Role of Culture in Architecture
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"This study gathers and interprets the earliest extant references to architects in ancient Greek philosophy, as found in select works of Plato and Aristotle. Throughout this review, Plato and Aristotle [are] shown to consistently present... more
This paper considers the nature of the speculative architectural project, its distinction from building, its relationship to a particular aspect of mimetic inquiry, and the implications of the rise of technique -- in particular, its... more
In designing a cultural centre the Architect faces the challenge of how to best express the key cultural and traditional features of a society. This paper studied how tangible and intangible cultural and traditional features were... more
This article shows how the media of film can be integrated, explored and can add value to architectural design studios and practice. It elucidates how film may offer an alternative position in architecture, where landscapes and cities are... more
This article explores the architectural history of the Soviet workers’ club by analysing one of its emblematic examples, the Zil workers’ club by the Vesnin brothers. The aim is to understand how clubs attempted to forge the new Soviet... more
Cesare Brandi dedicated great part of his theoretical reflections to identifying the essence of art. His concern was fuelled by the fact that the precious treasury of Italian art was at risk of disappearance after the World War II. As... more
(English) Architecture is one of many cultural products made by humans. There is a process of signification (semiotics) between architects, architectural objects and community within the process of the making of a cultural products.... more
The pattern of social interactions and performing main activities is two aspects of lifestyle. Therefore they are considered as cultural features. The aim of this research is to clarify the role of Pattern of activities to make... more
Salama, A. M. (2011). Anti-Vitruvian Architects and Contemporary Society. Architects for Peace, September, Melbourne, Australia. ________________________________ Certain issues keep presenting themselves on the map of discussions about... more
ABSTRAK Studi ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui persepsi masyarakat menganai citra kawasan atau identitas kawasan cagar budaya Trowulan, kualitas dan kepentingan untuk menentukan upaya atau arahan pengembangan yang dapat ditetapkan... more
Esta propuesta parte de las premisas bosquejadas en el VIII Coloquio de la AIER, para reflexionar con más detalle sobre la llamada “arquitectura de poder”, sus fuentes y emisores, su razón de ser y su difusión por el Imperio, prestando... more
That research paper is explained to place identity and cultural expectation of cities and introduced two field studies in Cyprus. The aim of purposes of the research is that to understand relation of the culture of cities and urban... more
This study draws on the findings of a cultural analysis of the state architecture built in the mid-twentieth century in Colombia and promoted by the former dictatorship of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. It questions the rationale underlying the... more
Abstract It is tempting to construct theory about the Other using binary oppositions. Lacanian psychoanalysis avoids this by stressing the geometry of the Borromeo knot, whose three rings embody both sequentiality and self-intersection.... more
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In the mid-1990s, Bill Readings compared universities to business corporations, sounding the alarm for an incipient corporatization of the academy that has provoked commentary since. Under neoliberalism, public universities are run as... more
Abstract This visual essay is structured as a sequence of imagetexts, which through the bringing together of images and words opens up insights into the Danish landscape Farum Midtpunkt. This we argue, pushes imaging towards new... more