SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AS A CULTURAL PROJECT John
... undermining ambitions for sustainability. Vale and Vale (1991: 116) have argued that “One way to achieve longevity and avoid demolition is to design buildings that are capable of adapting to the users’ changing needs.” This argument can be extended to state that those needs may be defined not only i ...
... undermining ambitions for sustainability. Vale and Vale (1991: 116) have argued that “One way to achieve longevity and avoid demolition is to design buildings that are capable of adapting to the users’ changing needs.” This argument can be extended to state that those needs may be defined not only i ...
С. О. Зубенко ЗБІРНИК ТЕКСТІВ І ЗАВДАНЬ «ІНОЗЕМНА МОВА»
... world into the sanctuary, designated as the house of God on earth. The rich decoration of these churches is meant, then, not only to inspire the visitor, but to reflect God’s authority through its beauty. Because Gothic churches are taller and feature more fenestration than Romanesque churches, addi ...
... world into the sanctuary, designated as the house of God on earth. The rich decoration of these churches is meant, then, not only to inspire the visitor, but to reflect God’s authority through its beauty. Because Gothic churches are taller and feature more fenestration than Romanesque churches, addi ...
vastu-pantheon – rock hewn architecture of egypt
... the solid rock of the cliffs and introduced a new form of architecture naming rock hewn architecture. In other word, Rock cut architecture and rock hewn architecture means cutting deep into the mountain rock. In middle kingdom the royal burials began to made in the hill side. The tomb had a highly o ...
... the solid rock of the cliffs and introduced a new form of architecture naming rock hewn architecture. In other word, Rock cut architecture and rock hewn architecture means cutting deep into the mountain rock. In middle kingdom the royal burials began to made in the hill side. The tomb had a highly o ...
Abbas Hilmi II and the Neo-Mamluk Style
... As mentioned earlier, in contrast to the Mamluk mosque, the new mosques built during Abbas Hilmi II’s time are characterised by a principles of order and uniformity that characterises architectural theory in the nineteenth century. This tendency can be seen in all the details: the strict regularity ...
... As mentioned earlier, in contrast to the Mamluk mosque, the new mosques built during Abbas Hilmi II’s time are characterised by a principles of order and uniformity that characterises architectural theory in the nineteenth century. This tendency can be seen in all the details: the strict regularity ...
Exploring International Style Architecture in Houston
... nation‘s cities. It seemed strange indeed that the International Style was coming under fire for many of the same faults it found in neo-classical architecture. Young and old architects alike were trying to think out of the box. Ironically, it was Philip Johnson who was one the first American archit ...
... nation‘s cities. It seemed strange indeed that the International Style was coming under fire for many of the same faults it found in neo-classical architecture. Young and old architects alike were trying to think out of the box. Ironically, it was Philip Johnson who was one the first American archit ...
Other geometries in architecture: bubbles, knots and minimal surfaces
... Euclidean model. They are given by intuition rather than deduction, diagrams or maps that incorporate an element of free tion, ion, by informal informa dia indetermination termination rather rat tthan ones that work with fixed overall structures into which everything” [3]. hich ch one inserts ever Du ...
... Euclidean model. They are given by intuition rather than deduction, diagrams or maps that incorporate an element of free tion, ion, by informal informa dia indetermination termination rather rat tthan ones that work with fixed overall structures into which everything” [3]. hich ch one inserts ever Du ...
The Development of Architecture in the 20th Century
... they came eventually to rather different conclusions. Most architects of the midcentury period can be broadly classified as having been generally Miesian or Corbusian in approach. For all of them, though, the driving mechanism of twentieth century building was the development of an architecture base ...
... they came eventually to rather different conclusions. Most architects of the midcentury period can be broadly classified as having been generally Miesian or Corbusian in approach. For all of them, though, the driving mechanism of twentieth century building was the development of an architecture base ...
Advances in Environmental Biology
... play of light in Islamic architecture. For those writers, light is the symbol of divine unity, and they believe that „the Muslim artist seeks to transform the very stuff he is fashioning into a vibration of light‟. In addition to having a religious dimension, light has in Islamic architecture a deco ...
... play of light in Islamic architecture. For those writers, light is the symbol of divine unity, and they believe that „the Muslim artist seeks to transform the very stuff he is fashioning into a vibration of light‟. In addition to having a religious dimension, light has in Islamic architecture a deco ...
