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	Architecture books : books.architecture.sk
		In entirely new photographs taken especially for this book by two leading architectural photographers under the direction of co-editor David Larkin, such internationally famous buildings as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater and Wright's homes Taliesin, Taliesin West, and the Oak Park Home and Studio are seen afresh, benefiting from the photographers' special access.
		Significant architectural, acoustical, urban design and civic leadership angles are all covered, including the checkered history of the project, stalled for years due to a ballooning budget, a complex decision-making process and a misguided attempt to relegate Frank Gehry to a consulting role.
		For example, the acoustical scheme developed by Dr. Minoru Nagata relies in part on a surprising discovery he made—-that the quality of sound in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, long attributed to the resonant wood walls, was really due to the four inches of plaster underneath.
	books.architecture.sk /architects-architecture-books.php (994 words)

	history_uo architecture
		Architecture at the University of Oregon has a long and rich history.
		Willcox's theory of education included an underlying premise that architecture was, along with other arts, an expression of the values, aspirations and character of the society which produced it.
		Interior architecture coursegallery was introduced in 1921; in 1928, a Bachelor of Architecture in Interior Design degree was first offered.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~archuo/about/about_history.htm (970 words)

	UO Department of Architecture - School's History
		It was the first school to adopt completely two basic elements of the "modern" movement in architectural education, an affiliation with the allied arts (painting, crafts and sculpture), rather than with engineering, and a non-competitive, individual approach to learning.
		In 1919, the UO architecture program was accepted as a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, an early form of accreditation.
		The curriculum was broadly inclusive; sculpture, watercolor, painting, and figure drawing courses were required as part of an architecture curriculum centered around design studio.
	architecture.uoregon.edu /index.cfm?mode=about&page=history (970 words)

	Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Architecture for the Gods by Michael J. Crosbie (Watson-Guptill) A boom in the construction of churches, synagogues, and other places of worship is currently reaching its highest level in three decades.
		Architecture which in a manner similar to ethics begs at least to be capitalized if not written in capitals: Architecture is also a discipline of great breadth and complexity with practical applications.
		Architecture comprises the physical buildings and landscape we have shaped to suit our inhabitation of earth, of course, but it is also a profession, a theoretical study, and includes the processes of both designing and building our habitat.
	www.wordtrade.com /arts/architecture/architectecture1R.htm (5356 words)

	1976 - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		United States, Aerospace, Afghanistan, Africa, Agriculture, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Angola, Archaeology, Architecture,...
		Provisionally designated 1975n, it was discovered photographically in November 1975 by Richard West, a Danish astronomer at the European Southern Observatory in Chile....
		Year 1976 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=1976 (167 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.
		Centre Pompidou, 1972 - 1976, high-tech steel and glass museum, with a cast exoskeleton, and a staircase in a transparent tube.
		"Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods and men, to put man into possession of his own earth.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/a/architecture.html (2258 words)

	Vernacular Architecture & Landscape Architecture: Resource Guide
		Vernacular architecture and landscape architecture, often called "ordinary" or "traditional" built environment, is a subject which crosses many disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, building science, cultural anthropology, urban geography, archaeology, material culture, history, folklore, and human geography among them.
		Vernacular Architecture Forum was formed in 1980 to encourage the study and preservation of North American vernacular architecture.
		Vernacular Architecture Group is an international group for those interested in the study of "lesser traditional buildings." Its focus is primarily on the British Isles.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /ENVI/vernacular.html (4236 words)

	Architecture: International Websites & Resources: G-K
		The "largest architectural firm in the world as ranked by World Architecture Magazine, January 2000." Contains a history of the firm and descriptions of projects from 1962 to the present.
		Implosion: Anthropology of habitat and architecture / Nold Egenter.
		Architecture For All / A joint project between RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) and the VandA (Victoria and Albert Museum) showing photos, drawings and paintings from their collections.
	www.library.auckland.ac.nz /subjects/arc/os_websites/arcsourc4.htm (1987 words)

	Box, Think Like an Architect, University of Texas Press
		Box believes that everyone should be involved in making architecture and has organized this book as a series of letters to friends and students about the process of creating architecture.
		He describes what architecture should be and do; how to look at and appreciate good buildings; and how to understand the design process, work with an architect, or become an architect.
		And for the wide public audience interested in architecture and the built environment, Box addresses how architecture relates to the city, where the art of architecture is headed, and why good architecture matters.
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/books/boxthi.html (378 words)

	Great Buildings Online - Master Buildings List 2007.0524
		Centre Pompidou, by Rogers and Piano, at Paris, France, 1972 to 1976.
		Church at Bagsvaerdi, by Jorn Utzon, at near Copenhagen, Denmark, 1974 to 1976.
		Tassel House, by Victor Horta, at Brussels, Belgium, 1892 to 1893.
	www.greatbuildings.com /buildings.html (11326 words)

