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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Architectural Theory."”.
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The impact of ecological thought on architectural theory.
… and its relationship to, and influence on, architectural thought. Ecological thinking emerged as a subset of biology in the second half of the nineteenth century and developed as a philosophical idea and a political outlook. As an idea that stands in the hinterland between science and …
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On the epistemological significance of aesthetic values in architectural theory
… which have been ignored by contemporary architectural criticism. The theoretical foundation of my argument lies in the work of analytic philosophers and literary theorists such as Hilary Putnam, Nelson Goodman and Satya P. Mohanty. These writers emphasize the rational and affective nature …
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Concinnitas in the architectural theory and practice of Leon Battista Alberti.
… for concinnitas based on studies of Alberti's architectural theory and practice and the work of his contemporaries. Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of the dissertation focus on the application of numerus and finitio in Alberti's architectural practice and observations made here are supported by separate …
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Architectural theory after 1968 : analysis of the works of Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988.
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Graphing theory : new mathematics, design, and the participatory turn
… I begin by locating the graph's entry into architectural theory at transitions and transactions of mathematical and architectural modernism. Mathematical modernism promoted a structural model of disciplinary knowledge free of empirical intuitions, while boosting new mathematical varieties …
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An Experimental Domain: Object-Oriented Ontology and Architecture
Architectural discourse has begun to explore a new domain of discussion regarding Posthuman theory, Speculative Realism, New Materialism, and Object-Oriented Ontology. The response within academia to these relatively new areas can be seen in architectural school pedagogy, studio topics, syllabi, …
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Game-Space
… State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. The architectural theory that guided the development asserts that an intelligent translation of a building's physical and conceptual needs into a matrix of well defined layers provides a strong foundation for the creation of a cultivated space.
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SQUARING THE CIRCLE: The Regulating Lines of Claude Bragdon's Theosophic Architecture
… squared the circle using his Theosophic architectural theory that was based on a neo-Pythagorean emphasis on Number, which he believed to have contained the secret of the universe. America at the turn of the 20th century was interested in Eastern spirituality at the beginning of an age of …
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The development of a question set to evaluate the effectiveness of buildings
… Texas, and the development of a fundamental architectural theory. The application of the question set to buildings in Houston, Texas, was tested by students in the School of Architecture, Rice University, and other interested friends.
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The architecture of the Greek revival and its influence in America
… ultimate flowering in America; to develop the architectural theory or underlying philosophy which acted as a stimulating creed for the whole movement in America; to show the extent of its influence upon our early architecture; to present evidences of its influence upon modern work; and to …
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Questioning Horatio Greenough's thought on architecture
… of the inside on the outside. Therefore texts of architectural historiography, especially written during the 1940s and 1950s when functionalism was a strong discourse, regard him as a protomodernist who influenced the course of 20th century functionalism and modem architecture. However, his …
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Heritage of the Red Orient : theories and practices of architectural restoration in Soviet Central Asia (1920-1991)
… and harmonization derived from Neoclassical architectural theory. Thus the progressiveness of architectural monuments was measured against the rises and falls of scientific rationalism in the history of the region while the Soviet stage of historic development was postulated as its ultimate …
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Useable space
… pervasive effect of post-structural thinking in architectural theory and design education have created an environment that does not adequately prepare students to explore, engage and communicate personal values in their work, particularly in relation to the immediate contexts in which they find …
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The architectural correspondence of space and speech in tragedy
… word, a relation which has recently concerned architectural theory from various aspects. However it was for us important to explore this relation inside the framework of a special system, a system which allows the production of 'real' three dimensional space; drama. Our choice to deal with …
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Lessons in sustainable design : case study of a school in Chicago
… of technical implementation by linking it to architectural theory about the relationship between architecture and nature. Sustainable design in this thesis attempts to translate environmentally conscious strategies into active and expressed design elements while fostering an appreciation of …
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Advancing Architecture through Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
… of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators into architectural design, proposing a comprehensive knowledge framework that bridges material science, responsive technologies, and architectural theory. Motivated by the ontological and experiential implications of kinetic architecture, the research …
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José Rafael Moneo Vallés: 1965-1985
… architecture in the 1960s, investigations in architectural theory in the 1970s, and interpretation of the history of Western architecture in the early 1980s and allowed him to achieve a synthetic reading of the modern within the Western tradition of building.
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Bathrooms, bubbles and systems : archigram and the landscapes of transience
… studies the Archigram, the primary avant-garde architectural publication in Britain from 1961 to 1970, and the related avant-garde practices that engendered the high-tech movement. Drawing on the histories of technology, architecture and popular culture, the study explores the roots of …
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The Symbolic Form of Architecture: An investigation into its philosophical foundations and a discussion on the development of the perception of architectural form by modern heoreticians and symbolist architects
… development of the modern perception of form in architectural theoreticians, where "modern" architectural theory evolved from an analogical state into a symbolic state, is examined: Karl Bötticher's concept of a Junktur and his attempt to transcend the presumed dichotomy in architecture between …
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German Architectural Modernism, Spatial Perpetration and the Concentration Camp, 1933–1945
… manifestations of Nazi ideology and modernist architectural theories of standardisation and efficiency. Combining architectural theory with historical methodology, this interdisciplinary project explores the theoretical and tangible connections that exist through two case studies. Firstly, …
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