Aesthetics of water
Sensual beuaty
Visual stimulation: Color , Reflection,
Movement( continuous/ sudden)
Living organizms
Sound stimulation: sea waves, water falls, fountains..
Touch: wetness: sprays and splashes, swimming
Thermal senses: cool, refreshing…
Smell: sea smell, purity,..
Gravity, acceleration: swimming, diving,
rapid river canooing, waterfall jumping and diving
Visual composition
Movement and rhythm
Coastline/ contrast
Symbolic
The river: Purity, calmness, continuous stream, life, prosperity
The sea: Power, fear, the Unknown, Adventure, risk, trade..
Water falls: power, gravity, acceleration, violence/tenderness, scale
Lake, Pond
water plants
marine life
Integrating water with architecture and landscape:
water Gardens:
swimming pool:
Pool, stairs, deck, seats, serving pit
lake
Pond and stream
Fountain
Water lines, water pool, fountain mass and
Water falls… spring
water in Architecture:
water in the interiors
water in exteriors
floating houses
building adjacent to water
exmple:Falling water house
The River Nile
Egypt, the gift of Nile
Geography and History of the Nile
Egyptians and the Nile: The legendry marriage between Man and Environment.
Nile valley: Natural or man Made Environment?
Understanding water fronts:
- The veiwer bank, framing the view
Frame sides and top
Frame bottom: the Bank
Visual blocking
2- Water area:
water color and purity
water movement
contents : plants, rocks, boats….,
coast line: the bank
land, ground cover, plantation…),
the background (skyline, depth of field…)
Assignments:
- photograph 4 types of water Gardens components, on a transparent overlay analyze its Aesthetics
- photograph a scene that shows the glory of Nile in Cairo and its suburbs, on a transparent overlay analyze the water fronts and their Aesthetics.
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