A study and analysis on minimal architecture and its related issues

In visual arts, music and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II in Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the ۱۹۶۰s and early ۱۹۷۰s. Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt and Frank Stella. The movement is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and modernism; it anticipated contemporary postminimal art practices, which extend or reflect on minimalism's original objectives. Minimalism architecture can be traced back to a few key architectural styles: Japanese Zen, Cubist designs, De Stijl, and Bauhaus designs in the ۱۹۲۰s. Though each of these styles have their own history and characteristics, they all share the same purpose. Each style strives to keep things clean, simple, and stripped down to only the essentials—resulting in a clean, clutter-free, calming space. This approach to architecture and design became increasingly popular after World War II and continued to rise, thanks to famous architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. In the United States, minimalist architecture took off in the early ۱۹۶۰s, coinciding with a rising interest in minimalist artwork. From its inspirational roots in ۱۹۲۰ to now, minimalism has served as a respite from an often busy, cluttered world—frequently expressed through architecture, art, or even as a school of thought. Minimalism is agreeable as a cultural definition that has an aesthetic approach towards various fields. Since the ۱۹۶۰s, minimalism has been a common movement of art, architecture and lifestyle. Minimalism is a name used to define arts that flourish in content and form with simplicity, as well as a sign of private expressiveness. Minimalism is recognized by reasoning as concept of culture. The modern culture is somehow impregnated by minimalism. Simplicity in architecture allows the users/ viewers to experience and grasp the work instantly. Necessary elements in architecture to achieve a simplicity design is limited no. of. materials, play with light, color, and geometric forms and most importantly removing the minor elements to highlight the major elements. The idea of this study is to comprehend how different cultures have diverse understandings towards minimalist architecture.

کلیدواژه ها:

Minimalist Architecture ، Culture ، Interpretation ، Western ، Japanese