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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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...observed. Surely, he argued, contemporary architects ought to follow the same principles...considerable indignation among the architects who happened to hear them...included, were suitable for contemporary use. He began by posing a...
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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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...founders of the Institute of British Architects, and the early meetings of the committee...father was a prolific and competent architect, whose Romanesque or Gothic churches...with the perfunctory work of most contemporary architects, and whose town houses are among...
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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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...necessarily imply that the architect was unwillingly being...criticism of Gwynn and his contemporaries was symptomatic of the...that the criticism by architects, after about 1750, of the pattern of contemporary practice, and their awareness...building scene. Amateur architects apart, the profession...there were the craftsmen-architects, men who had served an...
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Architects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office

Book by Antoinette J. Lee; Oxford University Press, 2002

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Public Buildings--United States--Designs And Plans, United States--Dept. Of The Treasury--Office Of Supervising Architect

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...name of the supervising architect is recorded on the architectural...cornerstone. But, clearly, one architect could not have served as...from American Institute of Architect membership records that architects claimed credit for a building...buildings have moved beyond the contemporary architectural debates of...
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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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Journal Articles on: contemporary architects

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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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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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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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Why Did the BAE Hire an Architect?

Journal article by William A. Longacre; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 41, 1999

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Anthropology--United States, Iroquois--Research, Native American architecture, Native Americans--Architecture, Pueblos (Native American people)--Research, Pueblos (Native Americans)--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...He decided to hire an architect to make maps and undertake...was hired as the Bureaus architect, although his credentials...career as an artist and architect in Washington, D.C...the American Institute of Architects (Smith 1948). Major Powell...addressed by James (1997). Contemporary Southwestern archaeologists...
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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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Magazine Articles on: contemporary architects

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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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Now We Are 10-A Decade of Emerging Architecture: To Mark the 10th Cycle of the AR Awards, the Programme's Founder Peter Davey Looks Back at a Decade of Youthful Exuberance, and Sees Great Hope for the Future, as Skill and Humanity Are Rekindled by a New Generation of Architects

Magazine article by Peter Davey; The Architectural Review, Vol. 224, December 2008

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Architects--Achievements and awards

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...Rekindled by a New Generation of Architects. by Peter Davey Are there...like 40 Under 40, young architects often had little more than...manufactured work by young architects and designers. We set the...extrapolating on local tradition for contemporary conditions. Architects working...

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Newspaper Articles on: contemporary architects

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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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THE LONDON LIBRARY'S LOOKING SO GOOD; Architects Haworth Tompkins Have Worked Wonders with a [Pounds Sterling

Newspaper article; June 16, 2010

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Architects, London Library

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

...LOOKING SO GOOD; Architects Haworth Tompkins...which so many contemporary architects find elusive...1920s by the same architect. He made reading...positive that the best contemporary architects are capable of reproducing...
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Famous for Not 'Doing' Glamour; Architect and Furniture Designer Jean Prouve the Prouve House, Nancy, 1954, Was Built in a Few Weeks, on a Concrete Slab, in Steel, with an Aluminium-and-Wood Roof

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 12, 2007

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Architects, Concrete--Design and construction, Concretes--Design and construction, Furniture industry, Household furniture--Design and construction

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

...for Not Doing Glamour; Architect and Furniture Designer Jean...one striking omission: architect and furniture designer Jean...designers, andan influence on contemporary architects. In 1971, as president...Corbusier, who called him an"architect-engineer". Prouves designs...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: contemporary architects

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American Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...government sent skilled architects and engineers, was anything...adapted and simplified from contemporary English styles designed by such architects as Christopher Wren and...arrival of several European architects, including the English...
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English Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...also articles on individual artists and architects, e.g., J. M. W. Turner ; and...Renaissance, and Greek styles. Among the architects who exploited several styles were Robert...1933, 11 painters, sculptors, and architects formed a short-lived group known as...
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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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Campbell, Colin

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

CAMPBELL, COLIN d. 1729, Scottish architect, who, in England, became one of the initiators of...later volumes presented designs by Campbell and other contemporary architects. Campbells major buildings were Wanstead House, Essex...
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Seaside

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...Walton co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico. Designed by architect-planners Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk...Urbanism," its houses and facilities designed by various contemporary architects, its streets traveled by pedestrian and bicycle traffic...

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