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 Cardinal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The cardinal priests were the pastors of major churches in Rome and the cardinal deacons were important administrators in the diocese.
Cardinal is a vivid red (reddish) color like the color of the robe of a cardinal.
The Cardinal was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad between Chicago and St.
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 Cardinal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for "hinge" and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins.
Cardinal (Catholicism), a member of the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Cardinal, Virginia, a settlement in Mathews County, Virginia
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 Douglas_J._Cardinal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Douglas Joseph Cardinal (born March 7, 1934, Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian architect.
Born in Alberta of Métis and Blackfoot heritage, Cardinal is famous for flowing architecture marked with smooth lines, influenced by his aboriginal heritage.
Cardinal has received many awards and honours for his work, such as the Canada Council Molson Prize for the Arts in 1992, the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1995, and the Caledonian Prize Lectureship in Edinburgh in 1997.
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 Civilization.ca - Canadian Museum of Civilization - Douglas Cardinal
Douglas J. Cardinal was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1934, the first in a family of eight children.
In 1992 Douglas Cardinal was awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize for the Arts, and in 1993 he was commissioned to design the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Rather than using conventional drafting techniques, Cardinal makes use of computer technology to develop his complex curvilinear designs.
Cardinal Architect Limited, was one of the first fully electronic architectural firms in North America.
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 Encyclopedia: Cardinal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cessna 177B Cardinal at Smiths Falls, Ontario 2004 The Cessna 177 Cardinal is a light high-wing general aviation aircraft that was intended to complement and later replace the Cessna 172, first announced in 1967.
Cardinal mark near Fehmarn island A cardinal mark, as defined by the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities, is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.
Categories: Disambiguation Cardinal is a village in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of eastern Ontario situated on the Saint Lawrence River.
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 CBC Arts: Canadian architect boycotts Washington museum opening   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cardinal said the building is a forgery of his work: while it includes his signature curvilinear shapes, he said it lacks the details he would have brought to it.
Cardinal's fine design, but at the end of the day the native peoples of the western hemisphere [are] the focus of the museum," said spokesperson Thomas Sweeney.
Cardinal said he was fired from the project after being wrongly discredited by the museum, a move that subsequently damaged his career.
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 Museum of the American Indian opens in D.C. - billingsgazette.com
Douglas J. Cardinal, a Canadian, was hired as architect in 1993, but he wound up in a dispute with the architectural firm that he subcontracted for, GBQC of Philadelphia, claiming he was losing money.
Cardinal, who said he's considering a lawsuit, allowed that it won't be easy for him to skip the ceremonies.
Cardinal, 70, said he's seen photos of the museum and that the "broad strokes" are consistent with his original design.
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In Catholicism, a cardinal is a prince of the Church; cardinalsare appointed by the Pope and collectively elect the next Pope if they are under the age ofeighty at the time of the election.
In ornithology, a cardinal is a songbird of the family Cardinalidae or more often the genus Cardinalis, in North America especially the Northern Cardinal, C. cardinalis.
The Cardinal was a named passenger train operated by the Chicagoand Eastern Illinois railroad between Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO.
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 Cardinal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In sports, the Cardinals are a baseball team in St. Louis, Missouri (see St. Louis Cardinals) and an American football team in Arizona (see Arizona Cardinals).
Also, the Cardinal (singular, referring to the color) is the mascot for teams from Stanford University, California (see Stanford Cardinal).
The Cardinal was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad between Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO.
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Douglas Cardinal believes that by combining the spirit of organic design with his client's needs, vision, and dreams, a conscience form of architecture is created.
Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Ltd. has perfected this working process they are internationally known for.
Cardinal's expertise spans several areas: as a pioneer in the use of CADD systems for architecture; as a speaker on subjects ranging from city planning, educational philosophy to his own design philosophy, and an international reputation for excellence in design.
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 Cardinal - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
# In Catholicism, a cardinal is a prince of the Church; cardinals are appointed by the Pope and collectively elect the next Pope if they are under the age of eighty at the time of the election.
# In biology, a cardinal is the songbird ''Cardinalis cardinalis''.
Also, the Cardinal (singular, referring to the color) is the mascot for teams from Stanford_University, California.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Stanislaus Hosius
Cardinal and Prince-Bishop of Ermland; born of German parents at Cracow, 5 May, 1504; died at Capranica, near Rome, S August, 1579.
He spent his early youth at Cracow and Wilna; and at the age of fifteen, when he was already well versed in German, Polish, and Latin, entered the University of Cracow, from which he graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1520.
After the death of Pius IV, on 9 December, 1565, some of the cardinals cast their vote for Hosius as his successor, but Pius V was the successful candidate.
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 Page: Interpretive Analysis - Douglas J. Cardinal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cardinal designed this building in such a way that all cultures of Canada would feel comfortable therein, telling the traveler that the accultural border between Quebec and Ontario is a bridge because of the design.
In 1992 Douglas Cardinal was awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize for the Arts, and in 1993 he was commissioned to design the Smithsonian Institutions's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. he Government of Canada writes of him this way,
Many trees were sacrificed and given honour by renewing and regenerating the symbols that were once of primary status on the land.
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 Douglas Cardinal ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Giovanni Battista Mercati, Cartille [sic] del Cardinal di Fiorenza Leone XI (Courtyard of the Cardinal of Florence Leo XI), pl. 26 from the series Alcune vedute et prospettive di luoghi dishabitati di Roma (Some Views and Perspectives of the Uninhabited P
Douglas Volk - The Artist's Daughter (Marion Douglas Volk Bridge, 1888-1973) 1914 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
In David Nash's mind, the cardinal directions for mark-making apply to his favoured forms: vertical for the cube, horizontal for the sphere, and diagonal for the pyramid.
