<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Different types of formal expression can be found in the modern architecture of the 21st century - in publications, internet resources and in the generalizations of critics. In the context of the synthesis of arts the styles of sculptural architecture and surface architecture are noteworthy. Characteristics of this synthesis are also noticeable in kinetic architecture where the styles of surface kinetic architecture and sculptural kinetic architecture are distinguished. The genesis of images of buildings constructed in these styles is the result of the synthesis of arts; it reflects the development of historical styles as well as the ways of formal expression and their influences in the end of the 20th century and in the 21st century. This paper provides an analysis of constructed objects and proposals put forth in architectural competitions in Latvia’s 21st century modern architecture.</p></abstract>

Different types of formal expression can be found in the modern architecture of the 21st century - in publications, internet resources and in the generalizations of critics. In the context of the synthesis of arts the styles of sculptural architecture and surface architecture are noteworthy. Characteristics of this synthesis are also noticeable in kinetic architecture where the styles of surface kinetic architecture and sculptural kinetic architecture are distinguished. The genesis of images of buildings constructed in these styles is the result of the synthesis of arts; it reflects the development of historical styles as well as the ways of formal expression and their influences in the end of the 20th century and in the 21st century. This paper provides an analysis of constructed objects and proposals put forth in architectural competitions in Latvia’s 21st century modern architecture.

The Directions of Formal Expression in Latvian Contemporary Architecture in the Context of the Synthesis of the Arts

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Different types of formal expression can be found in the modern architecture of the 21st century - in publications, internet resources and in the...

The Directions of Formal Expression in Latvian Contemporary Architecture in the Context of the Synthesis of the Arts

Published Online: Feb 03, 2016

Page range: 39 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2015-0006

Keywords
Architecture of 21st century, architecture history, synthesis of arts, surface architecture, sculptural architecture, kinetic architecture, architectural competitions

© 2016

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

The Directions of Formal Expression in Latvian Contemporary Architecture in the Context of the Synthesis of the Arts

Published Online: Feb 03, 2016

Page range: 39 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2015-0006

KeywordsArchitecture of 21st century, architecture history, synthesis of arts, surface architecture, sculptural architecture, kinetic architecture, architectural competitions

© 2016

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Architecture of 21st century, architecture history, synthesis of arts, surface architecture, sculptural architecture, kinetic architecture, architectural competitions