	Kevin Mullen, Bookseller: Architecture
		The House of John Imlay, Esq., An Eighteenth Century Dwelling Allentown, NJ [as contained in The Monograph Series, Recording the Architecture of the American Colonies and the Early Republic, Number 3, Volume XV].
		Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and of the Early Republic.
		The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe, 1600-1750.
	www.mullenbooks.com /cgi-bin/kmb455/scan/mp=keywords/se=Architecture/st=sql/ml=1000/sp=quickcat/tf=author/tf=title/cs=no/em=yes (871 words)

	Books on North Carolina Architecture
		Through the mid-twentieth century, a number of important articles on the state's historic architecture were published by Louise Hall of Duke University, John Allcott of the University of North Carolina, and Lawrence Wodehouse of North Carolina State University.
		The authors of the local survey publications have generally been the consulting architectural historians who conducted the field surveys and research in the various counties and municipalities.
		The first of a three-volume field guide to the state's historic architecture, covering 41 tidewater and coastal plain counties from the coast to I-95.
	www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us /bibliog.htm (2794 words)

	Architecture Books - Books on Architects - Design - History - Great Buildings
		An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations.
		Corbu's own historic architectural manifesto from the very beginning of the Modern era in architecture, reprinted by Dover.
		Architecture book publishers are invited to provide review copies for possible book review coverage and listing in the collection:
	www.greatbuildings.com /books.html (1103 words)

	Alvar Aalto / Design Museum Collection : Architect (1898-1976) - Design/Designer Information
		Finland had won its independence in 1917 and, by the mid-1920s there was no shortage of architectural commissions in a newly independent country eager to define a new identity.
		Aalto did not win an architectural commission in Helsinki until 1937 when he and Aino were asked to design the Savoy Restaurant in the city centre.
		Yet none of Aalto’s post-war projects matched the magical quality of his pre-war work and, since his death in Helsinki in 1976, it has been for his early Finnish masterpieces that he is remembered.
	www.designmuseum.org /design/alvar-aalto (1515 words)

	POSS Architecture + Planning :: Profile
		Headed by a team of Principals possessing over 100 years of combined experience and varied educational and professional backgrounds, Poss proves that the best architectural firms are those that blend expertise with a diverse body of experience.
		He has an uncanny ability to assume multiple duties from project to project, and he is experienced in coordinating the input of many consultants—both aesthetic and technical—into one finished project.
		Since obtaining his Masters Degree in Architecture from University of Colorado in 1980, Kim has garnered extensive experience in all aspects of architecture, including single-family residences, townhomes, condominiums, retail and commercial projects, hotels, medical and educational facilities.
	www.billposs.com /profile_arch.php (653 words)

	Architectural Features and Historic Spaces
		It is such a fitting finale for the building it crowns, so familiar and dignified, that it seems surprising that its design and construction came late in the Capitol's architectural evolution.
		Since 1976, the hall has housed part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.
		National Statuary Hall (The Old Hall of the House)--The House of Representatives first occupied this space south of the Rotunda in 1809 and used it as their meeting room for almost 50 years.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/architecture/index.cfm (603 words)

	RCHS: Local Architecture and Historic Preservation Bibliography
		A thorough discussion of residential American architecture beginning with Native dwellings and extending to the 1940s.
		An excellent introduction to architectural principles with beautiful line drawings and clear text, and a thorough introduction to drawing conventions.
		Text and drawings are aimed at students and include a wide variety of house types and locations.
	www.rchsonline.org /ar_bib.htm (344 words)

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		David Hetue is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he received his Master of Architecture degree in 1976.
		Steve Torp received his degree in architecture in 1976 from the New York Institute of Technology and has more than 25 years of experience in architecture and is licensed in Florida and California.
		His high architectural standards are demonstrated through his proficiency in design development, construction documentation, and contract administration.
	www.kencarlson.com /staff.htm (263 words)

	architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The following was taken from the National Register--"The Royer house is significant as an architectural example and as a remnant of early industrial development in Western Pennsylvania.
		The Royer house is one of the finer remaining examples in Western Pennsylvania of vernacular architecture.
		Together the two diverse elements contribute to the formation of a local style which is typical of much early architecture in the district.
	www.blaircohistoricalsociety.homestead.com /architecture.html (542 words)

	Experience anarchitecture today, Friday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Matta-Clark, who died in 1976, studied architecture at Cornell University.
		His work included splitting condemned houses down the middle with a chain saw in order to expose their interiors as a commentary on urban decay.
		Dwayne Bohuslav, the show's organizer and a visiting UH architecture professor, said the groups' cooperation was essential to mounting the exhibit.
	www.stp.uh.edu /vol63/130/Campus3/13041698/13041698.html (292 words)

