The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (France, Argentina, Belgium
... the most striking features of the Cité Frugès was the use of polychromy on the exterior facades in order to, in Le Corbusier's own words, ‘sculpt the space through the physical quality of colour – bring forward some volumes while making others recede. In short, compose with colour in the same way as ...
... the most striking features of the Cité Frugès was the use of polychromy on the exterior facades in order to, in Le Corbusier's own words, ‘sculpt the space through the physical quality of colour – bring forward some volumes while making others recede. In short, compose with colour in the same way as ...
Four Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Thinkers on the
... Palladio, and added some of his own. In his Ordonnance des cinq especes de colonnes from 1676, Perrault explains the dynamics of these elements using a language analogy. According to Perrault, just as in language, “there are different manners of speaking, not all authorized by the rules of grammar, ...
... Palladio, and added some of his own. In his Ordonnance des cinq especes de colonnes from 1676, Perrault explains the dynamics of these elements using a language analogy. According to Perrault, just as in language, “there are different manners of speaking, not all authorized by the rules of grammar, ...
In the Shadow of the Sky-Scraper
... Architectural Form of the Future’. In it, he says ‘This form of sky-scraper gives that peculiar refined, independent, self-contained, daring, bold, heaven-reaching, erratic, piratic, Quixotic, American thought…’ (in Landau and Condit 1996, x). The 1870 eight storey Equitable Life Assurance Society b ...
... Architectural Form of the Future’. In it, he says ‘This form of sky-scraper gives that peculiar refined, independent, self-contained, daring, bold, heaven-reaching, erratic, piratic, Quixotic, American thought…’ (in Landau and Condit 1996, x). The 1870 eight storey Equitable Life Assurance Society b ...
GSCO-2013-0030-skyscraper-paper
... Architectural Form of the Future’. In it, he says ‘This form of sky-scraper gives that peculiar refined, independent, self-contained, daring, bold, heaven-reaching, erratic, piratic, Quixotic, American thought…’ (in Landau and Condit 1996, x). The 1870 eight storey Equitable Life Assurance Society b ...
... Architectural Form of the Future’. In it, he says ‘This form of sky-scraper gives that peculiar refined, independent, self-contained, daring, bold, heaven-reaching, erratic, piratic, Quixotic, American thought…’ (in Landau and Condit 1996, x). The 1870 eight storey Equitable Life Assurance Society b ...
Simply American: Simplicity In Architectural Arrangement
... vast collection of government circulars on rural schoolhouse designs. The Ryerson and Burnham Library at the Chicago Art Institute had Inland Architect as well as William LeBaron Jenney’s book and drawings. There were a number of individuals I conversed with over the years who indirectly contributed ...
... vast collection of government circulars on rural schoolhouse designs. The Ryerson and Burnham Library at the Chicago Art Institute had Inland Architect as well as William LeBaron Jenney’s book and drawings. There were a number of individuals I conversed with over the years who indirectly contributed ...
The Language of Architecture
... the everyday, projects are culled from the great masters of architecture, from notable contemporary practitioners and from students around the world who have confronted these issues in their studies. ...
... the everyday, projects are culled from the great masters of architecture, from notable contemporary practitioners and from students around the world who have confronted these issues in their studies. ...
OAHP | History Colorado
... As construction resumed after World War II, Americans embraced modern design, new products and technologies, and an optimistic attitude about the future. A new type of freestanding building that featured indoor customer seating at counters and tables, often in addition to drive-up service, emerged. ...
... As construction resumed after World War II, Americans embraced modern design, new products and technologies, and an optimistic attitude about the future. A new type of freestanding building that featured indoor customer seating at counters and tables, often in addition to drive-up service, emerged. ...
Future Nordic Concrete Architecture
... Even though the focus was on the trivial housing complexes, the period did have some very good examples of concrete architecture where concrete elements were used more interestingly. ...
... Even though the focus was on the trivial housing complexes, the period did have some very good examples of concrete architecture where concrete elements were used more interestingly. ...
the building process
... merely to avoid paying a professional fee. In the latter case, the money spent to correct the problem is often greater than what the initial architectural fee would have been. When involved with such circumstances, I'm often reminded of the old popular commercial where the auto mechanic states "You ...
