Transcript By, Avik Roy, Rishabh Hajela, Utkarsh Shekhar Architecture is a thing of art, a phenomenon of the emotions, lying outside questions of.

By,
Avik Roy, Rishabh Hajela, Utkarsh Shekhar
Architecture is a thing of art, a phenomenon of the
emotions, lying outside questions of construction and
beyond them. The purpose of construction is to make
things hold together; of architecture to move us.
Thomas Thiis Evensen
Symbolism is a language which is used to convey
meaning through the use of symbols.
FORM
SYMBOLIZES
FORM
SYMBOLIZES
Basic configurations and what they symbolize
Basic configurations and what they symbolize
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Architectural forms act as vehicles for
communicating meanings and emotions in
the form of symbols by virtue of their
Plans
Elevations
Circle
Sun
Pantheon , Rome
Interior of dome
Square symbolizes harmony
Konark Sun Temple
Twin Petronas Towers ,Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
In Islamic Symbolism means order and harmony
Final floor plan of Petronas Towers to get required floor space
Cross symbolizes suffering and redemption from sins in Christianity
Typical Gothic Cathedral with a plan in the shape of a cross
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Architectural forms which have been
consistent over centuries are
 Dome
 Pyramids
and Towers
 Portals or Entrances
 Colonnade
 Arcade
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Imply all meanings of the
circle.
Represents the Heavens
and the Gods as a
‘Cosmic Canopy’.
Also for ancient Rome and
Christians the dome
represented universal
power.
Cosmic Canopy
Presbytery, Cathedral of Sienna
United States Capitol, Washington D.C.
The Indian Parliament, New Delhi
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Extends vertically as if
reaching towards the sky.
The form alludes to power ,
supremacy , technology and
modernisation.
Eiffel Tower ,Paris
St. Paul’s Cathedral , Kolkata.
Los Angeles Skyline
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Ancient Portals heightened the significance of what lay
beyond them.
Luxor Temple
Taj Mahal
Ishtar Gate : Babylon
Entrance : Mogok city
Pylon, Palace of Sargon
Salam singh ki haveli
Amiens Cathedral , France
Bernini’s colonnade
Parthenon ,Athens
White House, Washington D.C.
IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Gutenberg
Colosseum, Rome
Madrid arcade
Juin arcade
Sassofer arcade
Markers in History
Memorial gate
Arc de Triumph, Paris
Jewish museum, Berlin, Germany
Daniel Libeskind
Old Jewish museum
New Museum
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ZIG-ZAG LINE represents the atrocities done on
Jewish people.
Windows as scars on facade symbolize the
inhuman treatment that they were subjected to
during the holocaust.
The tall flat façade of the building gives a feeling of
being dwarfed, which is similar to what the Jews felt
under the Nazi regime.
The halls and corridors converge at a point, and this
represents long exile and death.
The Façade is coated with zinc, to reflect a lot of
light.
Entrance
Axis of continuity
Axis of Exile
Axis of holocaust
Tower of Holocaust
Tower of holocaust
Garden of Exile
Garden of Exile