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Architect and Patron: A Survey of Professional Relations and Practice in England from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

Book by Frank Jenkins; Oxford University Press, 1961

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Architects--Great Britain, Architecture--England--History, Art Patronage

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...it is true that the English architect looked to the nobleman as his...importance of such patrons to the contemporary architect. Writing when the practice was...decorum here. To the ambitious architect, a high-titled patron was...
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Rowand Anderson: The Premier Architect of Scotland

Book by Sam McKinstry; Edinburgh University Press, 1991

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Anderson, Robert Rowand--Sir--1834-1921, Architects--Scotland--Biography, Nationalism And Architecture--Scotland

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...existence. Anderson next exhorted architects to follow in the footsteps of the...so doing, he felt, could modern architects produce buildings as thoroughly national...Anderson was selected as executant architect. A contemporary report on the outcome, preserved...
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Actions of Architecture: Architects and Creative Users

Book by Jonathan Hill; Routledge, 2003

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Architects And Patrons, Architects--Public Relations, Communication In Architectural Design

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...have formed between the architect and the state, one of the...France in 1671, in which the architect performed the role of iconographer...and public spaces. The contemporary manifestation of the relationship between the architect and the state is the architectural...previously undertaken by architects, such as the co-ordination...
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The Lives of the British Architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers

Book by E. Beresford Chancellor; Duckworth, 1909

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Architects--Great Britain

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...position as near that of an architect of our own day as was consistent...a head pupil in a modern architects office might do, we can...place him among the early architects of this country. Wykeham...Winfords capabilities as an architect and integrity as a man. Contemporary with Wykeham and Winford...
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A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects, 1660-1840

Book by H. M. Colvin; Harvard University Press, 1954

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Architects--Great Britain, Architecture--Great Britain--Dictionary

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...architectural designs reflecting the contemporary rococo taste in interior decoration. They were The British Architect: or the Builders Treasury of Staircases...CHURCH, LINES., after the original architect, J. Cunnington of Spalding, had...

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Journal Articles on: contemporary architect

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Aimé Césaire (1913-2008): Architect of Négritude

Journal article by Locksley Edmondson; Nka : Journal of Contemporary African Art, 2009

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Aime Cesaire (1913-2008): Architect of Negritude by Locksley Edmondson On his death (April 17...camels, nor wise men in Timbuctoo under Askia the Great; nor architects in Djene, nor mahdis nor warriors.3 Furthermore, as implied...
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Becoming Architects of Communities of Learning: Addressing Academic Diversity in Contemporary Classrooms

Journal article by Carol Ann Tomlinson, Carolyn M. Callahan, Ellen M. Tomchin, Nancy Eiss, Marcia Imbeau, Mary Landrum; Exceptional Children, Vol. 63, 1997

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Teacher-student relationships--Social aspects, Teachers--Attitudes

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Becoming architects of communities of learning...academic diversity in contemporary classrooms. by Carol...teachers to become artful architects of communities of learning...are expected to become architects of inclusive communities...
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Interpreting the Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects

Journal article by Paul J. Morman; The Historian, Vol. 70, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Interpreting the Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects. by Paul J. Morman Interpreting...Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects. By Manfredo Tafuri. Forward...that are rarely apparent in contemporary historical scholarship...Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects. He has done a remarkable...
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The Tectonics of Japanese Style: Architect and Carpenter in the Late Meiji Period

Journal article by Cherie Wendelken; Art Journal, Vol. 55, 1996

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Architecture, Art, Buildings, History, Japan, Politics, Technology, Wood

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...period over the role of the architect-was he engineer or artist...early modern Japanese architects attempts at self-definition...building methods, between architect and carpenter. The plans...Conder and other European architects were symmetrical, with...judged to be overly ornate contemporary detail (fig. 6). Although...architecture executed by an architect trained at the Imperial...The collaboration of architects and carpenters was facilitated...
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Architects as Nowcasters of Housing Construction

Journal article by Mark J. Holmes, James Mitchell, Brian Silverstone; National Institute Economic Review, 2009

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Gross domestic product--Forecasts and trends, Gross domestic product--Growth, House construction--Forecasts and trends, Residential construction--Forecasts and trends

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...quantitative data thereby giving architect opinion nowcasting status. This...the value-added information from architects as nowcasters. Specifically, we...their knowledge of the work of other architects. Among the alternative approaches...level panel data exist, the NZIER architect responses are simply aggregated...published studies using the Institutes architect series either in its aggregated...panel form. This is surprising as architects might be expected to be relatively...

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Magazine Articles on: contemporary architect

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Tea for Three: The Contemporary Tea House: Japan's Top Architects Redefine a Tradition

Magazine article by Simon Pilling; The Architectural Review, Vol. 223, May 2008

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Books--Book reviews, The Contemporary Tea House: Japan's Top Architects Redefine a Tradition (Book)--Book reviews

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Tea for Three: The Contemporary Tea House: Japans Top Architects Redefine a Tradition. by...form ... perhaps for all contemporary architecture. For the Western...responsible, it selects 20 contemporary examples to demonstrate the...
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Anderson Shelter: On an Apparently Impossible Site in the Heart of London, with Significant Constraints, Jamie Fobert Architects Have Derived a New Form of Contemporary House

Magazine article by Rob Gregory; The Architectural Review, Vol. 215, April 2004

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Architectural firms--Analysis, Architectural firms--Services, Architectural practice--Analysis, Architectural practice--Services, Architectural services--Analysis, Architectural services--Services, Dwellings--Analysis, Housing--Analysis, Jamie Forbert Architects--Analysis, Jamie Forbert Architects--Services

