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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"architectural meaning"”.
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Language and metaphor in postmodern architectural meaning: an interpretative model
… has to emerge holistically as an aspect of architectural meaning. The thesis is divided into two parts. Part One comprises four theoretical chapters which are not necessarily 'about' architecture as such, but which provide the theoretical components of a model of interpretation. It needs to …
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Architectural form and meaning in light of Al Jurjani's literary theories
… as a method for the critical analysis of architectural meaning. The study is based on the understanding of architecture as a mode of communication, and aimed at examining architectural meaning in general, and the metaphorical content in particular. The process is initiated by studying the …
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Representation of thermal energy in the design process
… as opportunities to strengthen and enrich architectural meaning and experience. Representation of the variables of human comfort and pleasure can establish a thermal order that can be communicated just as conventional methods represent structural and spatial qualities. This method of …
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Drawing, Writing, Embodying: John Hejduk's Masques Of Architecture
The following dissertation will examine the architectural masques of architect and poet, John Hejduk. Hejduk's masques are more than the text or the drawing; like their inspiration, the Stuart Court Masque, the architectural masque is a compendium of text, symbol, history, and performance, which is …
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Some Assembly Required: The Structural Condition of Collage in Architecture and Urbanism
… a culturally relevant approach to understanding architectural meaning and designing architectural form within the context of the urban environment. Meaning in architecture, as it emerges both implicitly and explicitly within the framework of this condition, will be analyzed as it relates to …
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Tower at Eisenhower Avenue
… build a tower in proximity to the temple is an architectural and a political question. The assumption of this project is that the Eisenhower Avenue Valley will have high rise development. This design has recognized the significance of the Eisenhower Avenue Valley site and its zoning. It …
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Imminence and immanence : embodied meaning in architectural experience
… an investigation of the natural or bodily-based meaning of architecture, understood in terms of the inherent qualities and relationships that arise out of movement within built environment, and based in a contemporary understanding of the relationship between man and world. This work. attempts a …
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The temporary and the permanent
… ability to express and interpret time, place and meaning. Since the introduction of mass production, building flexibility has been a leading economic factor in the planning of industrial and commercial facilities. Technological progress not only affects production conditions, but also constantly …
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Poetics and practical aesthetics in the writings of Gottfried Semper.
… Semper to develop original reflections on architectural meaning, emphasising architecture as a creative interpretation of human actions and situations rather than as a formal-stylistic phenomenon. Situating Semper in the context of neo-classical and romantic aesthetics, the first part of …
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Architecture and the Crisis of Place
"In a world more and more consumed by the artificial realities of electronic technology, architecture serves not just as the physical construct embodying the essence of our time, but more importantly as an experience of elements of reality to which our responses, both physical and psychological, …