architecture becoming a global clichÉ ar. palwasha amanullah
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ARCHITECTURE BECOMING A GLOBAL CLICHÉ
Ar. Palwasha Amanullah
Icon: 1. An image, figure, or representation; a portrait; an
illustration in a book; image in the solid status.
2. Eastern Church, A representation of some sacred personage, itself regarded as sacred, and honored with a relative worship. (from Oxford Dictionary)
“Iconic: An incitement to spend money” (Anon 2004)
Manhattan skyline 1902 - Park Row Building at center Architect: Robert H. Robertson (April 29, 1849–June 3, 1919)
Modern Skyscraper Buildings - Distinguished Icons
Park Row Building Flatiron Building Woolworths Building Chrysler Building Robert H. Robertson Danial Burnham Cass Gilbert William Van Alen Opened-1899 Opened-1902 Opened-1913 Opened-1930
What would the pioneers of modern iconic skyscrapers make of the architecture in today’s global era?
Architecture becoming a global cliché
• Departing from the standard analysis of “iconic”, the paper develops a framework within which an architecture icon in our world is analyzed based on the literature of capitalist globalization.
• The argument for the paper is restricted to an understanding of
how architecture can be labeled as iconic;
• to explain the dominant role of iconic architecture as a symptom of change to promote new urbanity in cities.
• How iconic buildings arise as signifiers of economic success by serving the interest of capitalist globalization?
• In a transnational capitalist society an architects dream is to curate exhibition spaces, with an intension to build the most challenging forms of architecture iconicity.
• In a similar fashion, iconic architecture strives to turn more or less all public spaces into consumerist spaces.
• In this context, Globalization is creating a world of movement and mixture which is leading to “Homogenization of Architecture”
Frank O. Gehry
Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao – Spain Guggenheim Museum – Abu Dhabi – UAEFrank Gehry, 1997 Frank Gehry, 2017
Iconic Structures in the Middle East
Sheikh Zayed Mosque- Abu Dhabi
Burj Khalifa- Dubai
Palm Jumeirah- Dubai
Record breaking mega projects in the region
Kingdom Centre- Riyade Saudi Arabia Bahrain trade centre- Manama Bahrain
Record breaking mega projects in the region
Future Conceptual Trends in Development of Iconic Structures in our Country
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