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The mansard roof and second empire architecture Characteristic of the Second Empire style, the mansard roof has a long and interesting history. Facts and photos.
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Rowe's Renaissance: Italian architecture of the 16th century - Reviews - Italian Architecture of the 16th Century Italian Architecture of the 16th Century
ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE OF THE 16TH CENTURY By Colin Rowe and Leon Satkowski, New York: Princeton Architectural Press. 2002. [pounds sterling]24.95 Colin Rowe (1920-1999) may be best known to read...(Continue Reading) Architecture and the car: as the automobile evolved in tandem with modern architecture, it created myths, legends and new building types
Gabriel Voison (1880-1973) gave up architectural studies to fly, and then to build aircraft for the French air force. After the First World War, Voison ......(Continue Reading)Remaking a classic: Philip Mittell makes his living representing people who design movies. When it came time to do a little set dressing of his own—turning
everyone has his or her own idea of what it means to arrive: a beautiful family, the corner office, a European sports car. For Philip Mittell, who owns ......(Continue Reading)Barbie's birthday: Lilian Pizzichini on a living model of 1950s kitsch and freakery - Architecture
The Barbican in London is celebrating its 20th anniversary as "the country's only fully integrated arts centre". The exhibition "Barbican: this was tomorrow", which marks the occasion, traces the d...(Continue Reading)Water water - use of water in architecture
Water has always been part of architectural design since Roman times. The gardens of the Golden House during the reign of Emperor Nero featured water as ......(Continue Reading)
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