Abstract
Structural art should not be marginalised as an integral part of structural design. By reviewing historical understandings of structural art, this article discusses the ambiguous and neglected perspective of structural art on architectural design and human perception dimensions, concentrating the attention of structural art on the question of human aesthetic perception. Based on significant changes in how art is perceived due to recent neuroaesthetics research, this article introduces recent findings from cognitive neuroscience regarding embodied perception principles, sheds new light on the aesthetic experiences inherent in the built environment, and clarifies and expands previously held beliefs about structural art. Finally, while emphasising the significance of structural art, this article attempts to provide a body-informed perspective on structural art that can aid in incorporating human neuroaesthetic perception principles during the conceptual phase of the structural design process, thereby redefining the effect of structures on architectural space and aesthetics, thus redefining structural art.
Highlights
Structural thinking evolved into a tool for structural calculations and mechanical analysis in order to support the building’s form, and “structural design” became “structural
The importance of incorporating neuroaesthetics and related perceptual theories into the structural design is that it results in a “bio-cultural” paradigm shift [76]
By focusing on the human being as a more fundamental perspective, the neuroaesthetic perspective can liberate structural design from the complexities of artwork, allowing the body to serve as a more precise anchor point between the tangible and abstract aspects of structure, thereby providing a theoretical and even quantitative foundation for the integration of the human perceptual dimension into structural design
Summary
Building structures are shaped by both their technical and artistic dimensions [1, 2]. From ancient Greek to Roman Thermae to Gothic Churches, these past architectural marvels result from a marriage of technology and art. By the mid-nineteenth century, the advances in science and technology render the prior art of architecture obsolete, bringing an end to the era of intuitive construction techniques [3]. The architect who mastered the entire architectural design process gradually relinquished control of the structural design and construction processes. Engineers are more concerned with the technical implementation of spatial structures, whereas architects are concerned with realising the relationship between architecture, art, and social function [4]. Structural thinking evolved into a tool for structural calculations and mechanical analysis in order to support the building’s form, and “structural design” became “structural
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