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  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for 1973 in architecture
Evidence of prehistoric architecture in Japan has survived in the form of models of terra-cotta houses buried in tombs and by remains of pit houses of the Jomon, the neolithic people of Japan.
As an art, architecture is essentially abstract and nonrepresentational and...
new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials, the principles of functionalist planning, and the rejection of historical precedent and ornament.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=1973+in+architecture   (1097 words)

  
  Technology Education - Architecture
The characteristics that distinguish a work of architecture from other man-made structures are (1) the suitability of the work to use by human beings in general and the adaptability of it to particular human activities; (2) the stability and permanence of the work's construction; and (3) the communication of experience and ideas through its form.
This section of the article is concerned with architectural typology, with the role of society in determining the kinds of architecture, and with planning--the role of the architect in adapting designs to particular uses and to the general physical needs of human beings.
Architectural ornament in the 19th century exemplified the common tendency for mimetic ornament, in all times and places, to turn into mere applied decoration, lacking either symbolic meaning or reference to the structure on which it is placed.
www.geocities.com /tech_ed_2000/industrial/design/architecture.htm   (18551 words)

  
 architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
As an art, architecture is essentially abstract and nonrepresentational and involves the manipulation of the relationships of spaces, volumes, planes, masses, and voids.
there were three great developments in architectural construction—the post-and-lintel, or trabeated, system; the arch system, either the cohesive type, employing plastic materials hardening into a homogeneous mass, or the thrust type, in which the loads are received and counterbalanced at definite points; and the modern steel-skeleton system.
The birth of Renaissance architecture (15th cent.) inaugurated a period of several hundred years in Western architecture during which the multiple and complex buildings of the modern world began to emerge, while at the same time no new and compelling structural conceptions appeared.
www.bartleby.com /65/ar/architec.html   (1125 words)

  
 Cameron Sinclair / Designer of the Year 2006 nominee : Architect (1973- ) - Design/Designer Information
Living in Bath at the time I was surrounded by great historic architecture but what court my eye was the awful public housing projects that seemed to blight the city.
We began Architecture for Humanity thinking that there were a number of designers who thought alike but did not have a platform to do this work.
Every one of these projects is a pilot to show the world that is architecture can not only be cost effective but innovative at the same time.
www.designmuseum.org /design/cameron-sinclair   (2162 words)

  
 modern architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I. It was based on the “rational” use of modern materials, the principles of functionalist planning, and the rejection of historical precedent and ornament.
The visual aesthetic of modern architecture was largely inspired by the machine and by abstract painting and sculpture.
Increasingly, during the 1950s, modern architecture was criticized for its sterility, its “institutional” anonymity, and its disregard for regional building traditions.
www.bartleby.com /65/mo/modarch.html   (1020 words)

  
  The Architectural Review: Theme: Centenary, 1952-1973. (architecture) @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The desire to deride the schematic basis of modern architecture and the ability to turn a design upside down and make it architecture are symptomatic of a state when the vocabulary is not being extended, and a parallel can be drawn with Renaissance Mannerism.
Architecture, indeed, began with the first furs worn by our earliest ancestors or with the discovery of fire, it shows a narrowly professional frame of mind to refer its beginnings solely to the cave or primitive hut.
From him the modern movement in architecture learned most of its international language of architectural expression, and the fact that this language expresses practically nothing of interest for the second half of the twentieth century is the movement's fault, not his, and detracts nothing from his personal achievement in imposing it.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:18443459&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (6638 words)

  
 Seven Fallacies in Architectural Culture | A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Architecture must give up some of the right-of-way over urbanism it has held over the last 75 years, during which the planet has gone from predominantly rural to half urban.
Until the embargo of 1973, Modernist architecture, like Western society as a whole, was on a joy ride of consumption and exploitation of natural resources.
Architecture can soar when appropriate, but we need to accept and take advantage of the fact that our medium is usually local, heavy, costly, site-specific, human-centric, and even humanitarian—all slow and quiet traits compared to, say, MTV.
www.caup.umich.edu /publications/sevenfallacies   (2061 words)

  
 Dalhousie University - Architecture
The School of Architecture was established within the Nova Scotia Technical College in 1961, sharing the building on Spring Garden Road with the Nova Scotia Museum of Science.
In 1973 the architecture portion of the professional program included a two-year pre-professional degree (eventually called Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies) and a two-year professional Bachelor of Architecture degree.
In 1976 the Faculty of Architecture was established, with the School of Architecture continuing as a constituent part of the Faculty.
architectureandplanning.dal.ca /architecture/prospective/history.shtml   (618 words)

  
 Developing Architecture Views
As with the architecture of a building, it is normally necessary to develop multiple views of the architecture of an information system, to enable the architecture to be communicated to, and understood by, the different stakeholders in the system.
Business Architecture views (see Developing a Business Architecture View) address the concerns of users, planners, and business managers, and focus on the functional aspects of the system from the perspective of the users of the system; that is, on what the new system is intended to do, including performance, functionality, and usability.
It is highly desirable that an architecture description be encoded in a standard language, to enable a standard approach to the description of architecture semantics and their re-use among different tools.
www.opengroup.org /architecture/togaf8-doc/arch/chap31.html   (15107 words)

