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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Military Architecture"”.
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Power and Punishment: Architecture and Violence in the Italian Renaissance
… has clouded the study of Italian Renaissance architecture. Over the course of three chapters, this dissertation challenges this narrative, reexamining the city, architecture, and architectural spaces across the complex milieu of the fifteenth and sixteenth century, starting with the concept of …
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AIDforINFO. L’archivio come industria dell’informazione. Protocolli dual use per l'accessibilità, la gestione del ciclo di vita e la titolazione ‘intelligente’ degli archivi militari di architettura per la conservazione e il restauro ‘informato’ del patrimonio difensivo storico.
… problem for Italian researchers involved in military architecture studies: the limited access to military archives, generally sealed, only partially digitized, and not adequately cataloged as regards to the architectural field. Indeed, these documents are essential for multidisciplinary …
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Governor's Island : designing the present through the past
… of a new program for a site and inform the architecture of that site. This thesis challenges the history of a complex site while preserving its memories. Governor's Island, located on the southern tip of Manhattan has had a military history for 200 years. Having been recently vacated, it is …
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On the Art of Fortification: A New Visitor's Center to Revitalize Fort Washington Park
… of artillery has commanded the evolution of military architecture. Fortifications physically depict a representation of the history of engineering and architectural principles; including strategic site placement, materiality, construction methodology, principles of weaponry, defense and …
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Of brick and 'chuna': Technological tradition and innovation at the Fort Cornwallis powder magazine in Penang, Malaysia
… three multidisciplinary perspectives: social, architecture and materials. Focusing on Fort Cornwallis powder magazine, a military structure initially designed following European treatises, the research explores how the multicultural communities of colonial Penang interplayed to modify this …
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The effects of commodification on cultural significance: two African fortifications
… and world heritage. Fortifications as fortified military architecture in an African context are considered; as is the European influence on African culture and fortifications as colonial structures. Elmina Castle, as a much-researched heritage site, is explored in detail. It includes a …