Architecture & Design

Architecture is a field of aesthetics that interfaces with civil engineering and is also termed as an applied science. Architecture centers around the construction of building and other similar structures. Though endlessly important for various practical reasons, architecture often has deep historical significance as well, and a structure’s architectural style is frequently used by historians or art historians to identify the time period of its creation.

Throughout time, architecture and architectural styles have had artistic, cultural, and political significance, with important architectural structures transforming into landmarks or monuments of a bygone era. Louis Sullivan, the architect behind the now-ubiquitous skyscraper, was the first to note that “form follows function,” which now represents the foreword to modern architecture.

Practical trade and industry issues for architecture include cost estimation, construction administration, and scheduling, as well as building material coordination and manipulation. Architects and architectural designers use drawings to draft their building plans, though these drawings are now often computer-generated through computer-aided design and drafting (CAD/CADD). Effective design should take aesthetics, environmental impact, building function, social concerns, energy and resource efficiency, sustainability, and technical advancement into consideration.