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CityGuide Sweden
It houses the new Museum of Modern Art Museet) and the Museum of architecture (Arkitekturmuseet)and was more attractive and saleable in other countries as well
http://cityguide.se/inbrief/?article=design
Alden B. Dow Home, Studio And Archives - Architectural Tours
purchased many of their chemicals from other countries like Germany. client (Whyaren't all houses the same He designed a style of architecture called organic
http://www.abdow.org/tours/pilotprogram/pilottext.html

Extractions: Fourth Grade Program Over 600 fourth grade students from the Midland Public Schools learn about Alden B. Dow, Architect and Entrepreneur. The program, lasting a total of only one and a half hours, allows these fourth graders to explore the work of Alden B. Dow. They learn about entrepreneurs, how resources can be used in unique ways and how the Dows affected the economics of the Midland area. The students arrive by school bus with at least two teachers and two or more parents. They have received a pretour vocabulary list that the teacher has reviewed with them. The first two sections of the program are done in one large group. We divide the students into two groups for the scavenger hunt/tour portion and then they work in groups of 4 or 5 to design the houses. T heir time is split into three one-half hour blocks.
Architecture And Design (Lamasat Magazine)
the village' traditional stone houses thereby enabling a traditional Middle Easternvillage architecture style, is project development for other Arab countries
http://www.noor.gov.jo/main/ivlam.htm

Extractions: HM Queen Noor's interview with Lamasat 1. We know Your Majesty's interests encompass all social, cultural and artistic aspects, but we would like Your Majesty to tell us in particular about your interest in architecture and interior design, historic and contemporary, and your views on the role of architecture and interior design in the progress of Jordanian society? I graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning in 1974 and participated in several international urban planning and design projects in Australia, Iran, the United States and Jordan before my marriage. I have been involved in developing and promoting culturally and environmentally sensitive architectural and urban design and conservation in Jordan. One of my earliest projects was to persuade the Minister of Public Works and Housing to develop Jordan's first professional building code. In 1980, we formed a National Committee for Public Buildings and Architectural Heritage to research, record, preserve and rehabilitate historic buildings, to raise the standard of modern architecture, to promote the study of Arab Islamic and ancient architecture and of regional influences on Jordanian architecture. My work has focused on integrating architectural conservation with sustainable tourism and development at Jordan's archaeological sites as well as revitalizing the country's historic villages and towns. For example, at Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Aqaba, Jordan's only port and the site of the seventh century Islamic city of Ayla I established an architectural "watchdog" committee for key areas of the country endangered by unsustainable touristic development plans, which monitors the plans and construction of new buildings and has developed a set of architectural guidelines and recommendations for public buildings to safeguard the cultural and environmental integrity of the sites.
Bahrain - Arts And Literature
many features with the Islamic architecture of other countries in the Persian Gulf,but has some unique features. Palaces and traditional houses were conceived
http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/bahrain/arts.html

Extractions: A RTS AND L ITERATURE A defining element of Islamic art is the prohibition against the representation of living creatures. Underlying this prohibition is the assumption that God is the sole author of life. A person who makes a picture of a living being thus seeks to rival God. C alligraphy is often used for decoration in Islamic culture. Like other Islamic decoration, it is closely linked to geometry. The proportions of each letter are governed by mathematics. Repetition, symmetry and continuous patterns are hallmarks of Islamic design. The arabesque, another decorative feature common in Islamic design, is a stylized pattern like a plant stem that splits at regular intervals, producing secondary stems that split again and are then reintegrated into the main stem. T raditional Bahraini architecture shares many features with the Islamic architecture of other countries in the Persian Gulf, but has some unique features. Palaces and traditional houses were conceived as a series of pavilions around courtyards. There were usually two courtyards-one for receiving visitors and the other for private living. Small houses had only one courtyard. Most houses had rooftop spaces where the family could take advantage of summer breezes. Walls were constructed of local coral because it is porous and lightweight, and reduces the capacity of the walls to store daytime heat. Traditionally, only the palaces of the sheikhs could be more than one storey high, because two-storey houses would allow people to overlook the sheikh's palace.
Radisson Hotel Delhi, New Delhi (India)
Stylish, modern architecture houses this international hotel situated in New Delhi,a city famous for it's We offer hotels in India and many other countries.
http://www.bookings.nl/radisson.in.en.html

