Fernando Mungioli is publisher of Arcoweb and editor of Projeto magazine. He is among the most respected journalists specializing in architecture in the country and has a deep knowledge of the Brazilian architectural legacy.

In January, we had the immense pleasure of honoring his company in a (re)meeting that brought together architects, designers, partners and friends in an intimate and creative conversation at Foyer Poema.

On the agenda, a deep and conceptual chat about the convergence of architecture, art and incorporation and the future market scenario. Is architecture, after all, art? We believe so!

Fernando recalled words from renowned American architect Lance Hosey in an article for the Huffington Post. You can read the full article HERE and excerpts highlighted below.

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Huffington Post readers are not alone in that, of course. "Architecture is art, nothing more," declared Philip Johnson, an opinion supported by Pritzker Richard Meier, who stated that architecture is indeed "the greatest of all the arts." In 2011, President Obama noted that architecture at its best becomes "a work of art where we can move around and where we can live," and the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which remained open from October 2015 until January of this year, was themed "The State of the Art of Architecture."

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"STOP confusing architecture and art," Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid's partner, urged on his Facebook page in 2014. "Architects are responsible for the FORM of the built environment, not its content... Architecture IS NOT ART, although FORM is our specific contribution to the evolution of society. We need to understand how new forms can make a difference in the progress of civilization."

Schumacher exposes the most common concept among architects. We claim that "new forms" benefit "the evolution of society" and "the progress of civilization," although we rarely explain how this happens. Ironically, the most celebrated architects have in fact made use of increasingly exotic geometries for the opposite purpose - to convey their personal interests.

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And that's exactly why architecture is considered art. "In the Western world," writes Priscilla Frank, Art and Culture Editor for the Huffington Post, "art and self-expression are often thought of side by side" About.com, supposedly the "largest source of expert art content on the Internet," backs up this statement: "Art is often about self-expression." PBS agrees: "The essence of art is about expressing yourself."

Source: Archdaily