Architectural Folly

Architect: Robert Odhiambo
Location: NA
Project year: Fall 2010
Client: NA

In Architecture, a folly is a building or structure constructed primarily for enhancing a natural landscape. Follies first gained popularity in England, and they were particularly in vogue during the 18th and early 19th centuries, when landscape design was dominated by the tenets of Romanticism. Thus, depending on the owner's tastes, a folly might be constructed to resemble a medieval tower, a ruined castle overgrown with vines, a crumbling classical temple complete with fallen , eroded columns, or simply a series of planes pierced and wedged into one another.

Citation:
 "folly." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 25 Dec. 2010      <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/212366/folly>. 

Architect: Robert Odhiambo
Location: Prairie View A&M University
Project year: Fall 2010
Client: Prairie View SOA

PROGRAM: Design and craft an asthetically beautiful architectural folly (structure) that would serve as a landmark feature for the school of architecture at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View.