Extractions: Rooms Business Class Rooms Currency rates INR 1 = USD 0.0207 INR 1 = EUR 0.0210 INR 1 = GBP 0.0134 INR 1 = JPY 2.5314 INR 1 = AUD 0.0373 (date: 3 April 2003) Spacious single/double room including breakfast, private bathroom, TV, radio, mini-bar, air-conditioning, direct dial telephone, modem socket, hairdryer, coffee and tea making facilities.
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Educational Resources
The Netherlands, Italy, Australia and other countries. at major auction houses worldwide,approximately journal articles on architecture, architectural design
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_haz_resourc.htm
Wood Houses From Saint Petersburg
SaintPetersburg State University of architecture and Construction its undoubtedleadership among other Russian firms and high quality of its houses are rated
http://pslcomp.spb.ru/about_eng.php

Extractions: Sorry, your browser doesn't support Java(tm). best projects So how the situation in the sphere of wooden houses-building looks nowadays, at the beginning of the XXI st century: Is some Scandinavian countries up to 95%, and in northern USA states and Canada up to 70% of all houses are built of wood or wooden constructions. Now demand for wooden houses is rapidly growing in Europe, Japan, South Korea and many other countries. In Russia most wealthy people don't want to have brick clumsy houses and build modern stylish wooden houses. So what is good in wooden houses, why are they better than any other types of dwellings? Modern technologies of wood processing let create almost perfect building material, which has all the needed characteristics for: bearing, partition and heat-insulated constructions constructional material for windows, doors, etc. decoration and coating material for walls, floor and ceilings elements of furnishings Besides, timber is solid, flexible, supple, with beautiful texture, most ecologically clean. There is a special microclimate in a wooden house because of ability of timber to absorb odors, excessive moisture, but if inside it is too dry, timber on the contrary gives moisture to the air. In addition, rooms are aromatized with timber essential antiseptic oils, unique for each species of wood. There are wholesome for people and animals microorganisms, which protect against pathogens. People living in wooden houses are better adapted to the environment, they are healthier, and their children grow kind, merry, even-tempered, sooner achieve success in life, create big good families.
Great American Landmarks Adventure Suggested Activities -
How do houses built today reflect our origins? What plants are native to theUnited States? Which ones were originally brought from other countries?
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/adventure/ane.htm

Extractions: Adam Thoroughgood House, DeWint House, Parlange Plantation House, 'African House' at Melrose (Yucca) Plantation, Rafael Gonzales House, and Wo Hing Society Temple Taos Pueblo, Elfreth's Alley, and Harrisville Historic District Hancock Shaker Village and Eastern State Penitentiary Play the shape game. Identify the shapes associated with famous structures: Flatiron building and the National Gallery of Art (triangle), Transamerica Tower and the top of the Washington Monument (pyramid), Hancock Shaker Village Barn (circle), top of the U.S. Capital (dome), Pentagon (pentagon), World Trade Center (rectangle), and Eastern State Penitentiary (star). Are there any uniquely shaped buildings where you live? Have students explore how factors such as space, function, technology, spiritual beliefs, and a desire for uniqueness influenced the building's design. [K-6+: art, math, science, social studies]
Architecture Museums And Travel And Tours And Historic Houses
These links lead to information about architecture travel and Museums From your Guide,historic houses and significant North Carolina, Florida and other states
http://architecture.about.com/cs/museumstravel/
HERITAGE @ RISK: VERNACULAR HERITAGE
for the socialist conception of popular folk art and architecture. concept was alsotransferred to other East European the rest of the houses being available
http://www.international.icomos.org/risk/isc-verna_2000.htm

Extractions: All over Europe it is also a problem of traditional conservation philosophy with its roots in the late 19 th This communist concept was also transferred to other East European countries, to much smaller entities all over the country: in Hungary, for instance, in almost every village one house or farmstead has been restored or reconstructed and converted into a museum of local vernacular traditions, the rest of the houses being available for renewal or changes. Only Bulgaria tried to find a different solution, starting to declare some villages as "museum villages", the most famous example being Koprivstica near Sofia. After moving the population from the settlements all houses were completely renewed, that means reconstructed and the villages were opened for visitors, especially from abroad. As a consequence, the normal life of such vernacular settlements died from the very beginning: after the events of the 1990s, almost all houses in those former museum villages are now owned by people from the big cities, who use them as weekend houses. After the events of 1989, the attitude started to change in the East European countries due to very close contacts with international specialists. But even today, as long as some of the functionars in charge with the protection and conservation of monuments are content with the heritage value of the vernacular, the step forward towards recognition as historic monuments still seems to be very difficult. In Romania, a couple of months ago, a new department for non-listed heritage, that is for vernacular heritage, was created within the Ministry of Culture. Such an initiative has to be considered as very positive, because in most other countries, in Europe, Asia or Latin America, with a rich heritage and several items on the World Heritage List of UNESCO, vernacular heritage is neither protected nor considered worthy to be conserved.
Browser's Guide To Architecture: The NA Classification
miss volumes checked out, in remote storage, in other libraries on campus, and inother classifications architecture by Subject, Classification. Apartment houses.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/Browsers.html

