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Architecture Cemeteries throughout the country are adorned with Egyptian architecture, ranging from the massive Egyptian arch spanning the entrance of the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven Classical architecture draws on the Golden age of Athens and the Roman Republic, the ancient ancestors of the American Republic. Architectural styling made the monuments in these cemeteries as pleasing to the eye as the landscape. www.uni.edu /connors/Architecture.htm   (1351 words)

Past Conferences This paper is concerned with two aspects of the 19th-century restorer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's architectural theory: his understanding of anatomy and physiology and his emphasis on the importance of drawing as an epistemological act. Viollet-le-Duc's approach to the architectural past was not only about reclamation or revival, but also an act of critical imagination–an analysis that distilled and transformed the material structures of the past into new entities relevant to the present. Architecture under the knife: Viollet-le-Duc's illustrations for the Dictionnaire Rai­sonné and the anatomical representation of architectural knowl­edge. www.bradley.edu /org/asc/conferences/1998/vinegar.htm   (3356 words)

Structure/ornament and the Modern Figuration of Architecture - Questia Online Library That a critical inquiry into the interpretive problematics of the properly architectural has been deemed irrelevant by many architectural historians is largely because the current revisionism has tended to restrict itself to questioning the scholarship of the earlier part of the twentieth century. The Romantics and their contemporaries created a two-part model for interpreting architecture: buildings were located in the newly created, self-contained historicity of the evolution of architectural form, and simultaneously they were understood to be historically determined and contextually expressive objects. The new discourse, which sought to separate the materiality of architecture from the idea it represents and to dissolve it into language, was highly theorized in its procedures as concerned both the creation and the apprehension of architecture. www.questia.com /PM.qst?a=o&d=5001405672   (1235 words)

XV. Scholars, Antiquaries and Bibliographers: Bibliography. Vol. 12. The Romantic Revival. The Cambridge History of ... Architectural Illustrations and Description of the Cathedral Church of Durham, 1843. Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, 1846. Architectural History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge, by Willis, Robert, and C. 4 vols. www.bartleby.com /222/1500.html   (9620 words)

ARCHITECTURE Strickland, an outstanding exponent of the Greek Revival in America acquired his architectural training under the renowned Benjamin Latrobe In 1836 Strickland had been one of the organizers and the first president of the American Institution of Architects, the organization which anticipated the later founding (1857) of the American Institute of Architects. When Strickland died, April 7, 1854, his body was buried in a vault in the north wall, where he had prepared his own resting place. The future architecture of the Tennessee Valley is indicated by the city of Norris, where a new standard for rural existence is being set. newdeal.feri.org /guides/tnguide/ch16.htm   (3779 words)

VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. E. - LoveToKnow Article on VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. E.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) VIOLLET-LE-DUC, EUGENE EMMANUEL (1814-1879), French architect and writer on archaeology, was born in Paris on the 2ist of January 1814. He was a pupil of Achille Leclere, and ip 1836-37 spent a year studying Greek and Roman architecture in Sicily and Rome. His two great dictionaries are the standard works in their class, and are most beautifully illustrated with very skilful drawings by his own hand. www.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VI/VIOLLET_LE_DUC_E_E_.htm   (1116 words)

Architecture of London, England - Great Buildings Online These recommended London travel guides have excellent architectural coverage: Paddington Station, by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at London, England, UK, 1852 to 1854. Palm House at Kew Gardens, by Decimus Burton and Richard Turner, at London, England, 1844 to 1848. www.greatbuildings.com /places/london.html   (623 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: ARCHITECTURE During the Mexican period (1821-35), relatively little architectural progress was made beyond the construction of dwellings and some military work, although several new towns were established, including Bastrop (laid out in 1830), Liberty (founded in 1831), and Gonzales (founded in 1832). Architectural motifs from many historic styles were combined in an eclectic fashion, with the Medieval Romanesque and Gothic vying with the Renaissance for popularity. The architecture of the first half of the twentieth century reflects the growing unity of architectural expression throughout the United States. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/cmask.html   (6025 words)

American Architects' Biographies: D From 1908 to 1916 he was a visiting lecturer to the School of Architecture at Yale, where his achievements were recognized in 1910 by the conferring upon him of the honorary degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. He was born in Germany, June 13, 1850, studied architecture at the Berlin Royal Academy of Buildings, and came to the United States in 1881. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and was graduated from the Architectural School of Columbia University, where he was a professor at the time of his death. www.sah.org /oldsite06012004/aame/biod.html   (3036 words)

VLN: S.F. Architecture 1922-1924 The last step was "putting on the architecture." Elevations of the various facades were pinned on the wall individually and shifted about until a satisfying composition resulted, which was then drawn up and built. The transition to modern architecture is evident in the variations on the ranch house theme that replace some of the period revival styles (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 170). The dominant element in the composition is the Ionic colonnade on a raised porch with freestanding eagles on the entablature. www.verlang.com /sfbay0004ref_20thc_009.html   (2006 words)

