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  Architecture
In every usage, an architecture may be seen as a subjective mapping from a human perspective (that of the user in the case of abstract or physical artifacts) to the elements or components of some kind of structure or system, which preserves the relationships among the elements or components.
Vitruvius states: "Architecture is a science, arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning: by the help of which a judgement is formed of those works which are the result of other arts." He adds that an architect should be well versed in fields such as music and astronomy.
In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural, while in other ancient cultures such as Iran architecture and urban planning was used to exemplify the power of the state.
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 Architecture timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Architecture is the practice of designing any buildings or structures.
The practice of architecture can be traced to its origins to every human civilization, architecture is the art of building.
The current practice of Architecture can be broken down into Three general forms of expression: Classical architecture is based on Greek and Roman design methods that can be traced even further to Egyptian and Byzantine models.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Architecture_timeline.html   (423 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: Architecture timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Palace of Assembly at Chandigarh, India, is finished, completing largely the design for the civic structures for the new city deisgned by Le Corbusier.
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Timeline is going to change thisgames is the OpenSpace 3D architecture from Virtus Corporationwhich a player can interact.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Architecture_timeline   (2887 words)

  
 Architecture
Architecture is a building art with many styles, and it has been with us since the beginning of time.
The AERC mission is to enable children to appreciate and make informed decisions about the built environment, to encourage children to use the architectural design process to express their ideas, and to provide teachers with the support and training to build community-based, multidisciplinary design projects into their curricula.
Children engage in a range of activities including interpreting the expressive qualities of architectural spaces, collecting and displaying photographs that depict many types of buildings, drawing floor plans, studying influences of geography and environment on architects' plans, and constructing their own model buildings with paper forms.
www.42explore.com /arch.htm   (828 words)

  
 Methodology Appnote Section 7
Architecture verification is the process of hierarchically simulating both the functionality and performance of a selected architecture candidate.
Architecture Model - The architecture model describes the system in terms of the structural interconnection of components whose functionality is described in terms of a) timing, b) resource usage, and c) algorithmic operations, as shown in Table 7 - 3.
The architecture model forms the executable specification of the architecture design, and the VHDL component models form the executable specifications of the hardware components that are passed on to the hardware design process.
www.atl.lmco.com /projects/rassp/RASSP_legacy/appnotes/METHOD/APNOTE_METHOD_07.HTM   (10064 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   (2264 words)

  
 We Are What We Build
Architectural Styles in Rensselaer County Greek Revival Style 1820's to 1850's Includes description, photos and drawings of details.
Architectural Styles in Rensselaer County Italianate Style1840s and 1885s Includes description, photos and drawings of details.
Architectural Styles in Rensselaer County: Queen Anne Style 1880s and 1890s Includes description, photos and drawings of details.
homepage.mac.com /melicenter/WeAreWhatWeBuild.html   (2875 words)

  
 Enabling New Operations Concepts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This architecture ensures that the astronauts will always have access to a complete set of up-to-date planning information, and that any changes they make are applied to the currently executing timeline.
From a local console, the crew will be able to view/inspect their timelines, make timeline edits (e.g., move a task, delete a task), schedule additional “job jar” type tasks via an interface to the automatic scheduling engine, and even edit the modeled tasks (e.g., change a specified task duration).
One usually thinks first of the timeline of tasks; but the time history of a resource usage, or even things such as the rising and setting of the sun are also called timelines.
nexus.nasa.gov /Publications/STAIF05/log44.html   (3898 words)

  
 Top20Architecture.com - Online Directory for Architecture Education.
An architecture directory by the team who created Archeire, with the bonuses of planning news, architectural competition announcements, some European city guides and forums.
Architectural encyclopedia includes a style guide, biographies of famous architects, featured firms, news, articles, glossary, and quizzes.
Architectural theory also includes such seemingly tangential questions of identity, meaning, globalization, ethics, and power.
www.top20architecture.com   (2608 words)

