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History of Portuguese Architecture
The subject of History of Portuguese Architecture (HAP) originated in the School of Fine Arts of Oporto, more than three decades ago, under mastership of the Professor and Architect Alexandre Alves Costa.
Rui Lobo, Cátia Santos
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Venetia Reflected in Water: Hypotheses and New Proposals
The essay aims to investigate for the first time in a systematic way the plan of Venice (Venetia) by Gian Battista Arzenti, a canvas painted in oil, collected at the Correr Museum and recently dated to 1621–26 (by Gianmario Guidarelli 2015). The plan
Gianmario Guidarelli, Elena Svalduz
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The “Tianzihao” colony was built by the French Jesuits in the 1890s. As one of the earliest examples of the French Catholic Church’s mission in China, as well as the only case in Nanjing, it shows the historical scenes of Western missionaries in Nanjing ...
Yinghan Li +3 more
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Historical heritage and contemporary architecture fusion at the example of the city center of Graz [PDF]
The research subject of the paper is the center of Graz as a fusion of historical heritage and modern architecture, with its seven landmarks of modern architecture selected here in order to make a short review of this unusual mix. Although the historical
Aranđelović Biljana
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COLOURIMETRIC CALIBRATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, AND PHOTOMODELLING WITHIN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY [PDF]
In accordance with the “Declaration of Rome on architectural survey”, we can affirm that recording and interpretation of colour information in photographic surveying, in photogrammetric surveying and in photomodelling requires careful planning of Colour ...
L. Carnevali +3 more
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A short history of the form of octagonal and elliptical city squares
The article starts with the short discussion of two geometrical figures, i.e., octagon and ellipse, their genesis in architecture and urban design, and the examples of buildings whose plans were based upon them.
Motak Maciej, Woźniczka Magdalena
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INTEGRATED 3D ACQUISITION OF COMPLEX WOODEN ARTEFACTS: THE PIFFETTI'S LIBRARY IN QUIRINALE PALACE (ROME) [PDF]
Integrated surveying with active and passive systems is a well-established process for understanding artifacts at different scales and levels of complexity.
M. Russo +4 more
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Ottoman Representation in Nineteenth Century Universal Expositions
The post-1815 years of the Industrial Revolution witnessed the growth of international free trade, prompted by the opening up of new markets, accumulation of capital, and the bountiful supply of cheap raw materials made available by colonization.
Yeşim Duygu Ergüney +1 more
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Natural history. Teaching. Writing. All have form, all have function. But just as no architecture is risk-free, no architecture is neutral. In this personal essay, I explore the surprising connections that develop when university students engage with ...
Baldwin, Lyn
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Narratives of Modern Architecture: learning at the intersection of cross-historical constructions [PDF]
This paper presents the results of experimental course work in 2015 with secondyear students at IE School of Architecture and Design under the auspices of Culture and Theory in Architecture I.
Vela Castillo, José
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