Contemporary Architecture in Egypt
... both civilizations. Spiritually, and culturally it belongs to the Arab World, and geographically it belongs to Africa together with six other Arab countries. On the other hand, Egypt has been and will be at the crossroads where East and West meet. With the advancements of technology and communicatio ...
... both civilizations. Spiritually, and culturally it belongs to the Arab World, and geographically it belongs to Africa together with six other Arab countries. On the other hand, Egypt has been and will be at the crossroads where East and West meet. With the advancements of technology and communicatio ...
Conference on Architecture and Tourism: Fictions, Simulacra
... becoming ubiquitous, or “melts into air,” as Marshall Berman would have it, architecture, at least for quite some time, have stayed solid and have not lost its eminence as a source of magnificence and amazement. This, to be exact, virtually ended when states and city governments, as well as private ...
... becoming ubiquitous, or “melts into air,” as Marshall Berman would have it, architecture, at least for quite some time, have stayed solid and have not lost its eminence as a source of magnificence and amazement. This, to be exact, virtually ended when states and city governments, as well as private ...
ANCIENT Greek architecture
... It was a temple built for the goddess Athena. It was one of the first temples built completely out of marble. Greek life was religious they had to make there temples very beautiful. Built on the acropolis. ...
... It was a temple built for the goddess Athena. It was one of the first temples built completely out of marble. Greek life was religious they had to make there temples very beautiful. Built on the acropolis. ...
Japanese Architecture
... came into use. Shoji and fusuma, which are still found in many homes, came afterward. Though they serve poorly as sound barriers, they do provide some privacy and can be removed to open up the entire space (except, of course, for the columns that support the house). Shoji also admit light. The way i ...
... came into use. Shoji and fusuma, which are still found in many homes, came afterward. Though they serve poorly as sound barriers, they do provide some privacy and can be removed to open up the entire space (except, of course, for the columns that support the house). Shoji also admit light. The way i ...
Japanese Architecture
... (donjon). The buildings used as living space inside the castle grounds, and also the living quarters at Buddhist temples, were frequently built in the domestic architecture style known as shoin-zukuri, which incorporated new features—including translucent and opaque paper-covered sliding panels (sho ...
... (donjon). The buildings used as living space inside the castle grounds, and also the living quarters at Buddhist temples, were frequently built in the domestic architecture style known as shoin-zukuri, which incorporated new features—including translucent and opaque paper-covered sliding panels (sho ...
architecture
... (donjon). The buildings used as living space inside the castle grounds, and also the living quarters at Buddhist temples, were frequently built in the domestic architecture style known as shoin-zukuri, which incorporated new features—including translucent and opaque paper-covered sliding panels (sho ...
... (donjon). The buildings used as living space inside the castle grounds, and also the living quarters at Buddhist temples, were frequently built in the domestic architecture style known as shoin-zukuri, which incorporated new features—including translucent and opaque paper-covered sliding panels (sho ...
Architectural History
... blocks individually for their buildings. The exterior as well as the interior walls were originally covered with a substance called ...
... blocks individually for their buildings. The exterior as well as the interior walls were originally covered with a substance called ...
Architecture of Mongolia
The traditional Mongolian dwelling is known as yurt (Mongolian: гэр, ger). According to Mongolian artist and art critic N. Chultem, yurts and tents were the basis for the development of traditional Mongolian architecture. In the 16th and 17th centuries, lamaseries were built throughout the country. Many of them started as yurt-temples. When they needed to be enlarged to accommodate the growing number of worshippers, the Mongolian architects used structures with 6 and 12 angles with pyramidal roofs to approximate to the round shape of a yurt. Further enlargement led to a quadratic shape of the temples. The roofs were made in the shape of marquees.The trellis walls, roof poles and layers of felt were replaced by stone, brick, beams and planks, and became permanent.Chultem distinguished three styles in traditional Mongolian architecture: Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese, as well as combinations of the three. Among the first quadratic temples was Batu-Tsagaan (1654) designed by Zanabazar. An example of the yurt-style architecture is the Dashchoilin khiid monastery in Ulaanbaatar. The Lavrin temple (18th century) in the Erdene Zuu lamasery was built in the Tibetan tradition. An example of a temple built in the Chinese tradition is the Choijin Lama Süm temple (1904), which is a museum today. The quadratic Tsogchin temple in Gandan monastery in Ulaanbaatar is a combination of the Mongolian and Chinese tradition. The Maitreya temple (disassembled in 1938) was an example of the Tibeto-Mongolian architecture. Dashchoilin khiid has commenced a project to restore this temple and the 80-feet sculpture of Maitreya. Also influence of the Indian architecture is significant, especially in the designs of Buddhist stupas.Socialist-era Mongolian architects on some occasions continued to use traditional elements, like round shapes (e.g. restaurants Tuyaa (nowadays ""Seoul"") and Khorshoolol (nowadays ""KhanBräu"")) or meandering ornaments (on many of the residential towerblocks).