... merely to avoid paying a professional fee. In the latter case, the money spent to correct the problem is often greater than what the initial architectural fee would have been. When involved with such circumstances, I'm often reminded of the old popular commercial where the auto mechanic states "You ...
WALTER GROPIUS HIS LIFE,PHILOSPHY AND WORKS PRESENTATION BY: PEARL SIDHU
... • One of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, German-born Gropius founded the worldrenowned Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 • He is credited with bringing the International Style of architecture to the United States and for promulgating Modernist design principles • G ...
... • One of the most influential architects of the twentieth century, German-born Gropius founded the worldrenowned Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 • He is credited with bringing the International Style of architecture to the United States and for promulgating Modernist design principles • G ...
Identity in Igbo Architecture - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and
... Igbo architecture that has not been written about in detail before. The author performed research during the summer of 2008 by visiting the sites written about in the thesis and by interviewing people connected to the architecture. Furthermore, the argument in this thesis is not chronological. Rathe ...
... Igbo architecture that has not been written about in detail before. The author performed research during the summer of 2008 by visiting the sites written about in the thesis and by interviewing people connected to the architecture. Furthermore, the argument in this thesis is not chronological. Rathe ...
Architectural Findings - Ohio History Connection
... Modernist practitioners could agree that the movement was superior to what they perceived as the arbitrary appropriation of historic reference, but there was still a divide between conservative and radical Modernists. Miesian, New Formalism, and Wrightian were among the conservative ...
... Modernist practitioners could agree that the movement was superior to what they perceived as the arbitrary appropriation of historic reference, but there was still a divide between conservative and radical Modernists. Miesian, New Formalism, and Wrightian were among the conservative ...
Drawing
... Where any discrepencies are found between dimensions these must be brought to the attention of the Architects for resolution. Where discrepencies exist between reference or assembly drawings and detail drawings the latter take preference. ...
... Where any discrepencies are found between dimensions these must be brought to the attention of the Architects for resolution. Where discrepencies exist between reference or assembly drawings and detail drawings the latter take preference. ...
Hungarian Aristocracy in the late 19th century
... The research on country houses offers a good ground of analysis of the life of the aristocracy. This potential was first realized by Marc Girouard in his famous book, Life in the English country house. 2 Girouard offered a model for combining visual and written sources, and he drew exemplarily vivi ...
... The research on country houses offers a good ground of analysis of the life of the aristocracy. This potential was first realized by Marc Girouard in his famous book, Life in the English country house. 2 Girouard offered a model for combining visual and written sources, and he drew exemplarily vivi ...
Le Corbusier`s Solar Shading Strategy for Tropical Environment: A
... Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier in his design of buildings in tropical climate wanted to make a ‘pact with nature’ unlike his earlier works of the cold climates where he was to ‘combat the nature’. Le Corbusier’s solar shading strategy in Unit De Habitation and Capitol complex in Chandigarh are pioneerin ...
... Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier in his design of buildings in tropical climate wanted to make a ‘pact with nature’ unlike his earlier works of the cold climates where he was to ‘combat the nature’. Le Corbusier’s solar shading strategy in Unit De Habitation and Capitol complex in Chandigarh are pioneerin ...
Beauty: a short history
... amusement, soon became an important part of many architects’ repertory. Attempts to imitate the formal architecture of Paris in London were less impressive in French eyes than the novelty of the jardin anglais, which became a progressive fashion across Europe with its connotation of political freedo ...
... amusement, soon became an important part of many architects’ repertory. Attempts to imitate the formal architecture of Paris in London were less impressive in French eyes than the novelty of the jardin anglais, which became a progressive fashion across Europe with its connotation of political freedo ...
Additional National Register Properties
... The Mons Anderson House is one of the finest examples of mid-nineteenth century residential architecture in western Wisconsin. The home is a rare blend of Gothic Revival and Italian Villa styles rendered in locally quarried limestone. The home has a fascinating history; from a peak of late Victorian ...
