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	Architecture of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The earliest known examples of architecture in the United Kingdom are the many neolithic monuments such as those at Stonehenge and Avebury.
		In the early 18th century baroque architecture, a style exemplified by heavy embellishment and mass, popular in Europe, was introduced, the first baroque house in England was Chatsworth House by William Talman in the 1690.
		The Georgian architecture of the 18th century was an evolved form of Palladianism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Architecture_of_the_United_Kingdom (1285 words)

	Culture of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The earliest native literature of the territory of the modern United Kingdom was written in the Celtic languages of the isles.
		The earliest remnants of architecture in the United Kingdom are mainly neolithic monuments such as Stonehenge and Avebury, and Roman ruins such as the spa in Bath.
		The naming convention in most of the United Kingdom is for everyone to have a given name, usually (but not always) indicating the child's sex, followed by a parent's family name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom (5645 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search View - United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom is bordered to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from continental Europe, to the east by the North Sea, and to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the only land border is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
		The climate of the United Kingdom is mild relative to its latitude.
		The United Kingdom is one of the most urbanized of the world’s larger nations: about 89 per cent of the population lives in cities and towns.
	au.encarta.msn.com /text_761553483__1/United_Kingdom.html (19855 words)

	United States architecture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United States architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Subsequent architectural forms are those that came with colonizers from European cultures, those adapted to American conditions and social development, and, most recently, those that were developed and innovated by American architects.
		The earliest European architectural influences were those of the Spanish colonizers, coming north from their Mexican colony or from early settlements in Florida; most were small or transitory.
		The neoclassical style dominated and was referred to as Georgian architecture, although designs lagged behind English sources, and the scale of projects was generally modest.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /United+States+architecture (614 words)

	Study Architecture
		Nobody may practice under a title containing the word 'architect' in the United Kingdom, subject to a few statutory exceptions, unless their name is on the statutory register of architects.
		The admissions staff of the schools of architecture are able to advise students on the equatability of their school examinations.
		Graduates and holders of diplomas from unrecognised schools outside the United Kingdom are eligible for RIBA membership and registration if they are able to show, at a formal interview at the Royal Institute, that the standard and scope of the examinations they have passed elsewhere are equivalent of United Kingdom recognised examinations.
	www.internationaleducationmedia.com /unitedkingdom/courses/architecture.htm (1128 words)

	Architecture of the United Kingdom - Great Buildings Online
		Clifton Suspension Bridge, by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at Bristol, England, 1836 to 1864.
		Millennium Dome, by Richard Rogers, at London, England, United Kingdom, 1999.
		Westminster Palace, or Houses of Parliament, by Sir Charles Barry, at London, England, United Kingdom, 1836 to 1868.
	www.greatbuildings.com /places/uk.html (1405 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tudorbethan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the early years of the 21st century a very high proportion of new housing in the United Kingdom still displays a Tudorbethan influence, although this is often perfunctory in its execution.
		However they would argue that the intellectual intimidation of those who demand traditional styles from the architectural establishment, and the resultant marginalisation of architects who are interested in them, is itself one of the principal causes of the tendency towards banality which is derided by modernists.
		Even though the architectural establishment has been attempting to suppress the popular preference for traditional styles for several generations, it has had little success to date, and there is little reason to suppose that it will be more successful in the future.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tudorbethan (689 words)

	Architecture Centre Network : Architecture and Built Environment Centres in the UK
		Each centre offers a unique approach to exploring modern architectural practice, for both communities and professions, through programmes of education, exhibition and empowerment.
		The Architecture Centre Network is to develop a cross-disciplinary project that involves a number of UK architecture centres.
		New London Architecture, the capital's space dedicated to what's happening now in architecture, planning and development in London, has been formally admitted as a full member of the Architecture Centre Network at a recent meeting of the ACN's Executive Committee.
	www.architecturecentre.net (234 words)

	Tudorbethan
		The Tudorbethan Revival which manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the20th century, and was also of influence in some other countries.
		In the early years of the 21st century a very high proportion of new housing in the United Kingdom still displays Tudorbethan influnce, although this is often perfunctory.
		However they would argue that the intellectual intimidation of those who prefer traditional styles by the architectural establishment, and its marginalisation of architects who are interested in them, is itself one of the principal causes of the tendency towards banality which is derided by modernists.
	www.datamass.net /tu/tudorbethan.html (636 words)