  
 GolfClubAtlas
an 'Art and Architecture' section in which many of the great courses are explored based on how they appeared at their inception through the paintings of California based artist Mike Miller.
Pre-1899: The architectural skill employed in these courses is minimal and yet the lesson learned is invaluable: nature provides the most enduring challenge.
While golf course architecture is a subjective art form, several key tenets have stood the test of time.
www.golfclubatlas.com   (769 words)

  
 Architectural tile fragment [Greek, Lydian; Excavated at Sardis] (26.164.1) | Object Page | Timeline of Art History | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This brightly painted, mold-made tile is one of many that have been excavated at Sardis, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, in southern Turkey.
In places like Lydia and southern Italy, where native stone was scarce or of poor quality, terracotta served as a substitute for stone in architecture.
Above the lotus blossoms are egg-shaped forms, an early version of the egg-and-dart pattern, one of the most characteristic and long-lived moldings in Classical architecture.
www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/grarc/hod_26.164.1.htm   (230 words)

  
 Chinese Architecture Chronological Timeline
However, evidence of early architectural development is provided by representations in Han dynasty (202 B.C.–A.D. 220) bronze vessels, tomb models, carvings, and tiles.
As early as the neolithic period, a basic principle of Chinese architecture was already established, wherein columns spaced at intervals, rather than walls, provided the support for the roof.
Through the T’ang and Sung dynasties, Chinese architecture retained the basic characteristics already developed in the Han, although there was a greater technical mastery and a tendency toward rich adornment and complexity of the system of bracketing.
polaris.gseis.ucla.edu /yanglu/ECC_CULTURE_ARCHITECTURE_TIMELINE.HTM   (915 words)

  
 architecture timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Colonial architecture with middle east architecture and Maya Lin Archite...
Architecture See also: 1985 in architecture, other events of 1986, 1987 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
Timeline of Art History The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and...
www.architecture-now.info /architecturetimeline   (586 words)

  
 ABIS Task Force Report -- Sensor-to-Shooter Working Group Results
The development of this operational architecture is discussed subsequently in the context of the needed development timeline.
The development of this operational sensor-to-target pairing architecture is discussed subsequently in the context of the needed development as one of the critical technology focus areas.
Depending on the theater architecture chosen for implementation, this overall capability may be distributed or centralized, parallel or serial, or any of several other alternatives.
www.fas.org /spp/military/docops/defense/abis/volume4/abis401.htm   (2440 words)

  
 Share and Discover Architecture Bio, Pictures, News at BlinkBits.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Note: If you have a question about Architecture this is a great place to ask it.
In general this subject is like a general Architecture forum or Architecture message board.
In the field of building architecture, the skills demanded of an architect range from the more complex, such as for a hospital or a stadium, to something simpler, such as planning simple residential houses.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/architecture   (2360 words)

  
 VXA: A Virtual Architecture for Durable Compressed Archives
As the architecture timeline in Figure 2 illustrates, the persistently dominant x86 architecture has experienced only a few major architectural changes during its lifetime--32-bit registers and addressing in 1985, vector processing upgrades starting in 1996, and 64-bit registers and addressing in 2003.
Since a basic goal of the VXA architecture is to be able to support a wide variety of often specialized codecs, it is unacceptable for vxZIP to have a fixed set of built-in compressors, as was generally the case for previous ZIP tools.
A clear disadvantage of using the native x86 processor architecture as the basis for VXA decoders is that porting the archive reader to non-x86 host architectures requires instruction set emulation or binary translation.
www.brynosaurus.com /pub/os/vxa   (8132 words)

  
 Architecture design planning and southern coastal architecture including code system used for rounding errors computer ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Timeline, Architecture of the University of Oregon: A History, Bibliography, and Research Guide
Timeline, Architecture of the University of Oregon: A History, Bibliography, and Research Guide
Ross was a principal founder of the regional chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in Eugene, in 2004.
In 1992 Ross left a bequest of over one million dollars for a library acquisitions which is used today to buy rare architectural books.
libweb.uoregon.edu /guides/architecture/oregon/timeline-1940s.html   (270 words)