... The Mons Anderson House is one of the finest examples of mid-nineteenth century residential architecture in western Wisconsin. The home is a rare blend of Gothic Revival and Italian Villa styles rendered in locally quarried limestone. The home has a fascinating history; from a peak of late Victorian ...
Mies and Exhibitions
... (1925-27), would soon follow. A moment's more thought would likely conjure up the five projects of the early 1920s--the Friedrichstrasse and the Glass skyscrapers, the Brick and the Concrete country houses, and the Concrete Ofice Building;'not all of these projects were designed for exhibitions, but ...
... (1925-27), would soon follow. A moment's more thought would likely conjure up the five projects of the early 1920s--the Friedrichstrasse and the Glass skyscrapers, the Brick and the Concrete country houses, and the Concrete Ofice Building;'not all of these projects were designed for exhibitions, but ...
The Social Meaning of Classical Style Public Architecture in
... Figure 5.2 – North Terrace, Institute building and State Library, Jervois Wing....... 77 Figure A2.1 – Elements of an architectural order ................................................... 111 Figure A2.2 – Comparative Tuscan Orders by several Renaissance theorists ........ 112 Figure A2.3 – Greek ...
... Figure 5.2 – North Terrace, Institute building and State Library, Jervois Wing....... 77 Figure A2.1 – Elements of an architectural order ................................................... 111 Figure A2.2 – Comparative Tuscan Orders by several Renaissance theorists ........ 112 Figure A2.3 – Greek ...
PDF 7MB - Flinders University
... Figure 5.2 – North Terrace, Institute building and State Library, Jervois Wing....... 77 Figure A2.1 – Elements of an architectural order ................................................... 111 Figure A2.2 – Comparative Tuscan Orders by several Renaissance theorists ........ 112 Figure A2.3 – Greek ...
... Figure 5.2 – North Terrace, Institute building and State Library, Jervois Wing....... 77 Figure A2.1 – Elements of an architectural order ................................................... 111 Figure A2.2 – Comparative Tuscan Orders by several Renaissance theorists ........ 112 Figure A2.3 – Greek ...
CONTEXT ESSAY MODERN MOVEMENT IN MARYLAND Year One
... subjective and self-referential, reflecting back to the creative process, the author’s mind, to language itself. With regard to architecture, modernism is an autonomous exploration of abstract space and tectonics. We can think of it as an evolving design philosophy, which we shall analyze in greater ...
... subjective and self-referential, reflecting back to the creative process, the author’s mind, to language itself. With regard to architecture, modernism is an autonomous exploration of abstract space and tectonics. We can think of it as an evolving design philosophy, which we shall analyze in greater ...
OAHP | History Colorado
... decoratively cut exposed rafters. The church is the work of distinguished Colorado architect William Norman Bowman whose work includes over 35 known buildings in the state. ...
... decoratively cut exposed rafters. The church is the work of distinguished Colorado architect William Norman Bowman whose work includes over 35 known buildings in the state. ...
THEMATIC CONTEXT STATEMENT Modernism: 1945 to 1980
... no obvious stylistic connection to his more famous projects in the city such as the Rodin Museum. In contrast to this modernism of the 1920s, in the period after World War II, Philadelphia design would take a decidedly revolutionary turn. It could be said that Philadelphia architectural design from ...
... no obvious stylistic connection to his more famous projects in the city such as the Rodin Museum. In contrast to this modernism of the 1920s, in the period after World War II, Philadelphia design would take a decidedly revolutionary turn. It could be said that Philadelphia architectural design from ...
... architecture that created some of the finest architectural masterpieces of the 20th Century, died in 1974, the young artist and architect Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978) was creating radical interventions in architecture and exploring alternative ways of experiencing the built environment. The same ye ...
View/Open - Institutional Scholarship
... who must produce creative, novel designs, which do not replicate any previous traditional form or model, I would slight all the people who put extensive effort into designing buildings within a tradition, simply because they use a vernacular vocabulary. The architect designs architectural space. Wil ...
... who must produce creative, novel designs, which do not replicate any previous traditional form or model, I would slight all the people who put extensive effort into designing buildings within a tradition, simply because they use a vernacular vocabulary. The architect designs architectural space. Wil ...