1. Architecture
By: Adriana Juárez
Velia Liévano
Mariana Medina
Ana Piña

2. Definition
The art and
science of
designing
and erecting
buildings.

3. • The architecture related to art because many
designs that have been emerged had many art
aspects.
• Architecture should be considered as an art,
because has to do with aesthetics, also with
the comfort and the personal touches of the
architect.

4. Hermitage Museum
San Salvador de la Sangre
Cathedral

5. Expression
Communication of
quality and
meaning.
The functions and
techniques are
interpreted and
transformed by
expression into art.

6. The nature of expression varies with the character of
culture in different places and in different
times, forming distinct modes or languages of
expression that are called styles.

7. • Architecture it is
necessary in all
cultures; without it,
man is confined to a
primitive struggle with
the elements; with it,
he has not only a
defense against the
natural environment
but also the benefits of
a human environment.

8. Style communicates the outlook of a culture and
the concepts of its architects.

9. Techniques
• The evolution of
techniques is
conditioned by two
forces:
– Economic: the maximum
stability and durability
with a minimum of
material and labor
– Expressive: The desire to
produce meaningful
form
• The ultimate purpose of
building techniques is
to create a stable
structure

10. Materials
• Stone
• Brick
• Wood
• Iron and steel
• Concrete

11. Examples of architecture