Architecture is a social art and an artful science that provides a sense of support and place. It helps humanity to relate harmoniously with the environment and in the process enhancing well being and health. Therefore, this implies that architecture enriches lives spiritually and aesthetically. Also, it facilitates availability of opportunities and creation of bequest that symbolizes traditions and ways of life. Architecture needs to be of high quality of design in its provision of delight, firmness and value.
Architecture involves high levels of mathematics and drafting and requires a great understanding of basic structures of buildings. Also, it is important to comprehend the manner in which a structure relates with the surrounding. In this regard, an architect needs to have high levels of integrity because of their responsibility in structures of buildings and their relationship with the environment.
Architecture is important because people need it in regards to creation of the houses people reside in, offices people work at and great contributions to the society. It designs the lives of humans and influences the life of humans. It facilitates creation of communities and leads to an experience of a new world within the confinement of a structure. This explains that architecture is a form of art that influences many aspects of the human daily life.
It involves designing and management of size and complexity of buildings, bridges, and novels among others because its primary concern is the structures and relationship of the materials in construction of the structures. Software architecture defines systems, provides a structure for software and management the size and ramification of large arrangements. There are different architectural styles that influence different aspects of appearance and quality measurements of work. For example, American Colonial architecture, Chinese architecture, futurist architecture, and modern architecture among others. These examples vary based on variation in simplicity or complexity in designs, focus on balance, symmetry and decorative elements.
Quality control in architecture is important in setting standards that a piece of art work has to meet. The procedures followed in this regard ensure that the set standards of quality are met despite its inability to guarantee excellence. This is because some of the pieces of artwork that are perceived to be of high quality might in the real sense be of low quality.
The techniques used to sketch out a potential architecture include several steps that facilitate creation of a high quality architecture process for design. It is important to revisit architectural approaches severally because it is important in refining architectural approaches in different stages of many projects. The requirements of a design can help formalize the necessities and limitations of architectural approaches that can be accommodated in design because this facilitates production of high quality work. Technology, deployment environment and reliability of the quality of architecture used in design and location of structure are important in high quality measurement of the work of the structure.
It is critical to address architectural issues and solutions that are consistent with requirements and limitations of the process in the course of a design process. Since architecture is a reiterative and incremental approach, quality in the process for design is achieved when the architecture objectives have been identified and emphasis on quality attributes of most aspects of architecture to ensure the end product meets the objectives.
Interior design involves converting a hopeless place into a comfortable and charming place. It involves structural changes to walls and windows thereby making architecture an influencing factor in interior design. The design of methods of operation into physical products, buildings and city layouts are intended to impose and reinforce architectural controls of features and structures. The design of built environment is important but high quality design is important because it plays a great role in uplifting communities, and transforming behavior and feelings of people.
Quality in architecture is also about effective and imaginative use of resources in good quality design which improves the quality of life. Quality in architecture process for design is important since design is a creative activity and quality in design is difficult to describe. Quality in architecture makes it possible to distinguish between good and bad design in that good design is flexible, efficient, good looking, responsive to context, sustainable and fits for purpose. Besides, assessment of quality in architecture is an objective process.
A construction project matters to all the people who come into contact or influenced by it. Failure to recognize the influence of a structure results in a design that is fit for purpose but inadequate in an architectural perspective. This brings the need to promote quality in architecture and urban planning. Also, architecture gives sacred pointer into the incorporation of history and design into natural life. The considerations that have to be made in interior design of a building are the way the building looks and the materials used in its structure.
Planning an interior design scheme is always limited to the homeowners’ imagination and the intuition for the design if interiors come from visual effects, colors, historical period, places and colors among others. Ideas that relate to the design of the interiors are got from taking a good look at the inside and outside of a building. Interior designers work with their art, wall coverings, floor painting and fabrics.
The designers have critical places in home design and this gives them the capability to ensure smooth flow of information even though they do not perform important roles in safety. Interior design and architecture are closely related and the close relationship between them is influenced by materials, decorative surrounding, fabric of the building and functionality among others. The aspects that serve as motivation to any interior design projects are the style and size of the structure.
The quality of architecture in relation to different artistic aspects influences human actions and character. Architects influence human behavior in most cases with their designs and constructions of environments in which humans live and work. Whether the design process influences behavior or not is not a crucial element of the quality of architecture but it is crucial in influencing the social and individual environment and behavior.
Architecture generates a probability with structural properties that change with the structure of the layout. In most cases, buildings influence either an intended social activity or a generated random activity. The influence of quality architecture in interior design should facilitate arrangement of windows, hallways, doors and rooms in a manner that encourage communication thereby leading to positive social interaction. The interior design specialists are also influenced by aspects of quality architecture in that it facilitates creation of functional and attractive structures.
