Adoption of Supremantism in Architecture: A Strive for Simplicity

Abstract

The complexity of architectural design comes with its difficulty of harmonious composition. Even when a good one eventually emerges, it hardly withstands the taste of time. Objectively, this paper seeks a means of striving for simplicity of design in architecture. This was methodically carried out using the power of visual, to tell a historical trend of architectural development of the present and years gone by. The research was limited to Auchi as indigenous trends in comparism to world historical architectural practices. The major Architecture-influenced art movement (supremantism) was equally emphasized as a workable tool for simplification of design. The visual and text gathered resulted in the findings that the history of Architecture is from complexity to simplicity as the recent award-winning building in the world (Lessans House) is free from excessive decoration. It equally reveals the interconnectedness of painting and graphic design as with architects. For increased nexus between indigenous trends and world best practices in architecture, it was recommended that the concept of minimalism for which supremantist stand for should be a guiding principle in how we design building.