	Providence Architecture
		In 1970, the Metropolitan Museum of Art included the Providence Arcade in its exhibition, "The Rise of an American Architecture," and in 1976 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark.
		In 1980, the building was substantially remodeled and rehabilitated by architects Irving B. Haynes and Associates and developer Gilbane Co. in an award-winning project to enhance its economic viability.
		Thus, the Arcade continues to stand gracefully as one of the nation's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture, and a reminder of the highly fashionable Providence of the mid-1800s.
	www.brown.edu /Courses/HA0191/arcade_today.html (162 words)

	Duke Chapel
		Duke Chapel is an example of neo-Gothic architecture in the English style.
		Gothic architecture is characterized by large stone piers, pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, which allow the creation of vast open spaces, uninterrupted by columns for support.
		Before the Flentrop organ was installed, in 1976, this tile was coated with a sealant to increase the reverberation time, making the Chapel more suited to the sounds of the organ.
	www.chapel.duke.edu /building/architecture (295 words)

	mra architecture - our firm
		MRA Architecture is a progressive, design-oriented architectural, interiors and planning firm located in Rochester, New York.
		We pride ourselves on our client focus and the ability to successfully coordinate a diverse number of architectural, engineering and contracting firms for each project we undertake.
		As president of MRA Architecture, Martin Rose has the overall responsibility of a multi-disciplined architectural firm that is known for its creative approach to architectural design, responsiveness, and direct Owner-to-Architect relationship.
	www.mraarchitecture.com /ourfirm.html (608 words)

	MIT Architecture: Jan Wampler Profile
		Wampler received his B.S. in Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1963 and a M.A.U.D. from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1964.
		Wampler was elected to the College of Fellows of the AIA, and in 1999 he received the Distinguished Professor Award from the ACSA.
		These include: "La Puntilla," Progressive Architecture; "L'Emprette," L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui, May/June 1975; "Boston Architecture", Andrea Leers and Alex Krieger, A&U, V. 222, March, 1989; "Thinking the City" exhibition; "Designing for Special Populations," Architecture, January, 1987; "A Village in a House," Space and Society, June 1984.
	architecture.mit.edu /people/profiles/prwamplr.html (295 words)

	Architecture
		It is part of a larger work comprising of the river kingdoms of the Near East and the agrarian societies of the Orient as well as the development of cities and villages in post-antique and pre-industrial Europe.
		The theme of this issue is The Architectural Detail and it analyses it through three different approaches: 1.
		In his best works he creates architecture of unquestionable greatness, with the grand gesture and the accentuated interplay of nature and artefact as his distinguishing characteristics.
	www.nordicartbooks.com /category_02_latest.php (866 words)

	Donald Robertson NEH Seminar Papers / Latin American Library / Tulane University
		The areas of study covered pre-Columbian art and the art of and architecture of colonial Latin America, especially that of Mexico.
		Ducote, Frank A. "Planning and architecture at Teotihuacán." With maps and illustrations, July 1975.
		Coleman, Floyd W. "The radially symmetric pyramid and twin-pyramid complesx in Maya architecture." With maps and illustrations, 1976.
	www.tulane.edu /~latinlib/robertsonnehcoll.html (366 words)

	Architecture in the Southwest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Southwest architecture is an integral part of our lives and should be studied by the students so they can gain an appreciation for the designs of buildings that they live in and are affected by.
		Many of the buildings in Albuquerque contain some aspect of Southwest architecture, and a class study would enhance the students’ ability to realize why many of these building designs are still being used after hundreds of years.
		The 10th grade students will understand how architecture affects their lives and how they can learn from buildings and environments and will apply this knowledge to communication skills.
	www.unm.edu /~abqteach/ArchiCUs/99-02-06.htm (6573 words)

	Architecture Solar Virtual Reality Native American Archaeology
		Autonomous living is the theme of an experimental house built in Rosemount, close by the University of Minnesota.
		Called Ouroboros after a mythical dragon that survived by eating its tail and regenerating itself, the house began as a design project under architecture professor, Dennis Holloway.
		In 1976 Professor Holloway was awarded the Environmental Quality Award in Science and Technology from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for his pioneering work on Project Ouroboros.
	www.dennisrhollowayarchitect.com /html/Ouroboros1.html (1103 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: Shah Faisal:The World's Largest Mosque
		At the foothills of the Margalla Hills in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, the Shah Faisal Mosque is one of the core places of Muslim worship in Southern Asia.
		It was erected from foundations to prayer in just 5 years in 1976.
		Designed by Turkish architect Vadat Dolokay, it was the result of an architecture competition.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/asia/pakistan/shah_faisal_mosque.php (441 words)

	Architecture
		The religious architecture was to become the most obvious symbol of Islam: the mosques and the holy shrines.
		Also see IslamiCity's images of Jerusalem including Al Aqsa Mosque with its silver dome, and the Dome of the Rock with its golden dome (built over the rock from which Muhammad made his night journeys).
		Architectural History of the Dome of the Rock: The Dome of the Rock that we see today is somewhat different from the original building that was constructed by 'abd al-Malik in 691 A.D..
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/Architecture/Architecture.html (1226 words)

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