
the “art of building” (baukunst) of mies van der
... I analyzed this relationship without knowing that Mies had actually possessed Lao-tzu’s books. I intuitively related Lao-tzu’s voids with Mies’ later buildings, as they had long reminded Far Easterners of the sentiment transmitted by Lao-tzu’s voids. Stimulated by my interest in analyzing the link ...
... I analyzed this relationship without knowing that Mies had actually possessed Lao-tzu’s books. I intuitively related Lao-tzu’s voids with Mies’ later buildings, as they had long reminded Far Easterners of the sentiment transmitted by Lao-tzu’s voids. Stimulated by my interest in analyzing the link ...
Municipal Heritage Inventory
... Architectural Style: Federation Free Classical Description and History: A two-storey rendered brick and tile building (1906) in the Federation Free Classical Style, with modifications carried out in 1974 and 1987-88. Comprises the original banking chamber and upstairs residence, a single storey exte ...
... Architectural Style: Federation Free Classical Description and History: A two-storey rendered brick and tile building (1906) in the Federation Free Classical Style, with modifications carried out in 1974 and 1987-88. Comprises the original banking chamber and upstairs residence, a single storey exte ...
The Secretary of the Interior`s Standards for Rehabilitation
... The Guidelines pertain to historic buildings of all sizes, materials, occupancy, and construction types; and apply to interior and exterior work as well as new exterior additions. Those approaches, treatments, and techniques that are consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Reh ...
... The Guidelines pertain to historic buildings of all sizes, materials, occupancy, and construction types; and apply to interior and exterior work as well as new exterior additions. Those approaches, treatments, and techniques that are consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Reh ...
Milwaukee Avenue Historic District
... Avenue. Though the planking had been removed, toll gates remained in operation as the last vestige of the Northwest Plank Road through the 1870s. In 1876, a business owner wrote to the Chicago Tribune that the tolls were a “nuisance and drain” on the commercial life of the street. The anti-toll sent ...
... Avenue. Though the planking had been removed, toll gates remained in operation as the last vestige of the Northwest Plank Road through the 1870s. In 1876, a business owner wrote to the Chicago Tribune that the tolls were a “nuisance and drain” on the commercial life of the street. The anti-toll sent ...
Architecture of the United States

The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over four centuries of independence and former British rule.Architecture in the United States is as diverse as its multicultural society and has been shaped by many internal and external factors and regional distinctions. As a whole it represents a rich eclectic and innovative tradition.