http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction…
Beauty requires perception.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/beauty
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the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)… |
Beauty is not confined to the sense of sight.
Perception
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/perception
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the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
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Understanding
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/understanding
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mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours. |
understanding is relative => perception is relative => beauty is relative
Beauty is based on one’s understanding; one’s experience. Beauty is learned.
greater experience => greater understanding => greater perception of beauty
Understanding is a prerequisite for perceiving beauty
To perceive beauty in architecture is to understand it; not as a mere object (or space) in a single instance but as an experience, system, and solution in and through time.
Durability, Functionality, Beauty (firmitas, utilitas, venustas) should not be segregated
Beauty = Functionality + Durability + …