10 Notes of Architectural Symphony
The genius of Goethe originated the poetic definition of architecture as “frozen music”, reflecting the splendor of the space melody, embodied in the best architectural landmarks. Presented below creations of 10 leading architects of our times (10 notes), who made an invaluable contribution to the formation of a modern high-rise construction vividly illustrate the metaphorical essence of this statement.
Today, the future of high-rise architecture seems almost termless: skyscrapers progressively growing up, taking on the incredible originality of form and reaching the highest levels of energy efficiency, sustainability, functionality and, of course, individual aesthetic image. Architects’ blue-sky thinking evolve a new concept of the original pragmatic idea of multiplying the maximum usable space on a small-sized plot of land, embodying in the construction of high-rise buildings the modern attitude of the vertical city. That the engineers and architects over the last hundred years, with their unique discoveries, ideas and ambitious author’s approach courageously have broken new ground and master new trends and techniques of modern architecture.