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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Semper"”.
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Poetics and practical aesthetics in the writings of Gottfried Semper.
… of the German architect and theorist Gottfried Semper (1803-1879). In his theoretical works, Semper addressed two main concerns. One was to develop an understanding of the ontological significance of art and architecture, the other was to render art and architecture the object of scientific …
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Semper educare: the history of Marine Corps general education, 1973-1992
This purpose of this study is to provide a description and chronology of the development of general education in the history of the U. S. Marine Corps. A review of the various general education activities, with particular emphasis on the establishment of the Vocational Schools Detachment and the …
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Semper Fi: How Images of Death in NCIS Affect Attitude Change
This pre-test, post- test experiment examined the effects of mortality salience, frames of the military and military personnel, and regulatory focus on viewer attitudes toward the military, support for the military, and their perceptions of military personnel's criminal behavior. Participants …
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Aislamiento, purificación, elucidación química y pruebas de bioactividad de saponinas presentes en pepinos de mar Holothuria inornata Semper, 1868
En este trabajo se llevó a cabo el aislamiento, caracterización estructural y evaluación biológica de saponinas obtenidas de la piel y las vísceras de Holothuria inornata, con el objetivo de determinar su diversidad química y su potencial citotóxico frente a diferentes líneas celulares cancerosas. …
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Dance with Musical Architecture: Eurhythmy in Gottfried Semper's works
… and an architect, Richard Wagner and Gottfried Semper, two German artists, influenced the theory of art in the nineteenth century in Germany. Wagner met Semper in a music shop and later they participated in various discussions regarding the history and theories of art and they both held their …
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Between Earth and Sky
… in reference to architecture. Gottfried Semper went further to use tectonic to define the qualities of making inherent in the constructed act. He broke down types of construction into that of using elements for a framework, such as wood frame construction, and that of using compressive …
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Designing building skins
… will use the ethnographic theories of Gottfried Semper as a basis for establishing themes that have persisted in the understanding and construction of closure elements since the earliest shelters of man. The issue of transparency and spatial depth will then be addressed as a modem social and …
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Material dialogues : exploring design methodologies in material tectonics through stone morphologies
… origins, such as the works of Gottfried Semper (2011), John Ruskin (1849), Kenneth Frampton (1998), and more recently, Manuel Delanda (2011 ), Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari (2005). By focusing on the morphological development of stone in classical and digital tectonic discourse, this …
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Risk, colon cancer & physical activity: a qualitative exploration in older adults
Rationale and Objectives There is convincing evidence that physical activity (PA) reduces risk of colon cancer (CC) and may improve survival after cancer, although few older adults achieve recommended PA guidelines. Numerous barriers to participation exist, though few studies focus on …
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Soft at the Joints
… the reality of assembly. In 1851, Gottfried Semper proclaimed, “The beginning of building coincides with the beginning of textiles.” Over the past hundred and fifty years this statement has moved in and out of relevancy as manufacturing, digital tools, design trends and the role of designer …
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Woven Threads
… framed through the theoretical lens of Gottfried Semper. Semper’s framework, which focuses on the ideas of tectonics and narrative, provides a foundation for understanding how craft can conceptualise architectural design. At the core of the project is the exploration of weaving not only as a …
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Tectonic sites: structuring the landscape with textile-derived construction techniques
… of architectural tectonic theory were Gottfried Semper’s focus on textiles in shaping a new origin point and theory of style for architecture in the late 19th century, and Kenneth Frampton’s description of a tectonic theory at the turn of the 21st century. The landscape-specific potential of …
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The Carson-Pirie-Scott Building in Chicago
… theorists of the 19th century, including Ruskin, Semper, and Viollet-le-Duc. Analysis of the writings of Sullivan, Adler, Root, Jenney, and Wright also suggests how their view of architecture was linked to fundamental changes in the practice of building in Chicago in the late 19th century. Their …
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A Series of Questions, a Joining of Parts
… stemming from the German thinker Gottfried Semper's treatise on architecture, but diverges from Semper's fixation with materiality and delves into questions of form, appearance, and construction through drawing. The drawings address questions about the elements; questions about form, …
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Still Reforming: The Need for a New Confession in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
… into the Reformed moto ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda: Reformed and always reforming.</p>
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Emergent Explorations: Analog and Digital Scripting
This book documents an exploration of emergent and linear modes of defining space, form, and structure. The thesis highlights a dialog between analog and digital modeling techniques, in concept and project development. It identifies that analog modeling techniques, coupled with judgment, can be …
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Knot/Knotting Practice in Craft and Space
… German architect and theorist Gottfried Semper’s idea that architectural form is derived from four basic material practices allies craft and architecture in my project and is the point of departure from which I make my argument. In the second chapter, to consider the methodological …