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Douglas, James Douglas, James, 1662-1711: see Queensberry, James Douglas, 2d duke of.
Douglas, James Douglas, James, 1658-1712: see Hamilton, James Douglas, 4th duke of.
Douglas, John Sholto Douglas, John Sholto: see Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of.
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 Museum of American Indian Tries to Balance Modernity, Tradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ottawa-based architect Douglas J. Cardinal, a Blackfoot native now 70, was hired in 1993.
Cardinal was fired in 1998 in a contract dispute, along with the associate architectural firm of GBQC in Philadelphia.
Cardinal's waving forms have their roots in natural imagery.
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 Indian Museum Construction Set   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Douglas J. Cardinal, a Canadian of Blackfoot Indian ancestry, designed the unusual curving structure with an overhanging roof and undulating walls of rough-hewn limestone.
Groundbreaking was delayed a year by the firing of Cardinal in a contract dispute.
Though Cardinal's basic design will be used, a new architectural firm added a large, thick column to hold up the roof.
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 Douglas Cardinal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (1963), Douglas Cardinal is best known for his unique organic architecture marked by curvilinear lines, and informed by a Native worldview.
He is the principal designer for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, to open in Washington D.C. in 2001, and the award-winning Cree village Oujé-Bougoumou in Northern Québec.
The Douglas Cardinal Architectural Drawings: An Inventory of the Collection at the Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary Library.
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 info-design.qc.ca > Distinctions > Douglas J. Cardinal
Douglas J. Cardinal began practicing architecture in Edmonton in 1964.
In January of 1976 he incorporated under the name of Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Limited.
Douglas J. Cardinal is known nationally and internationally for his signature architectural designs, demonstrated in projects such as his award-winning St. Mary’s Church in Red Deer and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull.
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 eNews 9-23-2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cardinal was hired in 1972 to design Grande Prairie Regional College - his first major building, which provided the springboard to an illustrious international career.
Douglas Cardinal was presented with the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in March 2001 and is the recipient of Canada's most coveted honour, the Order of Canada.
Cardinal believes that the design of each building is a spiritual act that demands from all those participating in it the very best of their endeavors.
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 Canadian Museum of Civilization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The building housing the museum is a work of art itself.
Designed by renowned aboriginal architect Douglas J. Cardinal, the building captures the undulating natural shapes of the landscapes, and uses materials indigenous to the area.
The Museum of Civilization is run by the Museum of Civilization Corporation, a Crown corporation that also manages the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Postal Museum.
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 Civilisations.ca - Musée canadien des civilisations - Douglas Cardinal
Douglas J. Cardinal est né à Calgary (Alberta) en 1934.
En 1993, il a été choisi architecte du futur Museum of the American Indian de la Smithsonian Institution, à Washington D.C. Douglas J. Cardinal a fait figure de pionnier en appliquant l'informatique à l'architecture.
En fait, son cabinet, Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Limited, a été l'une des premières sociétés d'architecture entièrement informatisées en Amérique du Nord.
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Karen J. Pfitzinger was the daughter of James F. Pfitzinger and Patricia Ann Hezel.
Douglas J. Pfitzinger was the son of James F. Pfitzinger and Patricia Ann Hezel.
Katherine Marie Pfaff was the daughter of Paul J Pfaff and Barabara Ann Hezel.
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Cardinal is a Canadian architect with an international reputation for excellence in design.
Although he earned worldwide recognition for his design of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, he established an early reputation in Western Canada with his design for St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Red Deer.
In subsequent buildings, such as the Grande Prairie Regional College, the Ponoka Government Services Centre, and the St. Albert Civic and Cultural Centre, Cardinal continued to design and build beautifully undulating shells befitting the nature of the activities within.
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 National Museum of the American Indian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The museum’s architect and project designer is Douglas Cardinal (Blackfoot) of Ottawa, Canada; the museum’s design architects are GBQC Architects of Philadelphia and architect Johnpaul Jones (Cherokee/Choctaw).
The Washington location of the NMAI is housed in a building designed by Douglas J. Cardinal.
Disagreements during the construction led to his being removed from the project, but the building retains his original design intent, and his continued input was used to achieve completion.
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 Cardinal Posters
They are red, similar to the dress of cardinals in the catholic church, hence the name.
Cardinal is a bright red color like the color of the robe of a cardinal.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Aboriginal Planet - Press Releases - DOUGLAS CARDINAL ON "ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE: THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE"
Cardinal has been credited with creating an indigenous Canadian style of architecture with his curvilinear buildings.
He is perhaps best known for his design of the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Québec, but his contributions to the field of architecture have earned him international recognition as well.
Cardinal has developed a painstakingly thorough process of designing "from the inside out" -- placing people at the heart of the evolution of the design.
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The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for "hinge" and usuallyrefers to things of fundamental importance, as in Cardihal rule or Cardinol sins.
In Catholicism, a cardinal is a prince of the Church; Caedinal sare appointed by the Pope and collectively elect the next Pope if they are under the age ofeighty at the time of the election.
In ornithology, a Cardinal is a songbird of the family Careinal idae or more often the genus Cradinal is, in North America especially the Northern ardinal, C. Carsinal is. Males of this species are Cardibal red, hence the name.
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 U of A honours Cardinal - ExpressNews - University of Alberta
The world-renowned architect was on campus to receive an honorary doctor of laws at the U of A 2002 spring convocation for graduates from the Faculty of Arts and the School of Native Studies.
A native of Alberta, Cardinal's architectural projects dot the province's landscape like the grain elevators of old.
Cardinal has designed schools, museums, administrative offices and churches all over the province.
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