1000 - 1250 The Architecture of the Iranian World
... only under these auspices, the architecture of Khurasan has been in the focus of Islamic art historians from early on. However, extant buildings are frequently scattered among various places and cannot easily be subsumed under a typological system. Likewise, it is hard to determine Saljuq building p ...
... only under these auspices, the architecture of Khurasan has been in the focus of Islamic art historians from early on. However, extant buildings are frequently scattered among various places and cannot easily be subsumed under a typological system. Likewise, it is hard to determine Saljuq building p ...
Is My House Like Molly`s? - Molly Brown House Museum
... brightly painted walls decorated the houses of the wealthy families. Indoor plumbing and heating were conveniences that could be found in grander homes. With a population of over one million, not all people of the city of Rome lived quite so well. Public housing was built in multi-story apartment bu ...
... brightly painted walls decorated the houses of the wealthy families. Indoor plumbing and heating were conveniences that could be found in grander homes. With a population of over one million, not all people of the city of Rome lived quite so well. Public housing was built in multi-story apartment bu ...
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... Can you describe the impact of continuity and contrast on that? Odile Decq: Continuity is the question of how to inscribe buildings into a context. That means that buildings are designed just for one special place, they canno t be transferred or built somewhere else. The Macro Museum in Rome for exa ...
... Can you describe the impact of continuity and contrast on that? Odile Decq: Continuity is the question of how to inscribe buildings into a context. That means that buildings are designed just for one special place, they canno t be transferred or built somewhere else. The Macro Museum in Rome for exa ...
Renaissance Architecture
... The Palazzo Medici is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. The palace was designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo for Cosimo de' Medici and was built between 1445 and 1460. It was well known for its stone masonry includes rustication and ashlar. The tripartite elevation used here expresses ...
... The Palazzo Medici is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. The palace was designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo for Cosimo de' Medici and was built between 1445 and 1460. It was well known for its stone masonry includes rustication and ashlar. The tripartite elevation used here expresses ...
Triangles Used in Architecture
... From the triangular Great Pyramids to the Roman arches and religious domes to the variety of quadrilaterals found on steel-frame buildings of the 20th century, architecture is largely predicated on shapes. The mathematical attributes of shapes are fundamental to the design of any standing structure; ...
... From the triangular Great Pyramids to the Roman arches and religious domes to the variety of quadrilaterals found on steel-frame buildings of the 20th century, architecture is largely predicated on shapes. The mathematical attributes of shapes are fundamental to the design of any standing structure; ...
20th & 21st Century Architecture
... The purpose of the Bauhaus was to unite the arts and industry in search of a revitalizing contemporary design aesthetic and functionality. It had profound kinship with the Dutch De Stijl movement, although the two groups never meshed completely. The Bauhaus leader, Walter Gropius, sought to bring to ...
... The purpose of the Bauhaus was to unite the arts and industry in search of a revitalizing contemporary design aesthetic and functionality. It had profound kinship with the Dutch De Stijl movement, although the two groups never meshed completely. The Bauhaus leader, Walter Gropius, sought to bring to ...
Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which
... the Tigris River considers the oldest universities in the Arab and Muslim universities that has taught Islamic jurisprudence according to the four schools. In terms of planning and architecture, Mustansiriya buildings of the vast area surrounded by rooms and Ewan represent an integrated system follo ...
... the Tigris River considers the oldest universities in the Arab and Muslim universities that has taught Islamic jurisprudence according to the four schools. In terms of planning and architecture, Mustansiriya buildings of the vast area surrounded by rooms and Ewan represent an integrated system follo ...
Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... Caliph al-Mustansir (623 AH - 640 AH / 1226 AD -1242 AD) on the eastern side of Baghdad, on the bank of the Tigris River considers the oldest universities in the Arab and Muslim universities that has taught Islamic jurisprudence according to the four schools. In terms of planning and architecture, M ...
... Caliph al-Mustansir (623 AH - 640 AH / 1226 AD -1242 AD) on the eastern side of Baghdad, on the bank of the Tigris River considers the oldest universities in the Arab and Muslim universities that has taught Islamic jurisprudence according to the four schools. In terms of planning and architecture, M ...
