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Sea-going vessels have for centuries fascinated people, not only those who happen to work at sea, but first and foremost, those who have never set foot aboard a ship. The environment in which ships operate is reminiscent of freedom and countless adventures, but also of hard and interesting maritime working life. The famous words of Pompey: “Navigare necesseest, vivere non estnecesse” (sailing is necessary, living – is not necessary), which he pronounced on a stormy sea voyage, arouse curiosity and excitement, inviting one to test the truth of this saying personally. It is often the case, however, that sea-faring remains within the realm of dreams, while the fascination with ships demonstrates itself through a transposition of naval features onto land constructions. In such cases, ship-inspired motifs bring alive dreams and yearnings as well as reflect tastes. Tourism is one of the indicators of people’s standard of living and a measure of a society’s civilisation. Maritime tourism has been developing rapidly in recent decades. A sea cruise offers an insight into life at sea. Still, most people derive their knowledge of passenger vessels and their furnishings from the mass media. Passenger vessels, also known as “floating cities,” are described as majestic and grand, while their on-board facilities as luxurious, comfortable, exclusive and inaccessible to common people on land. Freight vessels, on the other hand, are described as enormous objects which dwarf the human being into insignificance. This article presents the results of research intended to answer the following questions: what makes ships a source of inspiration for land architecture? To what extent and by what means do architects draw on ships in their design work? In what places can we find structures inspired by ships? What ships inspire architects? This article presents examples of buildings, whose design was inspired by the architecture and structural details of sea vessels. An analysis of these examples formed the basis for an evaluation of the impact of this inspiration on the shaping of public spaces and the aesthetic aspect of architectural structures.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
publikacja w in. zagranicznym czasopiśmie naukowym (tylko język obcy)
Published in:
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering no. 245, pages 1 - 8,
ISSN: 1757-8981
Title of issue:
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering strony 1 - 8
ISSN:
1757-899X
Language:
English
Publication year:
2017
Bibliographic description:
Marczak E.. Ships - inspiring objects in architecture. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017, Vol. 245, iss. 4, s.1-8
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1088/1757-899x/245/4/042048
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