Extractions: The University of California, Berkeley Libraries' collections are arranged according to a subject classification system devised by the Library of Congress. Architectural materials are generally assigned to a section of call numbers beginning with the letters NA, although substantial related materials are found in TH (building and construction), NC (drawing and graphic arts), NK (interior architecture and design), GN (vernacular architecture), E-F (U.S. history, historic preservation), HT (city planning), K (architecture and law), LB (buildings for education), RA (hospital design), etc. For a detailed listing see the Library of Congress Classification Outline (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html). The following guide to the NA section will assist the student who wishes to browse this portion of the Environmental Design Library's architectural collection. Note that browsing a collection as large as the Environmental Design Library has considerable limitations: users will miss volumes checked out, in remote storage, in other libraries on campus, and in other classifications. Remember also that architects will need to use many materials beyond those classed NA, and that classifications change over the years, so a thorough search of your subject will require checking the Library catalogs: Pathfinder,
International House - International Houses Worldwide
continued exploration of other countries and cultures of International houses worldwide. andSchools.
http://www.ihouse.unimelb.edu.au/links/links2.html

Extractions: International House Melbourne is proud to be a part of the worldwide grouping of International Houses. These International Houses offer collegiate-style student residence on the campuses of major universities worldwide. They are characterised by a desire to promote communication, understanding, tolerance and acceptance of diversity between students from all the countries and cultures of the world. They view this challenge as an integral part of their mission to deliver academic support to students undertaking tertiary education courses, equipping their students to utilise the skills gained in their courses in an increasingly globalised world in an appropriate and culturally sensitive manner. The Heads of International Houses regularly liaise with each other, ensuring that all International Houses benefit from the experiences and accomplishments of others within the group. This process ensures quality, consistency and internationalisation of standards across the worldwide group of International Houses. Student exchanges between International Houses often occur, enabling students to gain first-hand experiences of life in other countries or in differing areas of large countries. The International House Passport, available to all International House residents, is an initiative of the worldwide grouping, enabling those with connections to International House and its ideals to be recognised at all other International Houses. The passport also enables bearers to gain discounted accommodation at other International Houses, thereby facilitating students' continued exploration of other countries and cultures, in line with the International House ideal.
Wise Man Builds His House Upon The Web
of the world's vernacular architecture, but it similar buildings are constructed inother countries, says Greene moment the encyclopedia lacks houses from such
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020909/020909-11.html

Extractions: 13 September 2002 JOHN WHITFIELD The encyclopedia describes nearly 80 types of houses in 30 countries A growing online encyclopedia of houses in earthquake-prone areas should help engineers to make buildings safer. In an earthquake, houses suffer more damage than other structures because they are often built using cheap materials and shoddy methods. "There can be huge loss of life," says Marjorie Greene of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) in Oakland, California. "Improving housing could make a big difference." To encourage engineers to make these improvements, the EERI, along with the International Association of Earthquake Engineering, last month launched an encyclopedia of the world's housing structures. Efforts to gather and distribute the information started in early 2000. The encyclopedia now describes nearly 80 types of house in 30 countries, Greene told the European Conference on Earthquake Engineering in London this week. Dwellings listed range from mud huts in Malawi to tower blocks in Chile.
A Century Of Finnish Architecture
of the 1950s, on the other hand, expresses are the starting points for architecture,buildings do The courtyards of traditional peasant houses, too, were built
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/arkkit3.html

