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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Architectural History and Criticism"”.
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Mirages Solidified: Myth, Beautification, and Tourism in the Creation of Santa Barbara's El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District
<p>A number of books and articles have been written on the social movement to reimagine Southern California’s past in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While many of the pageants, parades, and public displays that defined this regional movement now reside in the pages of history, some …
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Fumihiko Maki and His Theory of Collective Form: A Study on Its Practical and Pedagogical Implications
… in Collective Form: 1964) from a historical and educational point of view, speculating the practical and pedagogical implications of Maki’s collective form theory. Firstly, to better understand the formation of both the writer himself and the book, the historical context in the 1950s and …
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Refinement and Architecture in Early Ypsilanti
… objective of this work is to examine refinement and architecture in nineteenth-century America with a focus on rural areas and Ypsilanti, Michigan in particular. The research utilized consists of an analysis of primary and secondary sources. Included among the primary sources are architectural …
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Building a History: Evaluation of Central Washington University Campus Buildings to Determine Eligibility for Listing on the National Register of Historic Places
Using U.S. Department of the Interior standards, I completed an intensive inventory of 184 buildings on the Central Washington University (CWU) campus, from which I evaluated buildings to determine their eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Historical …
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Modernity in Miniature: Maoism and the Beijing Department Store
… the complex intersection of economic development and egalitarian mass action in the early Maoist period. Constructed in 1955 during the first Five Year Plan, the Department Store sheds light on the specific parameters of post-revolution modernization campaigns. Furthermore, by looking at the …
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[Re]Defining Chandigarh
<p>Chandigarh is the first planned modern city in India as a symbol of nation’s faith in the future designed by Le Corbusier in 1951 in the East Punjab. Through investigation it became apparent that Le Corbusier proposed design principles for Chandigarh that were already theorized for Bogota in …
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Windows on the World: The Aesthetics of Difference in Neoliberal New York
… critical methods for interpreting global cities and their cultures, charting an aesthetic history of neoliberal New York — from the 1929 regional plan to the present. Surveying a range of literature, art criticism, and planning discourse, I argue that the global has served as the dominant motif …
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Cooperative Construction in Schools in California
… or decades to fully improve the efficiency of, and reduce the conflict within the construction industry.</p> <p>At the same time, the construction industry <em>has</em> developed new processes to improve efficiency and reduce conflict. These processes are beginning to be broadly embraced by the …
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De-Westernizing The Far East
<p>Isolated by the Tibetan highlands which frame Yunnan’s northwest fringes, the ethnic minorities who call the region home live in rural settings ranging from rice-terraced fields to tropical forests; lifestyle unchanged for hundreds of years. However, with globalization causing an exposure to …
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Leandro Erlich: Towards A Collaborative Relationship Between Architecture and Art
… Museum Studies capstone project, I presented and developed a proposal and project plan for an exterior interactive exhibition of an Argentinean artist, Leandro Erlich, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) in San Francisco, California. After researching diverse conflicts between architects …
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The Integration of Art, Architecture, and Identity: Alfred Kastner, Louis Kahn, and Ben Shahn at Jersey Homesteads
… a 1930s utopian enclave utilized modernist art and architecture to express the radical back-to-the-land agrarian idealism and socialist ideology of its settlers. The flat-roofed, concrete buildings that housed these Jewish garment workers were designed by German architect Alfred Kastner …
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Statements in Stone: The Politics of Architecture in Charlemagne's Aachen
<p>Statements in Stone is an intersectional and preliminary study of the architecture and Social aspects of the palatine complex of Aachen Germany during the reign of Charlemagne approximately spanning from the 790s to 814CE. The interplay between built space and its Social uses inform the larger …
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DESIGN GUIDELINES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PRESERVING THE HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF GLADEWATER, TEXAS
… a flurry of building projects in the 1930s and 1940s that left an indelible mark on the landscape of Gladewater’s downtown area. Unfortunately, a lack of oversight, planning, and guidance has since led to the deterioration of the design, materials, and integrity of Gladewater’s historic …
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Colonization to Construction: Bridging the Gap Between Ancient Chamorro, Spanish Colonial & Modern Architecture on Guam
<p>Guam is an island in the Marianas that, over time, has experienced a rich cultural history brought about by its exposure to colonization, natural disasters, warfare and the continual influx of people and culture. Therefore, the architecture that exists on the island is one that divides itself …
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I. M. Pei, William Zeckendorf, and the Architecture of Urban Renewal
… dissertation reevaluates the practice of design and real estate in the United States through an insufficiently understood case study of the architect-developer team of I. M. Pei and William Zeckendorf and their twelve-year partnership in urban renewal. William Zeckendorf (1905-1976) was the most …
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Building Black Manhattan: Architecture, Art, and the Politics of Respectability, 1857–1914
… Manhattan” is the first study to examine the architectural contributions of Black women reformers to the urban development of New York City between the Civil War and the Great Migration. Through the construction of charitable and reform institutions throughout Manhattan, they articulated a …
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The Modes of Intervention in Alvin Lucier’s <i>I Am Sitting in a Room</i>
… </em>(1969) is an icon of experimental music and sound art. The sizable literature addressing the aesthetic and philosophical implications of this piece rarely discusses the performance practice beyond what is indicated in the score itself. This is problematic for two reasons: 1) The meaning …
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The International Rise of Afro-Brazilian Modernism in the Age of African Decolonization and Black Power
… the country’s presumed homogeneous identity and absence of racism. The second definition arose through the work of artists inspired by U.S. social rights activism, who founded Brazil’s civil rights movement in 1975. Brazilian artist-activists combined symbolism from U.S. Black Power, African …
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The Beehive, the Favela, the Castle, and the Ministry: Race and Modern Architecture in Rio de Janeiro, 1811–1945
<p>This dissertation deploys a multidisciplinary and decolonial framework to investigate the architecture of cortiços, the Favela Hill, the Castelo Hill, and the Ministry of Education and Public Health (MES) building as constitutive of the history of modernization and modernity in the Centro (city …
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