Column Rank in the Interior Design of Contemporary Architecture-A Comparative Analysis Study

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the column as an important element in architecture and interior design and its status in the contemporary architecture. It identifies the rank and mechanism of evolution and changes through its presence during the historical development to the present day as a structural, esthetical, functional and symbolical element. The study found  that the column still have the same esthetical, functional and symbolical effects; on the other hand the result show that there is poor relationship between the column as a structural element and all the previous attributes, that rarely the esthetical, functional, or symbolical columns represented a structural element and vice versa.

Keywords: Column, Pillar, Interior Design, Contemporary Architecture.