When considering how architecture can lie, theme park architecture came to mind in the way that it often uses the technique of forced perspective...

Can architecture lie? Yes, the concept of architecture "lying" refers to the idea that buildings and structures can manipulate perceptions,...

Architecture has the ability to lie through the manipulation of perception. This concept is exemplified in the Palace of Versailles in France....

Architecture can “lie” through visual deception and optical illusion. Take the Flatiron Building in New York City, for example. Its triangular...

I. M. Pei as well as Ieoh Ming Pei, a famous Chinese-American architect, designed and constructed The Gateway in 1990 in Singapore. The first...

One type of architecture can lie is through symbolic deception, this is when builders use symbols or motifs that have cultural or historical...

Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan citadel in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Its historical significance and amazing Inca architecture, as well as the...

Architecture possesses the ability to convey meaning and shape perceptions by strategically employing materials, and at times, it can engage in a...

When I think about how architecture and how it can lie to its users, I think about aesthetic. A lot of the times buildings encapsulate a warm...

Architecture is a form of visual communication, and the design choices made by architects can convey various messages and meanings. A way in...

I don't think architecture can lie, I believe that architecture is just a designed space that reflects the honest designer, history, and society....

Prompt: Find an image of a ruin that is attractive/interesting to you. What is appealing about it? If you didn't grow up in Portland Oregon, you...

I think the way architecture lies is a type of metaphorical way of saying that some built environments have a way of expressing themselves in...

There are several ways that architecture can lie, either in not being what it says it is or appears it is. Design is largely about create...

Architecture within a space I believe can not lie although forms and particular designs of way-finding can make people perceive a space...

False narratives and deception is something I believe architecture is fully capable of doing. Mainly in the form of a distinction of style...

This is a church I visited in Finland, it's the Temppeliaukio Church aka the Rock Church. Going to this place I had no idea what we were doing,...

  Architecture can lie. They have the power to manipulate people's expectation, it can perceptually distort the reality of space. Based on...

One of the ways that architecture lies is through materials. With increased interest in affordable finishes and sustainable options, there have...

One way that architecture can “lie” is through optical illusions. The Parthenon in Athens is a large Greek temple that is a part of the...

When thinking about how architecture can lie, I think of the structure aspects of architecture and how, often, the structure may "lie" or deceive...

In the upscale area of Bayswater in West London, the seemingly ordinary structure of 23-24 Leinster Gardens serves as a literal facade that...

The façade of a building is the first impression of a building and the shell of it. Similarly to the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover,"...

I think that a piece of architecture that lies is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This is an interesting building, the lie is essentially in the name....

The skinniest building in Paris, France This building in Paris was constructed in a way that seems to be useless. Though from the street one...

When thinking about architecture that deceives, the McMansions typology comes to mind. These residences, ostensibly striving for opulence,...

The ATREYdesign studio was designed by principal architect Arun Sharma. The complex and massive structure of the architectural office was...

We often look at buildings with the belief that the interior will match the exterior, that what you see is what you get, but that concept rarely...

I believe in architecture it is not the actual building that can be lying but the added design to the spaces and the finishing features can be...

Modernism in architecture has pushed architects to new limits. Although architecture is beautiful, it can also completely altars the way we...