- the University of Huddersfield Repository
... Leeds Metropolitan University, I worked in a building that was left unfinished, a fact was not particularly remarkable except that it gave rise to a rich and fertile dialogue within the academic community about the role of architecture in ‘city making’ (cosmopoiesis). Built in the early 70s, the ori ...
... Leeds Metropolitan University, I worked in a building that was left unfinished, a fact was not particularly remarkable except that it gave rise to a rich and fertile dialogue within the academic community about the role of architecture in ‘city making’ (cosmopoiesis). Built in the early 70s, the ori ...
Vitruvius` triade - utilitas, firmitas, venustas
... be experienced stressful. One only has to see Charles Chaplin film 'Modern Times' to get an idea of how the little man was confused in modernity's new reality. In the midst of this confusion modernist architects would create a universe of order and harmony - a place in which modern man could find me ...
... be experienced stressful. One only has to see Charles Chaplin film 'Modern Times' to get an idea of how the little man was confused in modernity's new reality. In the midst of this confusion modernist architects would create a universe of order and harmony - a place in which modern man could find me ...
My CV - Sarah Williams Goldhagen
... Sarah Williams Goldhagen writes and lectures about architecture and landscapes, cities and urban design, infrastructure and public art -- all the things that constitute the built environment. In 2015 she won the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Commentary for her criticism in Architectural R ...
... Sarah Williams Goldhagen writes and lectures about architecture and landscapes, cities and urban design, infrastructure and public art -- all the things that constitute the built environment. In 2015 she won the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Commentary for her criticism in Architectural R ...
The Architectural Represanatations of Two Building
... range stones built as memories in the sultan weddings that had held in this region. At the era of Abdülmecit this region was permitted for settlement (1854) and grew consistently with the growth of Istanbul after the second half of the 19th century. Its popularity increased both it attracted royal f ...
... range stones built as memories in the sultan weddings that had held in this region. At the era of Abdülmecit this region was permitted for settlement (1854) and grew consistently with the growth of Istanbul after the second half of the 19th century. Its popularity increased both it attracted royal f ...
Islamic Architecture
... Islam is not only a religion but a way of life, Islam fostered the development of a distinctive culture with its own unique artistic language that is reflected in Islamic architecture. Culture is always a link between different civilizations: it may be the first way of understanding each other throu ...
... Islam is not only a religion but a way of life, Islam fostered the development of a distinctive culture with its own unique artistic language that is reflected in Islamic architecture. Culture is always a link between different civilizations: it may be the first way of understanding each other throu ...
Existing Materials, Current Style and Ecclesiastical Architecture in
... designs. Locally available materialsand the same skills of construction as the local domestic buildings were employed. A simple church was built of mud brick, wattle and daub, split logs or rubbleand roofed with thatch, shingles, corrugated iron or banana leaves.Availability and durability were the ...
... designs. Locally available materialsand the same skills of construction as the local domestic buildings were employed. A simple church was built of mud brick, wattle and daub, split logs or rubbleand roofed with thatch, shingles, corrugated iron or banana leaves.Availability and durability were the ...
Zone B-ALACE-ACPP 2015
... Define and certify the standards and rules for the practice of architecture. ...
... Define and certify the standards and rules for the practice of architecture. ...
Improving Solution Architecting Practices
... site modifies its functionality. Sometimes, however, things go really wrong, with farreaching consequences. Once in a while, a single wrong design decision makes its impact felt across an entire nation's political landscape, or even globally. In the past decade, the Netherlands alone has seen a numb ...
... site modifies its functionality. Sometimes, however, things go really wrong, with farreaching consequences. Once in a while, a single wrong design decision makes its impact felt across an entire nation's political landscape, or even globally. In the past decade, the Netherlands alone has seen a numb ...
Check-in Architecture is 375 documentaries. Check-in
... from: London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Milan, Turin, Naples, Amsterdam and Basel. On the website they will also get information about the missions associated with each journey. The goal of each mission is to make a video (interview, reportage) on the chosen theme which will be then ...
... from: London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Milan, Turin, Naples, Amsterdam and Basel. On the website they will also get information about the missions associated with each journey. The goal of each mission is to make a video (interview, reportage) on the chosen theme which will be then ...
History of architecture
The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The branches of architecture are civil, sacred, naval, military, and landscape architecture.