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The Memory Palace:Telling the Story of the Interior [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This book chapter originated as an invited keynote paper at the Interior Educators 'Interior Futures 'conference at Northumbria University in 2011. The paper was blind peer revwied for publication.
Hollis, Edward
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Viollet-le-Duc and polychrome decoration in neo-Gothic architecture

open access: yesArcHistoR Architettura Storia Restauro: Architecture History Restoration, 2017
The essay analyses the interest of Viollet-le-Duc in the relationship between decorative painting and architecture in French medieval buildings. This interest is documented by many of Viollet-le-Duc’s studies in which he tries to find the basic rules ...
Angela Quattrocchi
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Multi-objective optimal research on low-energy dwellings design based on genetic algorithm in Qinba mountain region, China

open access: yesScientific Reports
Rural areas in China play a significant position in society, with traditional dwellings reflecting local culture and lifestyles. However, the energy consumption of these dwellings has not been thoroughly quantified, despite their importance in the low ...
Juan Xu   +4 more
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Exploring the Knowledge Level of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Students' on Indoor Air Pollutants

open access: yesMegaron, 2016
This study aimed to detect the knowledge levels of the final year students, attending at the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of various universities in Turkey, on the harmful effects of the pollutants released by the interior
Feray Ünlü, Kemal Yıldırım
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Constructing the Phylomemetic Tree: Indonesian Tradition-Inspired Buildings\ud [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The paper discusses the importance of phylomemetic visualization to approach the cultural diversity in the social system like Indonesia, and thus revisit formal methodology regarding to the construction of the phylomemetic tree as an inspiration lent ...
Situngkir, Hokky
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Research on Decorative Effect of Architectural Decoration Materials [PDF]

open access: yesThe Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 2015
In modern architecture, architectural decoration occupies an important role; it is no exaggeration to say, if a construction project is seen as a long-distance running, building decoration is part of the race last one hundred meters. Its success or failure is related to the success or failure of the whole building. In the process of building decoration,
openaire   +1 more source

Unseen Needs: The Imperative of Building Biology-Based Design in Educational Spaces for Individuals with Down Syndrome

open access: yesBuildings
Despite increasing attention to inclusive education, the spatial and environmental requirements of individuals with Down syndrome remain insufficiently addressed within architectural research.
Sezer Volkan Öztürk, Ayşegül Durukan
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« L’autheur de ce magnifique ouvrage » : Charles Le Brun et la réception de l’escalier des Ambassadeurs

open access: yesBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles, 2006
This essay discusses the participation of Charles Le Brun in the decoration of the Ambassadors’ Staircase in Versailles. A close reading of the accounts of the Bâtiments du Roi shows that Le Brun, the First Painter to the King, was asked to elaborate the
Matthieu Lett
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A Survey of the Persian Historic Bathhouses from the Safavid to the Qajar Period (With an Emphasis on Decorations and Architectural Features) [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2018
Decoration plays an important role in Islamic-Persian architecture. Being a synthesis of ancient traditions, Islamicinstructions, and different periods’ developments, this style of architecture applies various kinds of ornamentationthat convey spiritual ...
Marzyeh Ghasemi   +2 more
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Displaying desire and distinction in housing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The article discusses the significance of cultural capital for the understanding of the field of housing in contemporary Britain. It explores the relationship between housing and the position of individuals in social space mapped out by means of a ...
Bennett, T.   +13 more
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