Architects and Boats: A Love Affair

Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, 1950. Image © Sureh SharmaThe relationship between architecture and naval design has been a fascinating interplay of form and function that has evolved significantly. Both disciplines have a shared history of innovation, aesthetics, and functionality that have informed and inspired each other. This "love affair" has seen architects drawing inspiration from boats, particularly in the modernist era when ships' streamlined, efficient designs influenced the ae