Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Architecture fundamentally concerns designing and organizing interior spaces.
- In plain terms
- Architecture is about designing and organizing the inside of buildings.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on how interior spaces are organized.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does interior design affect human experience?
- What makes a space well organized?
Another view
Architecture also involves exteriors and broader urban contexts beyond interiors.
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