This is a guest post from Antonina of OpenBuildings - a community-driven and openly editable encyclopaedia of buildings from around the world.
Not so long ago ornament in architecture was a crime – just like tattooed people were potential murderers. Is ornament making a comeback? From the psychedelic Arab World Institute of Jean Nouvel to the fashion flagship stores of Tokyo, architecture is no longer afraid to be talkative and graphic. Ornament in architecture has its roots deep in history, but alongside the unforeseen development of graphic culture these days, it is only logical that ornament – this time around wittily disguised as a pictogram and making the best possible use of modern technology – should make its victorious way back into architecture .
Jean Nouvel: Arab World Institute
image: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Isay Weinfeld: Midrash Building
image: Leonardo Finotti
Kengo Kuma: The Opposite House
image: Picasa user Dennis Lee
Foreign Office Architects: John lewis Department Store and Cineplex
image: flickr user james_khamsi
KAVAKAVA OÜ: Kindergarten Lotte
image: Kaido Haagen
OMA: McCormick Tribune Campus Center
image: Byrdhouse Travel
Jun Aoki: Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki
images: Ano Daichi
FAT: Heerlijkheid Park Community Center
image: FAT Architecture
Jun Aoki: Louis Vuitton Roppongi Hills
images: Picasa user japanezgirl514; Ano Daichi
Toyo Ito: Mikimoto Ginza 2
image: WAM Journal
FAT: Sint Lucas Art Academy
image: FAT
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