Extractions: Local interpretations N ew phenomena, however, were never absorbed just as they were, but were adapted to natural conditions, climate, surroundings and available resources. The local variations thus achieved may differ crucially from the original theme. Alvar Aalto liked to amaze foreign colleagues by telling them that Finland had more than 70 gothic cathedrals. By these, he meant our austere grey stone churches, which, because of the heavy and unworkable material of which they are made, granite, were considerably simpler than their Central European models. They hardly resemble cathedrals, but in their modesty they tell of a strong desire to be part of European culture Juha Leiviskä: Männistö Church, Kuopio (1992) T he relation of Finnish architecture to the classical tradition is of the same type. The articulation, dimensions and decorative motifs of classical architecture were absorbed, from the few prosperous mansions to the houses of yeoman farmers, where their adaptation was in keeping with the owners' meagre resources. The functional architecture of these buildings, most surviving examples of which are from the 19th century, follows, in its own simplified way, the classical tradition. The Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, received impulses both from architects' journeys to Italy, in particular from everyday building, architettura minore
On The Architecture Of Pekka Helin And Tuomo Siitonen
MarjaRiitta Norri, Director of the Museum of Finnish architecture, writes about the works of these Category Regional Europe Arts and Entertainment architecture The buildings form two identical groups of four houses. The architecture of the interiorsis softened by are located diagonally opposite each other in Helsinki
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/helin_siit.html

Extractions: On the architecture of Pekka Helin and Tuomo Siitonen " F or all its relative permanence, building has no choice but to exist in its own historical moment. It has as its task the realization of the here and now. This means that its object can no longer be the idealized projections of the Enlightenment but rather must become the embodiment of habitable places. In a society mesmerized by consumerism, balanced eco-ontological conditions can perhaps only be achieved through the strategy of creating discontinuous enclaves; that is to say bounded fragments wherein a certain cultural and ecological symbiosis can prevail in defiance of the surrounding chaos." Kenneth Frampton, Modern Architecture; A Critical History, Thames and Hudson 1992. K enneth Frampton's view of the potential for modern architecture to act as a model for building a better world is close to Alvar Aalto's idea about practical design work as a laboratory for the built environment; even a small project may take on more universal significance when it is possible within such a framework to try out approaches that are applicable to construction on a wider scale. Important architectural innovations that have a direct impact in real life come about through the work of individual architects and architects' offices. This approach is highlighted in the designs of Pekka Helin and Tuomo Siitonen, because a substantial part of their work, which covers all fields of architecture, is connected with people's everyday living and working environment.
Welcome To The Church Of Norway
work in Madagascar, Israel and in Latin American countries, and in Eastern Europein cooperation with national churches. other publishing houses also publish
http://www.kirken.no/english/engelsk.cfm?artid=5277
Workshop At First European Shipping
brothers were already, in the 1910s, producing architecture ranging from the 1920sDeco apartment blocks, office houses, villas and other types of
http://www.firsteuropeanshipping.com/workshop.html

Extractions: WORKSHOP is a new educational feature on First European Shippings website that focuses on Hungarian art, design, applied arts and architecture of the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries. Topics include avant-garde painters as well as applied arts such as ceramics, mosaics and stained glass and new essays with photographs will be added each month. While Hungarian artists and designers have historically created works similar to their Western European counterparts, they tend to be less well-known - and therefore under-valued - outside of Hungary. To know the historic reasons for the evolution of various styles, to comprehend the social milieu of a certain period, and to learn about the development of certain materials that made new styles and new modes of visual expression possible, all contribute to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the fine and applied arts of Hungary during this time.
Bulgarian Architecture
An illustrated discussion from Bulgarian Art of the synthesis of styles in Bulgarian architecture .Category Regional Europe Arts and Entertainment architecture they start requiring from the builders to construct houses, similar to process ofcreating the artistic synthesis between architecture and other fine and
http://www.arts.omega.bg/architec.htm

Extractions: BULGARIAN RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE This material deals with Bulgarian renaissance houses (created 17th-19th century) and some aspects of synthesis - hystorical processes, social and economic conditions and principles, observed and respected by the renaissance masters and craftsmen. Historical origins of synthesis date back to remote periods. Already the prehistorical, while arranging his cave-dwelling, felt a need to express his inner life through paintings on the stone walls. Some of them repeat forms from reality, other have symbolic or mystic meaning. Thousands of years passed, before in plastic art humanity discovered the geometrical, nature-like and figured forms of expression - their combination has higher artistic and decorative values. It is unknown where artistic accomplishments appear earlier in time - upon objects for everyday use or in composition with architectural elements. Although there is no doubt about their apparition and wide spreading in folk-art as an interaction between architecture and plastic arts.
Gilded Leaf Products
castles, cathedrals and manor houses, while the style was based on Italian Renaissancearchitecture. of importing designs from other countries, mainly European
http://www.gildedleaf.com/products.html
Art & Architecture
Advertising Art, Antiques, Archaeology, architecture and Architectural over 350 auctionhouses (150 houses provide full and a host of other relevant information
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