The Development of Modernism in Raleigh
... east from Shaw University to include almost all of the area between Capital Boulevard and New Bern Avenue inside the I-440 Beltline. Small areas on the north, the area of Ridgewood on the west, and a small area along S. Wilmington Street to the south were added by 1955. Between 1956 and 1965 the sub ...
... east from Shaw University to include almost all of the area between Capital Boulevard and New Bern Avenue inside the I-440 Beltline. Small areas on the north, the area of Ridgewood on the west, and a small area along S. Wilmington Street to the south were added by 1955. Between 1956 and 1965 the sub ...
Case Study: G - KUBuildingTech.org
... In the beginning General Motor had very strong sentiment against hiring an architect. Charles Kettering, head of engineering, thought it should be a no-frills project designed in house and not terribly different from a General Motors’ factory. Earl had higher aspirations, and with the support of Ge ...
... In the beginning General Motor had very strong sentiment against hiring an architect. Charles Kettering, head of engineering, thought it should be a no-frills project designed in house and not terribly different from a General Motors’ factory. Earl had higher aspirations, and with the support of Ge ...
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
... in the appreciation of these arts in recent years.5 However, in all three areas, it was reported that there was inadequate financial support. In addition, it described a nationwide lack of adequate performance facilities. For theatre, the report stated: “Every great drama […] has been shaped by its ...
... in the appreciation of these arts in recent years.5 However, in all three areas, it was reported that there was inadequate financial support. In addition, it described a nationwide lack of adequate performance facilities. For theatre, the report stated: “Every great drama […] has been shaped by its ...
Sacred architecture
Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is a religious architectural practice concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques, stupas, synagogues, and temples. Many cultures devoted considerable resources to their sacred architecture and places of worship. Religious and sacred spaces are amongst the most impressive and permanent monolithic buildings created by humanity. Conversely, sacred architecture as a locale for meta-intimacy may also be non-monolithic, ephemeral and intensely private, personal and non-public.Sacred, religious and holy structures often evolved over centuries and were the largest buildings in the world, prior to the modern skyscraper. While the various styles employed in sacred architecture sometimes reflected trends in other structures, these styles also remained unique from the contemporary architecture used in other structures. With the rise of Abrahamic monotheisms (particularly Christianity and Islam), religious buildings increasingly became centres of worship, prayer and meditation.The Western scholarly discipline of the history of architecture itself closely follows the history of religious architecture from ancient times until the Baroque period, at least. Sacred geometry, iconography and the use of sophisticated semiotics such as signs, symbols and religious motifs are endemic to sacred architecture.