Metarch studios Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Vol.86(6), June
- Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021
- 57-60p.
Looking back upon our history, as far one can per- ceive, architecture has always and everywhere been involved with ordering, ornamenting, and decorating bare structures so as to communicate a message. Even contemporary archi- tecture portrays this practice. Honesty and portrayal play important roles which have led to new meanings in architecture and design. To start with, we can point out what honesty defines for an architect: a few believe that honest architecture only refers to being true to the material used, however this honesty has a much broader meaning. Each material has its specific characteristics which we must understand if we want to use it. This is no less true of steel and concrete. Mies van der Rohe Buildings are not only to speak of the function but the materials that make it, the spaces they carve and the inten- tions they set out to serve too. True architecture can be said to be created when the intention and spaces truly serve the function they simply should.