Polk Township Biographical Sketches In 1854, he started a dry goods store on the corner of Main and Columbus streets, and at the same time engaged in the grain and produce trade, which he is still interested in. In 1854, having resolved to become a physician, he attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and engaged in study until 1856, when he attended a full course of medical lectures at Cincinnati. In 1854 or 1855, he entered the ear department of the Indiana Division of the C. and, I. R., and worked in that department for twelve years, since which time he has been in business for himself as an architect and builder. www.heritagepursuit.com /Crawford/CrPolk.htm   (9482 words)

John Ruskin In 1854 his wife left him, obtained a nullification of the marriage under Scots law, and ultimately became the wife of John Everett Millais. Clouds, mountains, landscapes, towers, churches, trees, flowers and herbs were drawn with wonderful precision, minuteness of detail and delicacy of hand, solely to recall some specific aspect of nature or art, of which he wished to retain a record. In this year he opened the long series of public lectures wherein he came forward as an oral teacher and preacher, not a little to the alarm of his parents and amidst a storm of controversy. www.nndb.com /people/221/000044089   (5083 words)

Full-text architectural docs Horatio Greenough, "American Architecture," Southern literary messenger; devoted to every department of literature and the fine arts (Richmond, Virginia), Volume 19 (1853), Issue 8, pp. Barnard, Henry, School architecture, or Contributions to the improvement of school- houses in the United States. Rodolphe E. Garczynski, "Church Architecture in New York," Appletons' journal: a magazine of general literature. www.sah.org /oldsite06012004/atxts/architxt.html   (729 words)

Architecture (UK pub.after 1980) Architecture of Death : Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth / Century Paris / Etlin, Richard A. / Mar 1984 / MIT P / suR8.464. Architecture of Death : Transformation of the Cemetery in Eighteenth / Century Paris / Etlin, Richard A. / Sep 1987 / MIT P / C4.456. Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism / Whyte, Iain Boyd / Jul 1982 / Camb. www.find-out-of-print-books-online.info /architecture_W-af80.htm   (16504 words)

Encyclopedia: 1855   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) See also: 1854 in literature, other events of 1855, 1856 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1854 in music, other events of 1855, 1856 in music and the list of years in music. A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1855   (2839 words)

hanna102999 In 1854, he had joined the Vine Street office of architect John Hamilton as a student draftsman, remaining there for three years. By that time, Hannaford's company was among the city's most prominent architectural firms, with the diversity and importance of its commissions highlighting his mastery of the eclectic styles then prevalent. Architectural historians have said that Hannaford's work, like that of some other prominent contemporaries, reflects majestic designs intended to convey continuity, permanence and - as one put it - ''the power of a building to embody a heroic attitude.'' www.cincypost.com /living/1999/hanna102999.html   (1423 words)

DBIOU-Z In 1870, the subject of this sketch was married to Miss Mary Case, daughter of Hiram and Julia Case, who removed from New York, to Dubuque Co. in 1860; her mother was called away by death in 1878; her father is still living, aged 84; previous to 1868, Mr. He was united in marriage, Dec. 6, 1854 to Miss Mary Warmouth, a native of England; she has lived in Dubuque since she was 10 years of age. She was married to John Burton in 1852; he died in 1854, aged 50 years; she has one daughter by this marriage-Miss Mary Burton, who also inherits a large amount of property by her father-this residence was built by Mr. members.tripod.com /~Doreen_3/DBIOU-Z.htm   (4767 words)

A Gospel in Stone (This Rock: May-June 2002) Notre Dame is easily recognized as art in the noblest sense, architecture of the highest order, a building established as a "sacred place"—a sacred place that is first of all, a house of God, a place of His earthly habitation, wrought in the fashion of heavenly things. In other words, to convey that aspect of permanence rooted in continuity, the architectural language of churches must develop organically throughout time, such as when the language of the Renaissance churches permutated into the Baroque language, or when the Gothic forms emerged from the language of the Romanesque. Architectural beauty should reflect God’s creation—particularly man, who is created in the image and likeness of God. www.catholic.com /thisrock/2002/0205fea4.asp   (2764 words)

JAIC 1993, Volume 32, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 15 to 21) In 1980, the title architectural conservator was officially adopted by the North Atlantic Region of the National Park Service as a recognized position distinct from historical architect and exhibit specialist. FRANK G. MATERO is an associate professor of architecture in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation of the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Architectural Conservation Laboratory. From 1981 to 1990 he was assistant professor of architecture and from 1985 director of the Center for Preservation Research in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University. aic.stanford.edu /jaic/articles/jaic32-01-002_appx.html   (531 words)

Intellectual History of Nineteenth Century Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) There are strong elements of Herder in his description of Gothic as the volk architecture of the German people (even though the word is British in origin), and his insistence that each people have their own unique architecture. Gothic architecture was widely despised before 1790, attracted few favorable comments before 1806, and was universally admired by the 1840’s. Gothic architecture, on the other hand, was based on individual craft, beauty created by free spirits putting their personal marks on the house of god. www.converger.com /ksg/utopiasmarxdarwin.htm   (8222 words)

