Absolutely. At least it has been so for ages.

But today we make buildings like Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain that looking from the outside you cannot really say whether it is a factory or a museum.

Best regards!

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Dear Miguel,

The architecture is communication that is performed by a symbol.

To be understand well the architecture, to be build beautiful building we must know the language of architectural symbol to find the messages encoded in it through the ages.

Architects today do not account for this problem and therefore we see international architecture, with a clear, rational, modern and innovative vision. We are only users of this contemporary architecture, We don’t feel it and don’t allow it to our heart. We don’t understand it. We don’t understand what the architects encoded in it.

Therefore Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain we perceive as factory or also as museum.

Best regards

Savov

Dear Miguel,

You say buildings like Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain looking from the outside like a factory or museum

this is quite a controversial issue

You as an architect what principles of formation of the image you would recommend for factory and museum?

Will there be principles applicable to both buildings?

Let's start from the function of the buildings.

is there anything that is valid for both types of buildings and what is it?

Dear Miguel so let's try to think.

Best regards

Savov

Dear Rossen,

As an architect I think I shouldn't recommend any image for the case of building a factory. I mean, a factory has machines and these machines sometimes have special shapes. I'm thinking about smokestacks, big ovens, cranes or things like that.

So, in this case I believe architects should colaborate with engineers in order to get a nice result but not as an imposition.

A museum is different, in my opinion. A museum is a big box to be filled. Here we as architects can design a building according to this container demand and the final shape and view of the building is easier to handle.

But, what I say is that during the ages when you saw a bulding with high pinacles and a crucifix you could think it was a church.

If the building has a wall surrounding it and a tower you could think it was a castle...

But now you see a building like Guggenheim in Bilbao and you can't tell from the outside what is it.

This is my point of view about your question. Architects must take care of the image and function of buildings but never sacrifice the function in oreder to get a desired image because people should be able to know and understand buildings since the first look from the outside.

Best regards Rossen. It is a pleasure reading your questions.

Miguel Angel

Dear Miguel,

What is the definition of museum

"A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary"-Google- I accept this definition

"A museum is a big box to be filled" – this are your words

"This big box" we should fill with different artifacts and other object

Museums do not always show their artifacts at once.

So there is a store where they keep these materials.

Museums arrange their exhibits for some logic .

So they have some technology for arrangement to convey any knowledge, information, that Museums achieve this by using a different technique Audio Video etc. – some technical means

This knowledge and information they sell through tickets .

So there is a product (in the spiritual sphere of course).Factory

You say "a factory has machines "I specify some technical means

these machines handle some materials under some Technologies to get a product to sell them in stores.

So what is the difference between a museum and factory - it appears only in the type of goods - one item they wear it at home and the other in the soul

Why not resemble the two buildings a museum and factory?

We must correctly read the code which it uses the architecture

Therefore I say that architecture is the communication between the generations through the ages

Best regards

Savov

Hi!

In my city, museums are free for resident citizens. It is so because they are our paintings and sculptures. I don't see any kind of commercial activity on it. I just show my ID and enter the museum. 

But anyway, I think I got lost in the way...if we resemble a museum and a factory, a residential building and a shopping-mall, a school or a church, what kind of city would we have? what would it look like? if buildings are all the same in the future, maybe white big boxes, wouldn't it be a bit boring.

I'm sorry dear Rossen for my terrible english that doesn't allow me to understand things in the right way. I hope I can transfer you what I mean.

Regards!

Dear Miguel

"You are a dreamer,

and you are an achiever.

May you dream and achieve bigger feats,

with every passing year.

All the best for the new year 2015".

Savov

Yes, I do believe it is communication. It is a larger form of expression/art depending on who/what the building is for. Based on my studies, this also communicates with us as its own language and can change the way we feel or act as well as change our memory and impression of certain parts of buildings. The people in them also impact us but the information we take in and send out is constantly in flow.