Chemistry and Architecture

Kemija je, kao i arhitektura, sintetička djelatnost: imajući u vidu funkciju budućeg proizvoda, one pronalaze konstrukcijska rješenja da bi postigle željenu formu. Razlika je, dakako, u njihovom objektu, jer arhitektura dizajnira građevine, a kemija molekule, njegovoj veličini (makroskopskoj – submikroskopskoj), fizičkoj naravi (klasični fizički sustav – kvantni sustav) i, najvažnije, u silama s kojima se dizajner (arhitekt, kemičar) hvata u koštac (gravitacija – elekromagnetske interakcije). U radu su dati primjeri inspiracije arhitekata kemijskim strukturama (Atomium) te primjene načela kemijske strukture u arhitekturi (geodetske kupole R. B. Fullera). Ovo djelo je dano na korištenje pod licencom Creative Commons Imenovanje 4.0 međunarodna.Chemistry, as well as architecture, are synthetic disciplines; keeping in mind the function of a final product, they attempt to find construction solutions to obtain a desired shape. There is certainly a difference in the object of design, as architecture is aimed at the design of buildings, and chemistry at the design of molecules, the size of their objects (macroscopic vs. submicroscopic), their nature (classical-physical systems vs. quantum systems) and, most importantly, they differ in forces a designer has to cope with (gravitation vs. electromagnetic interactions). This paper presents examples of architectural projects inspired by chemical structures (Atomium), as well as the application of chemical principles in architecture and construction of geodesic domes, devised by American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License