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2 days ago · 1. Notre-Dame De Paris, Paris, France. Notre Dame De Paris is one of the great examples of French architecture, and it is one of France’s famous and most prominent churches. It is a vast stone building with innovative architectural exteriors designed to prevent collapse and balance structural forces.
4 days ago · Fluid spaces, plays of transparency and a few contemporary inserts. With these moves the architect Elio Di Franco has given a new lease of life to a well-known building in the heart of Florence – the Palaffari designed by Pierluigi Spadolini and constructed in 1974 – which has been in a dreadful state for years.
1 day ago · The idea that architecture might represent the glory of kingdoms can be traced to the dawn of civilisation, but the notion that architecture can bear the stamp of national character is a modern idea, that appeared in the 18th century historical thinking and given political currency in the wake of the French Revolution. As the map of Europe was ...
5 days ago · House of Architecture is the future of RIBA. It is a transformative programme to make architecture more accessible for everyone – our members, our profession, the world. Building on our nearly 200 years of history, a major investment will galvanise our mission to support architects to make the future a better place.
May 3, 2024 · Neoclassical architecture, revival of Classical architecture during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The movement concerned itself with the logic of entire Classical volumes, unlike Classical revivalism ( see Greek Revival ), which tended to reuse Classical parts. Neoclassical architecture is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of ...
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May 1, 2024 · Seaside architecture and design projects including beachfront houses, holiday homes, hotels and waterfront resorts, cultural buildings and artworks.
5 days ago · architecture, the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture is employed to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic ends. Although these two ends may be distinguished, they cannot be ...
