ARCHITECTURAL, ARTISTIC AND ECOLOGICAL FEATURES OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

Abstract

This paper deals with the historical development of industrial architecture. Industrial landscape with large industrial buildings and facilities is part and parcel of almost every modern city. Aesthetic properties of the industrial buildings influence city beauty when industrial development in the cities has increased significantly. In the given paper perception of architecture is revealed from a physical, physiological, psychological and social point of view. Human feelings, background experience, education and upbringing have an impact on aesthetic and artistic perception of city environment. Buildings disproportional to surrounding landscape, too long constructions, industrial architecture sameness, lack of harmony between industrial buildings and environment lead to aesthetic pollution. Light and colour play an essential role in architecture, because they affect architectural comfort, expressiveness, effectiveness and energy efficiency more than any other factors no other factor. The architect creates aesthetically perfect complex combining designed parts of the building according to function, shape, colour, size, and other features. Beautiful architecture causes aesthetic awareness - specific emotional response. Architectural beauty plays also an emotional and moral role, contributes to human needs and interests development that coincide with contemporary social trends. Perception of beauty leads to happiness, unconditional love, goodness, freedom, self enrichment. Every industrial building, constriction and complex reflects historical era by architectural means.