Cubism architecture

Facade architecture

Cambridge, MA MIT Stata Center

I think it was painting - that of Pablo Picasso overwhelmingly so - that influenced modern architecture to start challenging the boundaries and possibilities of three-dimensional space. Cubism was always destined to be a 2-dimensional art form but the brave and deconstructive thinking behind it has transcended the arts and in its own way has massively influenced the architecture around us.

12. Cubism (c. 1907–1920 CE) Cubism shattered conventional forms and rearranged them into a world of fragmented beauty. In architecture, it influences modernism through geometric exploration, creating buildings that offer multiple perspectives in a single glance. #Arkhestry brings cubist forms to life, reshaping how we see structures. #geometricbeauty #CubistArchitecture Fragmentation, geometric shapes, modernist architecture, multiple perspectives, cubism in design #cubism…

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Image 1 of 15 from gallery of Ftown Building / Atelier Hitoshi Abe. Photograph by Daici Ano

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