  
 Great Buildings Online - Master Buildings List 2007.0524
Alexander House, by Michael Graves, at Princeton, New Jersey, 1971 to 1973.
Banca Popolare di Verona, by Carlo Scarpa, at Verona, Italy, 1973.
Domus Aurea, by Severus and Celer, at Rome, Italy, A.D. Douglas House, by Richard Meier, at Harbor Springs, Michigan, 1973.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings.html   (11324 words)

  
 Modern Architecture around the World - Great Buildings Online
California College of Arts San Francisco Campus, by Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), with renovation and conversion by LMS Architects, at San Francisco, California, 1951, renovated and converted 1997 to 1998.
Elia-Bash House, by Gwathmey-Siegel, at Califon, New Jersey, 1971 to 1973.
Residence in Riva San Vitale, by Mario Botta, at Riva san Vitale, Ticino, Switzerland, 1972 to 1973.
www.greatbuildings.com /types/styles/modern.html   (6045 words)

  
 ArtLex on architecture
Islamic tomb in a walled garden built for Shah Jahan's wife Mumatz Mahal [aka Arjuman Banu Begum], of bearing masonry and inlaid marble, with onion-shape domes and flanking towers, in Agra, India, seat of the Mughal Empire.
"Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods and men, to put man into possession of his own earth.
Great Buildings Collection is a gateway to architecture from around the world and across history.
www.artlex.com /ArtLex/a/architecture.html   (2258 words)

  
 Energy Efficient Southwestern Style Homes
While studying the architecture and culture of the Southwest I have gained a new respect for many of the cultural aspects around me that I have always ignored or taken for granted.
The Energy and Southwestern Architecture unit is interdisciplinary in that it covers a wide range of learning skills with context and concepts in art, physical and life science, math and social studies.
Southwestern architectural concepts are an excellent way for students to learn how ancient and modern man harnessed available materials and the sun to provide energy efficient homes.
www.unm.edu /~abqteach/ArchiCUs/99-02-01.htm   (4311 words)

  
 SECULAR ARCHITECTURE (1960-1973)
A reconstruction of the theatre building turned out to be a harmful decision because it used to form a perfect contrast to the modern architecture.
The main architectural features of the center consist of the foredesign of the roundabout (Rondo) the realization of the subway designed by Lipowczan together with the monument of the Silesian Insurgents and the Show-Sports Hall.
Klyszewski, J. Mokrzynski, E. Wierzbicki) which was erected in 1972, is characterized by great architectural values, it has a simple mass surrounded with the gallery and the cup-shaped pillar system supporting the roof.
www.us.edu.pl /katowice/informator/tekst/english/dm62.shtml   (717 words)

  
 American Architecture - Environmental Design Library - UC Berkeley
American Architecture is a brief, selective bibliographic research guide to general resources on the architecture of the United States in the UC Berkeley libraries and on the web.
Includes several important architectural journals, such as Winterthur Portfolio, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Journal of Architectural Education, Assemblage, and APT Bulletin.
Architecture in America: a photographic history from the colonial period to the present / by Wayne Andrews.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /ENVI/AmerArch.html   (3265 words)

  
 Adobe Alliance - Hassan Fathy
It revealed in poignant prose, in philosophical terms and pecuniary detail how he focussed his experience and vision on championing the human right to decent housing for all.
Fathy's oeuvre is that of a modern architect schooled in European curricula who took advantage of desert architecture in harmonious and climatically beneficial ways.
By incorporating into his designs traditional vernacular devices and proven methods for cooling structures, by harnessing natural energy, he practiced and taught appropriate technology in a world careening headlong toward wasteful, toxic high energy use.
www.adobealliance.org /hassan-fathy   (333 words)

  
 Architecture Winner 1973 / Cleveland Arts Prize
For these reasons, Perttula has been entrusted with the responsibility for creating some of Northeast Ohio's most prominent structures, well as important commissions around the nation.
His own beautiful drawings show a close involvement with every detail of his buildings.” Among the projects that exemplify these challenges-and Perttula's signature gifts-is the world headquarters he designed for B. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio in 1971, the keystone of a major urban renewal project.
In 1981, he was named a fellow of AIA, and in 1983, president of the Architects Society of Ohio, later becoming vice president of its foundation.
www.clevelandartsprize.org /arch_1973.htm   (504 words)

  
 Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura - ASA Art and Technology VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE 1999-2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Returning to the U.S. he worked two years as an architectural apprentice for the New York City architecture-city planning firm of Conklin and Rossant--working on designs for large housing projects and large complexes of buildings.
Holloway taught at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (under Head, Ralph Rapson) where he was tenured as an Associate Professor of Architecture in 1973.
Holloway pioneered the University of Minnesota Solar House, Project Ouroboros, which as the first solar house in the upper Midwest, was designed and constructed by 450 of his freshman students over a three-year period.
www.asa-art.com /bnl/8.htm   (395 words)

