{"id":13680,"date":"2015-11-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/is-architecture-art\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:01:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:01:47","slug":"is-architecture-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/is-architecture-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier Bow-Wow Asks: Is Architecture Art?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/quotes\/a\/arnejacobs309550.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arne Jacobsen<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/quotes\/p\/philipjohn102369.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Johnson<\/a>, this question has been the subject of pithy debate within the profession for decades: can we define architecture as art? Le Corbusier\u2019s assertion that \u201ca house is a machine for living in\u201d suggests that the Swiss Modernist did not believe so; what is architecture but a tool for the provision of shelter and warmth, where form follows function and all else is superfluous? On the other hand, Frank Lloyd Wright espoused a different view and stated that \u201cthe mother art is architecture\u201d and that \u201cwithout an architecture of our own, we have no soul of our own civilization.\u201d Whose view is closest to the truth?<\/p>\n<p>This was the question asked by Momoyo Kaijima \u2014 cofounder of experimental Japanese firm <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/atelier-bow-wow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atelier Bow-Wow<\/a> \u2014 when she took the stage at the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial. The practice has become increasingly well-known in recent years, not only for its astute eye for detail in projects such as <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/nora-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nora House<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/bmw-guggenheim-lab-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMW Guggenheim Lab<\/a>, but also for its quirky architectural experiments that tread the line between design disciplines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447365137317program-architecture-is-art-01.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><i>Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima of Atelier Bow-Wow; image via Chicago Architecture Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.org\/experience-caf\/programs-events\/detail\/architecture-is-art-is-architecture-art-atelier-bow-wow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">architecture.org<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not an artist, I\u2019m an architect!\u201d exclaims Kaijima when grilled on the subject at Chicago\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mcachicago.org\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum of Contemporary Art<\/a>. However, she tells a packed audience in the institution\u2019s dimly lit auditorium that there is a point at which these two disparate vocations can intersect to reveal fundamental design truths. Atelier Bow-Wow is expert in the study of \u201cbehaviorology,\u201d which examines the behavior of people in relation to architecture and the wider urban environment, and it turns out that this line of exploration can lead to the emergence of structures that are undeniably artistic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362929620aed12b7bdcf7d9f910dad7913431160d.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Kasane Nogawa\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Kasane Nogawa<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>One such example Kaijima presents is the whimsical <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/white-limousine-yatai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Limousine Yatai<\/a>, a food kiosk on proverbial steroids. The counter on wheels stretches 33 feet (10 meters) along the road, and, when stationed, it can form an al fresco banqueting table for an entire community of people. Of course, its functional attributes are highly questionable: a severe lack of maneuverability renders turning the kiosk around a ludicrously arduous process, and this fact is not lost on Kaijima, who laughs and calls her own design: \u201cstupid!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is through this \u2018stupidity,\u2019 though, that Bow-Wow\u2019s project shifts from the architectural realm to an artistic one. The project\u2019s lack of functionality will keep it forever stuck in the conceptual phase of design and force us to consider its meaning on a theoretical level \u2014 akin to contemporary art.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144736292962444863af46bdd2503de670d2cc1765713.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Kasane Nogawa\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Kasane Nogawa<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The social strengths of the Yatai \u2014 its ability to bring a community together, its links to the culinary culture of Japan, its inherent sense of humor \u2014 are qualities that can be appreciated on an academic basis. It is rooted in metaphor and symbolism, its primary function being the provocation of thoughts and discussions in and among all who encounter it. This function could well be the definition of an architectural artwork.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447362930916c93ee4070afce6c8c5ee76fbf002d80c.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Steve Hall  Hedrich Blessing\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Steve Hall  Hedrich Blessing<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Another installation in this vein can be found within the walls of the Architecture Biennial itself. Atelier Bow-Wow investigated ways to activate the courtyard of the Chicago Cultural Center, a space that is entirely inaccessible to the public but which occupies a high visible space at the heart of the building. The tantalizing potential of the courtyard as a public space is constrained by pragmatic issues pertaining to safety, security, and facility management \u2014 something that Atelier Bow-Wow equates to one of Giovanni Battista Piranesi\u2019s imaginary prisons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447363235373fa6b3f55c9764cf4b6bc5e7f72120e95_copy.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The resulting intervention pays homage to the Italian artist\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/piranesi-circus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piranesi Circus<\/a>\u201d: a path of ramps, a long ladder, a lofty staircase, and a suspended swing provide a vision of a program that can never be fulfilled, that plays with themes of inaccessibility, the control of the government over its people, and the power of architecture to act as a metaphor for wider sociopolitical issues.<\/p>\n<p>The project is a folly, but it possesses a clear visceral function as devil\u2019s advocate as it is encouraging people to question their relationships with their surroundings. While the installation can never be touched, it is the epitome of an immersive artwork \u2014 extending overhead and making a big statement in both a literal and a figurative sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/144742859048336094be260d5da27788fb01cd8e009c9.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Stef de Cleck\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stef de Cleck<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In contrast, Bow-Wow\u2019s floating pavilion for the <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/canal-swimmers-club-bruges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canal Swimmer\u2019s Club<\/a> in Bruges, Belgium, is entirely accessible to the public. This sheltered deck is highly functional as a recreational hangout spot and vibrant social hub, but it is intended to go further and make a statement about the treatment of public space within the city.<\/p>\n<p>Weaving under the \u201cCarmersbrug\u201d bridge, the project takes what the firm describes as \u201ca critical position against institutionalized space as a materialization of preceding concept of facility, which has played an important role in the bio-politics that governed daily life throughout the 20th century.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447428458388CSC_oblique_200_fin_rev.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This strong political undertone lends an ostensibly functional structure added theoretical value that is similar to that of many contemporary artworks. While the architecture itself is not inflammatory or controversial, Bow-Wow\u2019s design motives are undeniably provocative: it sought to move beyond the client\u2019s brief and make a statement with the potential to influence urban theorists and city planners across a much wider spectrum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/14473629336124196aa5a14af1f0f8be7e9db9642f61a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Stef de Cleck\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stef de Cleck<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>So, while Zaha Hadid Architects\u2019 Patrick Schumacher might be resolute in his opinion that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/patrik.schumacher.10\/posts\/10202631928712343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">architecture is NOT art<\/a>,\u201d Atelier Bow-Wow has proven the argument is much less categorical \u2014 stoking debate with projects that invite comparisons to immersive installations in the MoMA, the Guggenheim, or the Tate Modern. Unlike Schumacher, Kaijima wants to leave it up to you to decide but hints that maybe \u2014 just maybe \u2014 architecture and art can be entwined, with incredibly powerful effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Arne Jacobsen to Philip Johnson, this question has been the subject of pithy debate within the profession for decades: can we define architecture as art? 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