The best architectural ornamentation?

[Cyrus]

I think that is Muqarnas.

About Muqarnas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqarnas


Muqarnas in the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain

Architectural rendering: http://www.etereaestudios.com/worksw..._wip/index.htm





http://www.dreamview.net/dv/new/phot...cat=monuments:


Vakil historic mosque in Kerman

[Kiboko]

The best ornamentation is no ornamentation. Most of the time i see the ornamentation on ceilings as unnecessary clutter which should be removed. I'd rather see a thoughtful designed ceiling, with the spreading of natural and unnatural light as its main target.

Like this beautiful modern ceiling in the Louvre:

[The Cake On BBQ]

That mosque looks brighter than that room in Louvre.

[Cyrus]

That is also a type of ornamentation, I think everyone likes symmetry and harmony, for this reason a flower is beautiful:



A building also needs this beauty:


Ibrahim khan bath in Kerman

[Kiboko]

Originally Posted by The Cake On BBQ

That mosque looks brighter than that room in Louvre.

That is because of the shutterspeed...

[CNB30]

Victorian Gothic

[punisher11]

georgian medieval architecture (12 th century)

[roars1111]

Modern architecture, conceived of as the elimination of ornament in favor of purely functional structures, left architects the problem of how to properly adorn modern structures.[8] There were two available routes from this perceived crisis. One was to attempt to devise an ornamental vocabulary that was new and essentially contemporary. This was the route taken by architects like Louis Sullivan and his pupil Frank Lloyd Wright, or by the unique Antoni Gaudí. Art Nouveau, for all its excesses, was a conscious effort to evolve such a "natural" vocabulary of ornament.
A more radical route abandoned the use of ornament altogether, as in some designs for objects by Christopher Dresser. At the time, such unornamented objects could have been found in many unpretending workaday items of industrial design, ceramics produced at the Arabia manufactory in Finland, for instance, or the glass insulators of electric lines.
This latter approach was described by architect Adolf Loos in his 1908 manifesto, translated into English in 1913 and polemically titled Ornament and Crime, in which he declared that lack of decoration is the sign of an advanced society. His argument was that ornament is economically inefficient and "morally degenerate", and that reducing ornament was a sign of progress. Modernists were eager to point to American architect Louis Sullivan as their godfather in the cause of aesthetic simplification, dismissing the knots of intricately patterned ornament that articulated the skin of his structures.

[garum0]

Originally Posted by roars1111

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This latter approach was described by architect Adolf Loos in his 1908 manifesto, translated into English in 1913 and polemically titled Ornament and Crime, in which he declared that lack of decoration is the sign of an advanced society. His argument was that ornament is economically inefficient and "morally degenerate", and that reducing ornament was a sign of progress.

a really sad story

[Paper Ninja]

Originally Posted by roars1111

His argument was that ornament is economically inefficient and "morally degenerate", and that reducing ornament was a sign of progress.

It's the same argument oppressive government uses when they want to ban something or force their own world view. "Aha! I have figured out the secret to make society better. Therefore we must completely and immediately destroy the established system and rebuild it using my untested and probably unwanted idea. If you disagree you're an idiot/Luddite/degenerate/heathen/infidel!"

Modernists were eager to point to American architect Louis Sullivan as their godfather in the cause of aesthetic simplification, dismissing the knots of intricately patterned ornament that articulated the skin of his structures.

The man invented his own form of ornament. He didn't just slap some swirly lines to appease the crowd.

Louis Sullivan's Aesthetic Simplification

http://www.paullknight.com/2011/03/1...ament-plate-4/

[CNB30]

Originally Posted by Paper Ninja

It's the same argument oppressive government uses when they want to ban something or force their own world view. "Aha! I have figured out the secret to make society better. Therefore we must completely and immediately destroy the established system and rebuild it using my untested and probably unwanted idea. If you disagree you're an idiot/Luddite/degenerate/heathen/infidel!"



The man invented his own form of ornament. He didn't just slap some swirly lines to appease the crowd.

Louis Sullivan's Aesthetic Simplification

http://www.paullknight.com/2011/03/1...ament-plate-4/

Louis Sullivan was the greatest architect of all time

[CF221]

Originally Posted by Kiboko

The best ornamentation is no ornamentation. Most of the time i see the ornamentation on ceilings as unnecessary clutter which should be removed. I'd rather see a thoughtful designed ceiling, with the spreading of natural and unnatural light as its main target.

Like this beautiful modern ceiling in the Louvre:

That's your opinion. Nobody goes to Paris to go for modernism or just blank walls. Similarly, I'm sure the great majority of people who go to the Louvre go to see classical art, with all its rich ornamentation.

[CNB30]

Originally Posted by garum0

a really sad story

The crime is not the ornament. The crime is the theft of ornament and character.

[alexandru.mircea]

There is no "best". Or, "best" is what best fits the creative intention of the author (architect, designer, etc.). Ta.

[Suburbanist]

No ornamentation is usually the best option. Usually, the more sleek and uncluttered a building is, the better.

[CNB30]

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

No ornamentation is usually the best option. Usually, the more sleek and uncluttered a building is, the better.

That's just your opinion.

Some of us would prefer that a building be made up of ornament.

[DBadger]

I much prefer ornament. Plain buildings lead to faceless cities and reduce public appreciation for their area.

I disagree with the long quote above: ornamentation is a sign of a progressed society (or can be) since a society that has exceeded itself can work on improving the local environment (through extravagent architecture) as it's final goal.

[Kanto]

The best architectural ornamentation? None at all. A simple rectangular building with simple rectangular rooms looks far better than buildings or rooms with fancy ornamentation

[Sandstein]

Baroque, what else?

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http://www.almendron.com/artehistori...ja_granada.jpg


http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewik...nz_-_innen.jpg

[dexter2]

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

No ornamentation is usually the best option. Usually, the more sleek and uncluttered a building is, the better.

Originally Posted by CNB30

That's just your opinion.

Some of us would prefer that a building be made up of ornament.

Originally Posted by DBadger

I much prefer ornament. Plain buildings lead to faceless cities and reduce public appreciation for their area.

I disagree with the long quote above: ornamentation is a sign of a progressed society (or can be) since a society that has exceeded itself can work on improving the local environment (through extravagent architecture) as it's final goal.

Do you guys know even a little bit about history of architecture?
This shittalk without historical context is just as innovative as my dustbin.


Back to the topic - considering aestethical matters I like art-deco and gothic the most.

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