Movement and Motion

Here is an example of architecture in motion.  You can see that the building itself is not moving but it gives the visual perception of it being in motion.  This type of motion is called implied motion.  You can see that the lines of this structure gives you the feeling that the building will keep moving in that direction as you look up at it.  It looks to the viewer as if this structure is spinning in place from right to left.  The overall shape is balanced yet it gives you a visual sensation that it is not balanced. The curves of this building makes it look like its turning counter-clockwise at the base, then changes directions midway through to look like its turning clockwise.  The building conveys the energy of movement through the overall design.  This abstract building is a great example of implied motion.

This is another example of architecture in motion.  This is the famous Vodafone headquarters building in Portugal.  You can see by the way the lines of the building moves from left to right giving the viewer a sense of movement throughout the structure.  This is known as implied movement.  The building itself is balanced and not moving at all, but to the viewer it looks like it could be moving from left to right.  Implied movement is becoming popular in architecture, it really makes the building pop out at you.  It almost looks like the building is falling down on the right side, but in reality the structure is sound.  The structure uses direction to imply a crumbly movement from left to right.  This is another amazing structure that shows the viewer implied motion through architecture.