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...Constraints, Jamie Fobert Architects Have Derived a New Form of Contemporary House. by Rob Gregory...above. Unlike many contemporary homes, where circulation...reveals Fobert as an architect who, being passionate...distinguished work. Architect Jamie Fobert Architects: Jamie Fobert, Kevin...
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Architect Peter Salter Records the English Innovation of the Fan Vault, a Pragmatic and Romantic Alternative to the Gothic Arch That Has Challenged His Thoughts on Contemporary Skins

Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 229, January 2011

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Architects--Innovations, Architects--Services, Architecture, Gothic--Usage, Church buildings--Remodeling and renovation, Churches--Remodeling and renovation, Gothic architecture--Usage, Salter, Peter--Innovations, Salter, Peter--Services, Vaults (Architecture)--Design and construction

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Architect Peter Salter Records the English Innovation...That Has Challenged His Thoughts on Contemporary Skins. The fan vault is an English...offers much as a way of thinking about contemporary skins. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ILLUSTRATION...
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The Trouble with Ornament: Revisiting Past AR Essays, and in Discussion with Four of Britain's Most Thoughtful Contemporary Architects, Rob Gregory Considers Meaning and Significance in British Architecture Today

Magazine article by Rob Gregory; The Architectural Review, Vol. 222, November 2007

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Architecture, Modern--Forecasts and trends, Decoration and ornament--Forecasts and trends, Decorative arts--Forecasts and trends, Design, Decorative--Forecasts and trends, Modern architecture--Forecasts and trends

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...Britains Most Thoughtful Contemporary Architects, Rob Gregory...first pitched roof, and for architects of my generation studying...Kenneth Clark explained why architects in his generation abdicated...architecture. So why had architects chosen to impoverish themselves...construction? That the modern architect had rejected these modes...
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Kool Houses, Kold Cities: As an Architect, Rem Koolhaas Is Inspired. as an Urban Planner, He's Irresponsible

Magazine article by Sarah Williams Goldhagen; The American Prospect, Vol. 13, June 17, 2002

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Architects--Conduct of life, City planning--Evaluation, Koolhaas, Rem--Conduct of life

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...Koolhaas, founder and chief architect of the Office for Metropolitan...OMA), as our greatest contemporary architect (at least in terms of vision...OUR GREATEST contemporary architect, but the nature and volume...status among a generation of architects and architecture students...

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Newspaper Articles on: contemporary architect

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WAYS TO MAKE LONDON A BETTER PLACE; Bringing the Neon Tower Light Sculpture Back to the Hayward, Turning Telephone Booths into Post Office Kiosks and Building a Park High above Trafalgar Square - in a New Exhibition, Super Contemporary, 15 Architects and Designers Present Their Wildest Ideas for the Capital

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 3, 2009

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Architects--Exhibitions, Exhibitions--Booths, Exhibitions--Exhibitions, Kiosks--Exhibitions

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...a New Exhibition, Super Contemporary, 15 Architects and Designers Present Their...of Londons designers and architects, continually topped up...speed in any case. The architects Urban Salon are showing...Nelson in the eye. Another architect, the free-thinking Nigel...
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Residential Property: A Breeze around the Houses; Views of King's House, King's Cross Road, Summertown in North Oxford, 'The Most Striking House on the Market' Locally, Say the Estate Agents Kemp & Kemp. the Contemporary House by Architects, West Waddy Is Available for around Pounds 595,000

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 10, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...North Oxford, The Most Striking House on the Market Locally, Say the Estate Agents Kemp Amp; Kemp. the Contemporary House by Architects, West Waddy Is Available for around Pounds 595,000. Byline: Marsya Lennox The market for premier property...
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Architect Builds Contemporary for Family

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 19, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Architect Builds Contemporary for Family. Byline: Michele Lerner...family that designed and built this contemporary in 1960. Seven additions have been...as a three-bedroom home for the architect/owner and his wife and daughter...
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Architect Says Details Make the Difference

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 14, 2008

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Architects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Architect Says Details Make the Difference. If you take a look at some of Wheaton architect Duncan Wiedemanns work, you might be reminded of Frank Lloyd Wright and contemporary architect/author Sarah Susanka. And Wiedemann...
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Building a Dream; Architects Can Wield Magic on an Extension, and New to This Year's Show Are Special Clinics Offering Free Design and Planning

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 5, 2006

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Architects, Real estate development, Real estate industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...environmentallyfriendly design. Architects Peter Thomas de Cruz and...The Benefits of Using an Architect: Contemporary Design and Permitted Development...for a project or hiring an architect," he says. "We want...Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), where some of...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: contemporary architect

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Gothic Revival

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Hill (1770). By 1830, however, architects turned to more archaeological methods...Gothic detail be authentic but that the contemporary architect should achieve the structural clarity...of the Gothic revival there. Many architects found it advantageous to work in both...
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National Museum of the American Indian

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...National Mall in Washington, D.C., a contemporary building designed by Native American architect Douglas Cardinal (opened 2004); a research...traditional works on paper and canvas, and contemporary prints and paintings. The collection...
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Shaw, Richard Norman

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

SHAW, RICHARD NORMAN 1831 1912, English architect. Breaking away from contemporary Victorian house designs and returning to the Queen Anne and Georgian styles and to traditional English craftsmanship and use of...
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Isozaki, Arata

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ara ta e soza ke, 1931 , Japanese architect, b. Oita. One of his nations most important contemporary architects, he has an international reputation...Japan (1966); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1986); the...
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Dome

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...concrete, glass and steel, and plastic. An innovative contemporary approach to the form is the geodesic dome . These are low...geometrically determined hemispherical forms as promoted by architect Buckminster Fuller . Outstanding Domes Celebrated examples...

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