2.2.2. Architecture
Architecture is the technique and art of designing a building and the building itself (Encyclopaedia Britannica, n.d.). In popular terms, architecture is a practice employed to complete practical requirements. Whether nomadic or settled, every society has a spatial relationship to the environment. The structures built for these societies reflect their history, the surrounding environment, artistic sensibility, and many other aspects of life. Architecture is not designed for itself, it is designed to satisfy human needs and guarantees survival in the environment (Chęć-Małyszek, 2021).
Chęć-Małyszek defines architecture as a mixture of ideas satisfying basic human needs and technical possibilities. Apart from providing shelter, architecture also has an important social function: it satisfies users mentally, physically, and spiritually, ensuring that they are functioning harmoniously in the environment (Chęć-Małyszek, 2021). Oftentimes, architecture is perceived as spaces designed by architects in the form of buildings and landscapes. This study suggests that such a perception is limiting.
The process of fashioning buildings
Figure 8: Fashioning buildings (Author, 2021).
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