  
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Mattoon, IL The Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, designed by architect James Egan, is an excellent example of the Victorian Gothic style, which was popular in ecclesiastical architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
A reading room was added in the 1950s to the current structure, and the design mirrored the architectural style of the main building.
Its minimalist spire, front-facing gable, and rectangular chapel footprint are all reminiscent of the simple frame churches found throughout rural Coles County in the 19th century.
www.eiu.edu /~localite/coles/religious.htm   (2021 words)

  
 Architecture
French architecture - French architecture, structures created in the area of Europe that is now France.
Egyptian architecture - Egyptian architecture, the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, formulated prior to 3000 B.C. and...
Roman architecture - Roman architecture, structures produced by the ancient Romans.
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 Notre Dame de Paris Historic Overview - Earthlore Exploations Gothic Dreams Feature
These were the 'development' years of early Gothic architecture, it was essential that Paris should contain an impressive cathedral featuring innovations to surpass such smaller towns as Sens and Noyon.
Through the eyes of this young, impassioned writer, the cathedrals of the middle ages were 'books in stone,' works to be treasured and cared for.
He never dreamed that there were other hedgerows than the stained-glass windows in perpetual bloom; other shade than that of the stone foliage always budding, loaded with birds in the thickets of Saxon capitals; other mountains than the colossal towers of the church; or other oceans than Paris roaring at their feet.'
www.elore.com /Gothic/History/Overview/paris.htm   (2713 words)

  
 Timelines of the Atomic Age <META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="Timelines, Popculture/counterculture, music, movie, ...
Bradford Timeline - History (architecture and events) of Bradford, Yorkshire related to national and international events and culture.
World History - Timelines for each day in history and a universal history with timelines of countries, states and cities.
Timelines include references and hypertext to other related timelines, often from source countries.
www.ctc.edu /~dpearson/pctmln.htm   (711 words)

  
 Awesome Library - Arts
Describes the modernism style and its role in the twentieth century.
Provides a full description and examples of key terms used in architecture.
Provides highlights of the Baroque era, including music, art, architecture, costumes, and more.
www.awesomelibrary.org /Classroom/Arts/Architecture/Architecture.html   (298 words)

  
 Presidential Timeline » Architecture Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
“The architecture team met on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 1:30 PM in PCL 3.216.
The goal of the meeting was to come away with an initial vision for the gross functionality of the system.
You are currently browsing the archives for the Architecture Team category.
www.edb.utexas.edu /wp_timeline?cat=4   (93 words)

  
 BBC - History - Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, trace the changing face of architecture.
Trace the key events that have influenced architectural change in the British Timeline.
The influences and movements that have shaped the changing face of British architecture.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/society_culture/architecture   (132 words)

  
 Timeline 1950s, Architecture of the University of Oregon: A History, Bibliography, and Research Guide
Timeline 1950s, Architecture of the University of Oregon: A History, Bibliography, and Research Guide
Buckminster Fuller and architecture students construct a Geodesic Dome on campus.
McClure Hall is demolished to make way for the new journalism building, Allen Hall.
libweb.uoregon.edu /guides/architecture/oregon/timeline-1950s.html   (172 words)

  
 Lancaster City: Lancaster Timeline
Beginning with the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, through the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, this timeline will help students trace people, places and events that shaped the history of our country, commonwealth, and city.
The Lancaster History Timeline was researched and written by Kathy Trippe-McRee, who served on a task force committee of educators that guided development of a teacher's guide about Lancaster's architectural heritage that was produced during 2002-2003.
The City of Lancaster is grateful to Kathy for developing the timeline, and for generously permitting this valuable and fascinating tool to be available on-line.
www.co.lancaster.pa.us /lancastercity/cwp/view.asp?A=869&Q=551827   (181 words)

  
 Building Intelligence
The logical architecture of the building rests on two key beliefs: first, that Internet connectivity must be extended to the most rudimentary components of the building, rather than be mediated through intermediate devices.
If, in the same example, the data fusion and computation distributed over the sensors can help a room determine not just its temperature but the comfort of its occupants, the impact on their productivity could be much more dramatic than just a reduction in energy consumption.
Metapolis architectural collective led by Vicente Guallart and Enric Ruiz and supported by a network for Catalan institutions.
www.media.mit.edu /physics/projects/IP/bldg/bi   (3532 words)

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