	United Kingdom Architecture Program - Texas A&M University
		The United Kingdom provides ancient and historic monuments that are the foundation of world culture and is also widely recognized as the contemporary international leader in architecture and other arts.
		Marcel Erminy in the College of Architecture or Jeff Ramberg in Study Abroad.
		Open to majors in the College of Architecture with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
	studyabroad.tamu.edu /Programs/uk_arch.asp (411 words)

	Architecture Graduate Programs in United Kingdom and Ireland
		It develops the knowledge and skills of people already engaged in architectural practice, to equip them with an understanding of the organisational and legal issues associated with the practice of architecture, and establishes competence for those wishing to enter the profession and register as an architect.
		Postgraduate studies are architecturally underpinned by the energy and thrust of a lively undergraduate and graduate programme and stimulated by on-going research into urban and housing design, energy, sustainability and environmental design, digital design and simulation, architectural and inter-disciplinary practice.
		Its objectives are to develop your ability as an architectural designer through project-based experimentation, to help you to make a constructive and rigorous intellectual critique of your own work, and to encourage articulate explanation of the quality and value of your designs.
	www.gradschools.com /listings/UK/architecture_UK.html (2462 words)

	Architecture Arts and Entertainment United Kingdom Europe Regional
		- An architecture school and trust founded by the Prince of Wales to promote a return of human values to architecture.
		- The national student architectural society founded in 1999 by the student reps who sit on the RIBA council.
		Information on architectural education, competitions and students in practice.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Arts_and_Entertainment/Architecture (299 words)

	DesignAddict Calendar
		The Architecture Foundation and Fashion & Textile Museum are pleased to present an evening of conversation between avant-garde London fashion house Boudicca and internationally-renowned architect David Adjaye.
		Architecture and Fashion have long had a relationship of flirtation and distrust.
		This display, in gallery 50, showcases the creative thinking and talent of the 40 winning architects, who were invited to submit examples of their work for assessment by a distinguished panel of leading UK architects and prominent figures from the world of design and development. The work displayed includes completed and proposed projects and design ideas.
	www.designaddict.com /design_addict/design_calendar/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar_events_one/thisday/01/thismonth/6/thisyear/2005/displaymode/shownew/COUNTRY_ID/0/index.cfm (2592 words)

	United Kingdom - Epcot - Walt Disney World
		The history of the United Kingdom is depicted through the architectural styles ranging from 1500 to 1800.
		The interior decor was pattered after Victorian architectural forms of the 1890s.
		The crests of the United Kingdom's four major schools (Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, and Edinburgh) can be seen in the upstairs window of The Queen's Table.
	allearsnet.com /tp/ep/e_uk.htm (982 words)

	TASCHEN Books: Architecture - Upcoming Titles - Architecture in the United Kingdom - Facts
		TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country.
		Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation.
		Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
	www.taschen.com /pages/en/catalogue/books/architecture/work/facts/00190.htm (193 words)

	Architecture of United States of America
		There's probably lots of great architecture a city with as much character as we witnessed, but we were only able to hit the highlights as we sped onward to New Orleans.
		In other cases, like Charleston or Chicago, the site authors lived in or near these cities, but that was before the site was started, so the available photos were not taken with architectural sensibilities in mind.
		Once one is created and becomes recognized by the United Nations and forms a stable government, then we will create a Palestine section and populate it appropriately.
	www.glasssteelandstone.com /FAQ.html (1690 words)

	Landscape Architecture in the United Kingdom, France and Spain - MSU Office of Study Abroad
		Landscape Architecture in the United Kingdom, France and Spain
		The European heritage of landscape architecture is studied through field trips to major city places and gardens, including the Alhambra, Barcelona, Paris, Versailles, Salisbury, Edinburgh, and London.
		Students must be in their fourth year of the Landscape Architecture program at Michigan State University and in good academic standing, with a grade point average of at least 2.00 at the time of application.
	studyabroad.msu.edu /programs/uklandscape.html (1579 words)

