Friday 28 December 2012

 I have begun to look extensively into Parisian architecture as a medium of inspiration. I am enthralled by the use of well crafted and intricate structures that make up a Parisian building.






  These buildings have so much majesty and grandeur, they appear to be the stuff of fairy tales.
 They have quality of being so over-the-top, they're acceptable. Modern architecture can relate vastly with this in that architecture is now back at the point where surreal is indeed real.
 Notre Dame is by far my favourite classical building, it's grand, again, over the top features make it something you could truly spend hours admiring.
The Alexander III bridge is among Paris' most spectacularly decorated pieces of architecture adorned with fine sculpture, it sits proudly amidst the rest of Paris. 

Wednesday 21 November 2012

The MAXXI in Rome (Designed by Hadid) is a nice example of modern architecture blending in with more classical surroundings.











It's interior (Left) shows simple colours and structures paired together with arches (a classical feature) to make an effective design.

I've started looking at Parisisan Architecture as an ifnfluence of more classical designs.
I'm looking at the work of Zaha Hadid in the hopes to make a model of a building based around modern architecture with elements of classical architecture.