Washington County, Maine--Historic Sites Built in 1829 or 1840, this church's exterior was remodeled in 1870, and the design reflects Greek Revival influence with it's triangular gabled pediment, wide cornice and corner pilasters. A splendid example of the best in New England architecture, generations of families and hard work have also supported and woven this building into the fabric of the town. The entire downtown is an homogenous, cohesive grouping of 29 architecturally and/or historically significant buildings, built after the fire of 1886. www.sunrisecounty.org /pb/hist/histall.htm   (7415 words)

Magazine Antiques: A Frank Lloyd Wright retrospective - 'Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect,' Museum of Modern Art, New York ... The legacy of this enigmatic and complex genius is admirably explored in a retrospective exhibition entitled Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect, on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City until May 10. Indeed, Wright's romantic ideal of uniting humanity and nature was deeply rooted in his religion and was projected into his architecture, which he imbued with a universal spirit. Although he did not agree with its practitioners' disdain for the machine, he did endorse their success at uniting the decorative arts with architecture and their high regard for the nature of their materials. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_n3_v145/ai_15216344   (797 words)

Historic Sites--Washington County, Maine Victorian architecture, with distinctive three-story tower (circa 1876-1877). Federal Period architecture, in the East Machias Historic District (1823). The current spire was damaged by lightning in April 1994, and was removed and restored in 1995. www.quoddyloop.com /washcohist.htm   (7390 words)

JAIC 1993, Volume 32, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 15 to 21) Although part of the broader conservation context, architectural conservation presents unique problems due to the issues of context, immobility, size, scale, and complexity of use and materials. This approach, although admirable in its simplicity, ignores the fact that as recognized cultural property, these sites are now different, divorced from their past by the present's historical consciousness, and that consciousness dictates new motives and methods for their use and preservation (Brandi 1977). But in reality failures in architectural conservation are often the result of poor planning, a lack of trained professionals, and the difficulty of getting those involved to accept a weather-worn surface or the uneasy truth that few treatments are forever and all require continual cyclical maintenance. aic.stanford.edu /jaic/articles/jaic32-01-002.html   (2835 words)

Lecture 5: Paris and Vienna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The École des Beaux-Arts as the oldest school of architecture in the world. Gothic architecture as a model for iron construction: Viollet s design for a large audience hall (1864). Viollet explains his ideas in a ten-volume dictionary of French architecture (Dictionnaire raisonnée, 1854-68), and a collection of essays (Entretiens, 2 vol., 1863 and 1872). suntzu.larc.calpoly.edu /mrc/219-2003/lectures/lecture05.html   (425 words)

Texts During the nineteenth century, when the industrial revolution in Europe was enjoying its heyday, the Ottoman Empire came increasingly under the gravitational pull of Europe in the spheres of politics, culture, art, military science and commerce. Joseph Philbert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892), an expert on Islamic architecture, took over one thousand Daguerreotypes in the Near East in the 1840s, and illustrations based on these were published in Monuments Arabes d'Egypte de Syrie et d'Asie-Mineure Dessines et Mesures de 1842 a 1845 published in Paris in 1846. The railway between Cairo and Alexandria was built in 1854, and in architecture the eclectic style known as Turkish rococo took its most extravagant form in the newly built Dolmabahçe Palace, which followed western concepts of design and decoration. www.geocities.com /ydenem/eng_fotograf_osmanlida.html   (1590 words)

USA Freedom Corps: About USA Freedom Corps: History of 736 Jackson Place Attribution of the 1895 remodeling to the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings was based upon a review of building permits [4] which were available after 1877, and inspection of the building itself. Leisenring was active in many professional and civic organizations, including the Society of Architectural Historians and the Thorton Society, an organization that fostered interest In protecting architectural monuments in the District. During the debate over the future of the row house in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the cohesive scale, texture, use of materials, colors, voids and rhythm, were recognized. www.usafreedomcorps.gov /content/about_usafc/building   (4766 words)

Michigan Engineering | General Information | General Information To attract diverse, outstanding students, and to motivate and educate them to reach their full potential as leaders in engineering professions. The University of Michigan began educating engineers in 1854, when fewer than a half-dozen other American universities were providing opportunities for a formal, degree-granting course of study in engineering. The College of Engineering established itself as a significant engineering school with some of the nation's earliest engineering programs, in metallurgical engineering (1854), naval architecture and marine engineering (1881), electrical engineering (1889), chemical engineering (1898), aeronautical engineering (1916), nuclear engineering (1953) and computer engineering (1965). www.engin.umich.edu /students/bulletin/general/index.html   (856 words)

Charles Alonzo Rich Builds the New Dartmouth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) But not all of his work was so sensitive; the monumental ambition of Rich's initial designs can shed light on his project as a whole. The most recent and thorough study of Dartmouth's architecture is Vanessa Patrick's 1978 UVa. That work covered several periods of time, and this study intends to look deeper into one of them. www.dartmo.com /rich   (1634 words)

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