personally think about those suburban homes in the east lined up next to each, all the same colors with almost the same people. Then, I think about all poverty stricken tents and apartments all over the world. When you look at the empire state building, or the Sydney Opera house it’s meant to shock the senses and be a piece of art. However, as I looked more into the profession that is architecture I realized that just as there is ugly art, there is also buildings meant just to be practical. Yet, if ugly art can still be seen as art, ugly architecture can also be architecture. Even the buildings that were not made to shock the senses were meant to last and shelter people. There are people that cannot afford to have a breathtaking view in Manhattan. These people need a little home where they can raise their children, paint, mark their children’s growth, and collect art pieces from local artists making a living just like them. Architecture is responsible for a lot of lives and no matter how small each home has to be design so the windows face a certain way, and walls weather storms to come.