What is Ornament ?
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John Lewis department store in Leicester, UK Foreign Office Architects Ornament disguised as a pictogram and making the best possible use of modern technology is making a comeback and is no longer a crime. Definition : Two- or three-dimensional decoration, sculpture, carving etc. for the surfaces or spaces of a building or other object. The need for ornament appears to be a universal one. an aspect of human condition which can be found in the caves of prehistoric man, in the pyramids and tombs of Ancient Egypt, the temples of Greece, the Middle Ages, the geometric ornamentation of Islam, and the patterned wall papers and textiles of today. There are two aspects/ schools of thoughts that are basically for and against ornamentation, as in the current time 21 century, a decline in the use of ornaments are noticed due to the minimalist movement and idealism architects seem to be adapting, ornaments are to be an integ...