  
 IAWA Guide to the Collections at Virginia Tech's Digital Library and Archives, Special Collections, University Libraries
Facility architect at the Faculty of Architecture of the University in Zagreb, Croatia (formerly Yugoslavia).
Papers consist of architectural drawings, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and files that detail the many facets of her career as educator, architect, and advocate of women in architecture; audio tape.
Most of the materials focus on her architectural projects when she worked at other architects' offices, and as an independent architect, where most of her projects were focused in the New York area.
spec.lib.vt.edu /iawa/guide.html   (10396 words)

  
 Merlino Design Partnership: Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Procurement Services
It is often difficult to distinguish where architecture ends and interior design begins.
At MDP, we believe that interior design is an integral part of the architecture.
Our interior design team works closely with clients, developers and architects to create an atmosphere that is suitable to the residents, family and staff.
www.merlinodesign.com /services.html   (540 words)

  
 Ron Bloore - Slides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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www.uregina.ca /library/libraries/Archives/bloore/slides.html   (127 words)

  
 Architecture (UK pub.1972 - 1975)
Architecture of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill / 1963-73 / Mar 1974 / Architect.
Architecture of the Well-tempered Environment / Banham, Reyner / Mar 1973 / Architect.
Ulster Architecture, 1800-1900: Illustrated Catalogue of an / Exhibition of Architectural Drawings, Photographs and Portraits in / the Ulster Museum / Dixon, Hugh / Oct 1972 / Ulster Architect.
www.find-out-of-print-books-online.info /architecture_W-7275.htm   (16792 words)

  
 Rosetta Networking Systems - Mission: Initiatives - Dennis Robert Holloway
Holloway taught at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture; and in 1973 Mr.
By VR modeling and imaging the ancient Indian architecture of the southwest from archaeological data, Holloway learned the indigenous architectural language of the contemporary native people.
Dennis Holloway's writings and architecture have been published widely and internationally and may be viewed on his Web site: http://www.dennisrhollowayarchitect.com/.
rosettans.org /holloway.html   (329 words)

  
 History of landscape architecture
Plato, Origins of landscape Architecture, Alberti and landscape architecture, Vitruvius and landscape architecture
Norman T Newton provided the first and most comprehensive history of landscape architecture with his masterly Design on the land: the development of landscape architecture (Belknap Press 1971).
In 1973 George B Tobey, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Ohio State University, followed Newton with a remarkable History of Landscape Architecture.
www.lih.gre.ac.uk /histhe/history.htm   (521 words)

  
 Art and Architecture | Historic Samuel Cupples House
He “wished ‘to revive a sense of beauty in home life, to restore the dignity of art to the ordinary household decoration.’” Morris drew inspiration from the medieval world of church and manor and promoted the use of natural materials.
In the architecture of that time, he saw in the rounded arches and stone work the hallmarks of a simple, practical world.
In 1973, Father Maurice McNamee, S.J., took on the task of restoring the house to its original appearance.
www.slu.edu /the_arts/cupples/architecture.html   (1591 words)

  
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1st Annual Symposium on Computer Architecture %D December 1973 %P 41-48 %T A Methodology for Parallel Processing Design Tradeoffs %A Charles H. Radoy %A George P. Copeland Jr.
1st Annual Symposium on Computer Architecture %D December 1973 %P 161-165 %T A Hardware Laboratory for Computer Architecture Research %A Jean Vaucher %A Christian Rey %J Proc.
1st Annual Symposium on Computer Architecture %D December 1973 %P 221-226 %T Computer Modules: An Architecture for Large Digital Modules %A S.H. Fuller %A D.P. Siewiorek %A R.J. Swan %J Proc.
www.cs.wisc.edu /~arch/www/ISCAbib/isca01   (822 words)

  
 3D Spatial Models of Great Buildings - Great Buildings Online
Explore great architecture live in three dimensions, all for free.
Hundreds of free 3D walkthough architectural computer models are available right here at the Great Buildings Online web site, plus links to the free DesignWorkshop® Lite architectural 3D walkthrough software used to view them, for Windows 95/98/ME/XP/NT/2000 and Power Macintosh.
Built with DesignWorkshop®, these live 3D walkthrough models are all free for your own personal architectural enjoyment, experience, and understanding.
www.greatbuildings.com /types/models/spatial_models.html   (1344 words)

  
 "architecture school" - Shopping.com
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 Southern California Institute of Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Eric Owen Moss, a native Angeleno, started his architecture practice in 1973, having received his B.A. (English) from UCLA `65, M. Arch.
Named "top architect of a new generation" and "the jeweler of junk" by eminence gris Philip Johnson, Moss pays careful attention to detail, both in terms of the way things are put together, and the materials they are made from.
The buildings are resonant and inspiring, and through their inventive presence, establish a sense of pertinent place." The work includes university facilities, office buildings, corporate headquarters, cultural institutions, theaters, galleries, exhibition spaces, restaurants, urban public space, housing, and private residences.
www.sciarc.edu /v5/gallery/faculty.php?project_id=29   (451 words)

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