Individual tall architectural works built primarily as freestanding towers or high-rise buildings, whether observation structures or vertical commercial buildings. Belongs here: freestanding towers and skyscrapers recognized as significant individual works, including landmark office and mixed-use high-rises. Does not belong here: low-rise commercial or institutional buildings, which are grouped under Commercial and Institutional Buildings, and museums or performance venues, which are grouped under Museums and Cultural Venues.
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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraphQuote, Visual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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