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Vitruvius’ idea on character: somelessons for design students [PDF]
, 2014 Ponencia presentada a Session 3: Educación y arquitectura en las universidades / Architectural education in the ...
Asfour, Khaled
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JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 9, Issue 1, January–December 2026.ABSTRACT In the 17th‐century Louvre expansion project, many architects used free‐standing columns, domes and large pediments for its east elevation. These elements helped give the elevation, over 150 m wide, the monumentality the court wanted, while also providing the appropriate articulation. Bernini was probably the only architect who did not use any
Taro Endo
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The Classical Quarterly, 2013 Vitruvius has something interesting to say at De architectura 2.8.8: Non enim quae sunt e molli caemento subtili facie venustatis, non eae possunt esse in vetustate non ruinosae. itaque cum arbitrio communium parietum sumuntur, non aestimant eos quanti facti fuerint, sed cum ex tabulis inveniunt eorum locationes, pretia praeteritorum annorum singulorum
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Leon Battista Alberti and the Concept of Lineament [PDF]
, 2011 A core idea in the architectural theory of Leon Battista Alberti, as expressed in the De re aedificatoria, is the distinction between “lineament,” the line in the mind of the architect, and “matter,” the material presence of the building.
Hendrix, John S
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Molecular Symmetry and Art: Visualizing the Near‐Symmetry of Molecules in Piet Mondrian's De Stijl
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 136, Issue 25, June 17, 2024.Can we use asymmetric art to show symmetry? A new plot style, the Mondrian graph, is proposed as a method of displaying the concerted distortions of molecules, highlighting symmetry and the contribution of normal modes to solid‐state conformation. The method of display borrows its artistic stylings from the works of Piet Mondrian—and speaks to how ...
Christopher J. Kingsbury +1 more
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On Guyer’s Vitruvian Normativity
EstetikaA critical note on Paul Guyer’s A Philosopher Looks at Architecture (2021). In his book, Paul Guyer proposes that the Vitruvian triad of venustas, utilitas, and firmitas represents central goals and normative values of architecture – ideals that ...
Saul Fisher
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Lead, isotopes and ice: a deadly legacy revealed [PDF]
, 2016 The earliest known use of lead was in the Neolithic period; by Roman times it was in widespread use, despite recognition that it could have adverse effects on human health.
Bergman, Beverly P.
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Within the ‘Making History’ project, the British Museum investigated the materiality of the Vindolanda ink writing tablets for the first time, with a particular focus on the possible differentiation of the ink sources employed. Thanks to the application of complementary scientific techniques, it was possible to develop an analytical protocol for the ...
Giovanna Vasco +4 more
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The analysis of facial beauty: an emerging area of research in pattern analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Much research presented recently supports the idea that the human perception of attractiveness is data-driven and largely irrespective of the perceiver. This suggests using pattern analysis techniques for beauty analysis.
A. Kagian +34 more
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TOWARD A CONJECTURAL HISTORY OF CONJECTURAL HISTORIES
History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 56-74, December 2025.ABSTRACT Most intellectual historians use the term “conjectural history” to designate a new form of speculative history created in eighteenth‐century Scotland by Adam Smith and a few others. These writers traced the development of human society and culture through conjectural reasoning based on philosophers’ views about human nature and travelers ...
ANTHONY GRAFTON
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