ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN HARMONISING WITH THE SURROUNDING FEATURES
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i11.2017.2333Keywords:
Architectural Design, Design, Harmony, Nature, SurroundingAbstract [English]
Since the creation of man, there has been continuous transformation of the environment for convenience, at an almost unlimited pace. This process has become faster in the last 50 years, especially in areas of civilization and city planning. The implication is that when man creates, there is usually a destruction of the natural, forgetting that man and the rest of nature need to co-exist in harmony with each other. Architectural Design on the other hand, attempts to make good all human tendencies and activities meant to destroy the age long relationship that existed between nature and man. The paper attempts to look into natural surroundings of man, and finally proffer suggestions on how nature and man will be close as in the good old times of early man. The paper therefore, aims at highlighting how architectural design can reduce the gap between Nature and transformation activities, hence creating a harmony.
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