Original scientific paper

ARCHITECTURE & TOURISM: An exciting synthesis of opportunities for future tourism development.

Susanne Kraus Winkler

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Architecture has always played a special role in tourism. We must only consider the magnificent grand hotels in the palace like buildings in the city or trendy holiday destinations or the numerous spa hotels and museums, all the way to the prominent witnesses of various world exhibitions, which in the end, such as the Eifel tower, have and retain a significant touristic component.

Architecture was and is an expression of lifestyles and spirit of the epoch and culture. Architecture has always found a generously dimensioned platform of expression in tourism in its specific functionality and cross-regional conspicuousness.

Architecture & tourism in the historical context originally meant primarily the experience of regional hospitality in many varied forms.

Architecture in tourism has only been seen in a different light since the increased separation between business and building appeared in European tourism over the last 15 years and the internationality of tourism grew ever wider, increasingly leading to numerous new issues in the discussion on architecture & tourism:

How much architecture does tourism need today? How much architecture is actually worthwhile?
How many functions does sophisticated architecture allow today? How much architecture can the guests take? How does architecture change the touristic product and what new challenges are created therewith?

Keywords

architecture; tourism

Hrčak ID:

43440

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/43440

Publication date:

16.11.2008.

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