Quality architecture affects the location of a structure and this facilitates its accessibility and inclusiveness. This implies assured physical, emotional and intellectual access which is important in eliminating unnecessary spending. In locating an architectural structure, it is important to employ creativity and lateral thinking in its design. In this regard, it is important to maintain a barrier free surrounding based on the features which are inclusive. The structure also needs to have a worthful contribution to the welfare of the public so the materials used in the construction process needs to be friendly to the environment.
The choice of design and location should be carefully made to ensure economic, social and environmental sustainability. Therefore, the materials, energy and natural resources should be used in a responsible and efficient way in a bid to reduce the emission of wastes and emissions into the air, land and water during the process of construction and its use. It is important to engage all the stakeholders such as the contractors, suppliers, and community in the processes of planning, designing and construction. Quality architecture should be well designed to ensure sustainable management of features of design, location and materials.
Interior design and architecture have jointly contributed greatly to the responsible completion of different structures. Historically, the growth in interior design has led to improved quality of its associated aspects. The transformation from corporate ownership of leasing has led to the separation of the design of a building from the design of its interior. Quality skills of architecture have made it possible to renovate structures and still make them viable in terms of aesthetics.
Modernity is associated with increased levels of complexity in interior design, complexity in locating a suitable location, and hard choices associated with the materials to use. Expertise that is associated with quality architecture helps in solving the problems associated with modernization. Besides, extensive support that has been brought by the emergence of market for commercial interior market is useful in construction and use of sustainable architectural structures.
Quality architecture and high quality design should be incorporated in all aspects of construction process because of their importance. Therefore, the standards applied in sensitive surrounding are different to those applied in other environments because of the variation in principles. Designing in a sensitive environment leads to increased challenges and high expectations. Certain historical aspects of design are capable of integrating architectural counterpoints while the projects that involve new architecture in areas of conservation require consultations of different architecture firms.
Quality architecture brings the need for a more focused scale of interior design into existence. It replaces the shortcomings that might exist in interior design programs by enforcing conceptual and technical aspects of design. The accreditation process of interior design has also evolved and improved over time because most of its programs are ordinated with different aspects of quality architecture.
The impacts of quality architecture are difficult to undermine because it is impossible to separate the symmetrical design of a structure from its interior. This is because the internal part of a structure develops directly from its abstract and schematic ideas. The relationship between the two can be shown by the similarity between the beginning of design principles, graphics, technology and the fundamentals of architecture.
The quality in architecture helps in managing the increased complexity in design of interior surrounding, the location of the structure and enforces sustainable use of construction materials. Quality architecture is expansive and inclusive therefore it is important in focusing on decorating and furnishing interior space besides addressing aspects of safety and healthy nature of the site for location. Also, it facilitates the responsive nature of the materials used in construction of the structure to the welfare of all stakeholders. It introduces flexibility in measurement of the construction work and usage of the different structures.
High quality design results from a continuous design process and an intensive dialogue with stakeholders in the architecture. High quality architecture is characterized by synthesis of different concepts, aesthetic value and fictional consolidation. Good quality architecture improves the quality of life because it leads to good designs of working places or homes that creates better and healthier places to live and work thereby reducing incidences of crime.
Schools which have good designs support teaching of children and inculcation of positive behavior among them. Also, construction of hospitals of high quality aid faster recovery and improves efficiency in service delivery to its clients. The value of quality architecture and design is perceived to increase expenditure leading to debate on whether it is an unaffordable luxury or a necessity. Investment in high quality architecture is a valuable investment that gives clients what they want.
Quality of architecture improves a society’s cultural vitality and fosters special art of living in the structures. The overall image of the structures is enhanced and this leads to attractive, durable and economic structures in the long term. Orientations of location of a structure develop excellence, quality and creativity in the design and architecture of the structures. Favorable decision making is critical in enhancing the quality of life in the environment thereby contributing to the economic activity of the neighborhood.
The finesse of the distinguishing attribute of architecture must show respect to the features of fabric used in a structure’s interior design by imposing identity and improving the landscape of a given location. In this regard, enriching the landscape of a given location involves improvement of the neighboring streets and high quality transportation infrastructure. To ensure the quality of a location’s architecture and landscape it is important to enhance the character of the location of the structures and qualities of its identity.
Also, it is important to promote quality architecture and to strengthen the environment in harmony with the environment. It is important in upgrading public places through a consistent design of structures. Another objective of quality architecture is to promote positive contributions of infrastructure on the landscape of a specific location.
Quality control in architecture is important in supervision of contracts with the clients. This involves working drawings, retention of project record, administration of construction contract, and preparation of specifications. These are intended to produce a high quality of architecture, act as records for undertaking and measurement of architectural work and ensure that design protocols are followed strictly during a construction process. It is important to supervise construction projects to ensure conformity of contracts.
Also, this is important in providing guidance for drafting dimensions and specifications of architectural work. Architecture is responsible for the control the quality of drawings to near true value. Quality control in architecture involves stages that ensure that the final piece of artwork is consistent with the prevailing legal standards and requirements, prevailing chain of command within the project management team, and designation of points of contacts between different stakeholders (Rogers, 2010).
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