	UB Reporter: Carter named dean of School of Architecture and Planning
		Brian Carter, professor of architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, has been named dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at UB.
		A graduate of the Nottingham School of Architecture in the United Kingdom, Carter received a master's degree in architecture from the University of Toronto.
		He also was part of the team that was a finalist in the design competitions for the National Gallery and the British Museum, and winner of the master plan for Paternoster-the site next to St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
	www.buffalo.edu /reporter/vol34/vol34n3a/articles/CVRarchDean.html?print=1 (374 words)

	students architecture, schools, archinews, archistudents, united kingdom, british, europe.
		In Paris, the Museum of the Petit Palais, a sumptuous architectural masterpiece dating from the 19th century, has finally reopened its gates to show off its glass roofs and new spaces created thanks to the talent of the agency Chaix and Morel.
		Following in the footsteps of alter globalisation, “alter architecture” could sow the seeds of a possible alternative to the plague of standardisation that is so badly adapted to the needs of mankind.
		A fascinating and triumphant architectural prowess of the 50s that has once again opened its doors to the general public, the challenge of the Atomium is to retain its vitality.
	www.archi-students.org (1813 words)

	United Kingdom Population
		Population The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole.
		The origins of the United Kingdom can be traced to the time of the Anglo-Saxon king Athelstan, who in the early 10th century AD secured the allegiance of neighbouring Celtic kingdoms and became “the first People and Arts London maps and sites, England Culture People History Map.
		The origins of the United Kingdom can be traced to the time of the Anglo-Saxon king Athelstan, who in the early 10th century AD secured the allegiance of neighbouring Celtic kingdoms and became “the first information site city guide and best sites.
	cyprus.europe-countries.com /travel/united-kingdom.htm (1869 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - News - UK Celebrates Architecture Week - 2001.0718
		The month of June, 2001 saw the start of the fifth annual Architecture Week in the United Kingdom, an initiative supported and managed by the Arts Council of England in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and endorsed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
		The aim of the weeklong frenzy of talks, exhibitions, and building tours is to raise the awareness of architecture.
		Even though architecture is all around us, the discipline is still perceived by some as a mystical art.
	www.architectureweek.com /2001/0718/news_1-1.html (272 words)

	0lll PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARCHITECTURE
		Photographs of contemporary architecture from Europe and also bits from other places around the world.
		We want to present a different point of view, unlike the highly controlled and choreographed images from architecture journals, here we want to look at buildings more like how they look in real life, noticing all those little details that are never shown in other publications.
		All text and architecture photos on this website are the Copyright of Ludwig Abache and Carolin Hinne, except where the contributor is credited in which case of course the contributor is holder of all the photo rights.
	www.0lll.com /lud/pages/architecture/archgallery (185 words)

	United Kingdom Web Resources
		Europe England united kingdom People and Arts unitedkingdom unite d kingdo m unitd kindom Great Britain unoted kingdpm whole of the island unitwd kigdom island country GreatBritain located off the northwestern coast People and Arts Web Resources of mainland Europe.
		The United Kingdom comprises the of Great Britain which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland.
		The origins of the United Kingdom can be traced to the time of the Anglo-Saxon king People and Arts Athelstan, who in the early 10th century AD secured the allegiance of neighbouring Celtic kingdoms and became “the first Web Resources London Stree t Map Best Guides Architecture, Culture Theaters Pictures Grat Britai n People.
	bosnia.europe-countries.com /travel/united-kingdom.htm (1881 words)

	Free Architecture Coloumn !
		Hull School of Architecture (University of Lincolnshire and Humberside) - United Kingdom
		Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture - United Kingdom
		The Queen's University of Belfast - United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
	www.geocities.com /af_kelk/Links/AF_Uni.html (739 words)

	Software Architecture Workshop near London, United Kingdom, on February 11-14, 2003
		The Software Architecture class is targeted at practicing software architects and technical leads, and managers of software architecture teams.
		The Software Architecture Workshop, as the name implies, focuses on software architecture, and uses UML as the visual modeling language, where it applies.
		Many of the techniques and concepts apply to other architecture disciplines, and we have had people from the other related architecture disciplines take the class and find it valuable.
	www.bredemeyer.com /Workshops/2004Workshops/20040628LondonSAW.htm (876 words)

	Arts Architecture Building Types Houses Country United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Layer Marney Tower - This Italianate masterpiece built c.1515 is the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England and was originally intended to rival Hampton Court.
		Owlpen Manor - This fine Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds is open to the public.
		Includes a history of the manor and description of its architecture, and visitor information.
	www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Houses/Country/United_Kingdom (1982 words)

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