What are buildings trying to say to us?

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They say great architecture has meaning. That buildings, when well designed, can speak to us. But, what are they trying to say? What if we could really hear them?

Jody from Coffee with an Architect translates some of the buildings thoughts after the break.

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I’m pretty sure that’s one of the five points of Architecture

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So, now you know { coffee with an architect }

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The photos used in these graphics are all from Flickr and have been used under the creative commons license.

Frank Llyod Wright’s Guggenheim Museum – HERE

Frank Llyod Wright’s Robie House – HERE

B.I.G.’s Mountain Housing – HERE

Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall – HERE

Oscar Neimeyer’s – Centro Niemeyer - HERE

Le Corbusier – Chapel at Ronchamp – HERE

Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye – HERE

About this author
Cite: Jody Brown. "What are buildings trying to say to us?" 13 Mar 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/215926/what-are-buildings-trying-to-say-to-us> ISSN 0719-8884

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