• 02 Jul 2008
  • Scholarly Article
  • Islamic Art

A Reflection on Art and Architecture

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Ricardo L. Castro Associate Professor of Architecture at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
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"A Reflection on Art and Architecture" by Ricardo L. Castro

Keywords: Art, Architecture, Philosophy

Abstact: A work of art is an expressive and communicative medium of feelings and thought. Pierre Francastel, 1950.

What is the role of art and architecture in society? How can one learn more about history through art and architecture? These apparently simple questions encapsulate a series of complex responses that could easily fill several volumes. Since antiquity, these questions have been catalysts for the development of philosophical, aesthetic, societal, and architectural theories.

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