PERCEPTION TOWARDS ARCHITECTURE WITH RESPECT TO TIME

AIM :

To study the impact of time over the architectural character of the

buildings in both architect’s view and common public’s view.

OBJECTIVE:

This study analyses how the fourth dimension of space i.e.,time

influences the perception towards particular building in the general term
called ‘change’. Thus it aims to analyse various types of changes that occur
over time which in turn reflected as a new style in architecture.The change
not only affects the physical character of the building,but also the
psychological approach of the users and the critics.It also attempts to study
the metaphysical characters of the architecture that reinforces the time.

SCOPE:

In this era of 21st century ,many architecture lack in the perceivance

of time as they are either a replica of the past or irrelevant to the present.
Imitating a past style or integrating a non-contextual style may never result in
an alive architecture. The scope of this study is to do architecture with the
consideration of time to understand it better and also for better utilisation of
the spaces and character of the buildings.

LIMITATIONS:

1.The forces of change that influences architecture under time

may be limited to age,societal and material trends.
2.The character of timelessness reflected in physical and
psychological aspects of a building.

3.Metaphysical aspects of architecture related to time such as

nature,memory and light.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

1. To study the influence of change by age,an

experience of an user over a particular building in
various stages of his life is going to be dealt.
 2. To study the influence of societal change,a case
study of a years old building in a public area is to
be selected and the perception of the passers-by
towards the change is to be studied.
3. To study the changes due to material trends,the
release of new materials,their impact on buildings
over time and the consecutive perception of the
observers is to be studied.
4. Comparing the characters of iconic buildings
with any other building of same context to study
the essence of timelessness in its physical and
psychological aspects.
5. To understand the metaphysics in
architecture,case studies of sensible buildings are
to be studied.
6. To conclude with the average perception over
the buildings that can be used in the process of
synthesis of design with respect to the above
mentioned criteria.

BOOK REVIEW:

 1. GIEDION, S. (1980). Space, time and architecture: the growth of a

new tradition. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press.