Islamic artists channeled their energies not into easel painting and large-scale sculpture, but rather into what Western scholars, obeying a very different hierarchy of art forms, rather disparagingly termed the "decorative arts" or even "the ...

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A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube which examine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examine pottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work as represented in the mausoleum ...

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JAPAN ARCHITECTS 1945-2010 002 Foreword AKIMOTO Yuji Alain SEBAN Bernard BLISTENE 006 The Elusive Identity of Japanese Architecture Frédéric MIGAYROU 012 'Wa' Spaces and Architects ISOZAKI Arata 024 Section 1 Persistent Demolition and Regeneration, Shade ...

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La Fundación ICO, con motivo de la exposición Un Zodíaco. Juan Navarro Baldeweg, y en colaboración con Arquitectura Viva, ha editado un catálogo que recorre la trayectoria arquitectónica de este importante artista y arquitecto de ...

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Interview 1995 Zaha Hadid Interview 2007 Zaha Hadid The Instrumentality of Appearances in the Pursuit of a Legible Urban Order Patrik Schumacher WORKS The Peak 1982-83 | Hong Kong, China | Proposal for leisure club ...

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JUAN NAVARRO BALDEWEG (Santander, 1939) es sobre todo un artista, cuyas obras construidas persiguen desentrañar las mismas incógnitas que desde la adolescencia abordan sus instalaciones o sus lienzos: la gravedad y la luz, la materia ...

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Durant des siècles et dans des régions aussi diverses que le Bassin méditerranéen, le Moyen- Orient ou l'Asie centrale, des artistes ont perpétué la tradition des motifs géométriques islamiques. Armés d'une règle et d'un compas, ...

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Exploring the aristocratic villas and court culture of Córdoba, during its 'golden age' under the reign of the Umayyad dynasty (r. 756-1031 AD), this study illuminates a key facet of the secular architecture of the ...

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A comprehensive study of a wide range of Andalusian ivory artefacts from the Middle Ages. As well as examining the Late Roman background to Hispano-Muslim ivory working, the book gives weight to the full chronological ...

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Taxing systems, conceived as institutionalized means of extraction of goods and services from the population, are a key part in the analysis of the social and territorial fabrics of our history. This volume analyses those ...

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Al-Andalus, the Arabic name for the medieval Islamic state in Iberia, endured for over 750 years following the Arab and Berber conquest of Hispania in 711. While the popular perception of al-Andalus is that of ...

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Throughout History, the Indian Ocean has been a zone of interaction between far-flung civilizations served by ports, and connected with the Mediterranean by the Gulf and Red Sea. The dhows that were the vehicles of ...

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Structure, architecture and aesthetics Be it building or bridge, and regardless of equipment or decorative elements to be added, the definition of the structure signifies an architectonic form is created. Evidently, equilibrium and resistance govern ...

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RICHARD NEUTRA (1892-1970) nació en Viena, donde estudió arquitectura y asistió a la escuela de construcción de Adolf Loos. En 1912 entabló amistad con Rudolph Schindler y en 1914 participó en la primera guerra mundial. ...

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Un total de 734 propuestas se han presentado a la XI Bienal Española de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (BEAU), batiendo el record de todas las ediciones celebradas anteriormente y superando en casi un 50% la cifra ...

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The ceiling paintings in the Hall of Justice of the Alhambra have not received serious scholarly attention for the past thirty years, perhaps due to their difficult incorporation into a discrete program of Christian vs. ...

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Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent ...

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When researchers want to study indigenous populations they are dependent upon the highly variable way in which states or territories enumerate, categorize, and differentiate indigenous people.In this volume, anthropologists, historians, demographers, and sociologists have come ...

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The Mark Gordon Collection of Southeast Asian Ethnographic Art offers a unique and compelling case for a greater appreciation of the genre. The visually inspiring works illustrated in this book, many published here for the ...

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The exhibition traces the birth of Finnish modern art at the end of the Second World War. The dynamic and communicative nature of the Finnish cultural scene contributed to the countrys reconstruction. The collections which ...

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L'Esposizione Universale di Shanghai 2010 (1 maggio - 31 ottobre) è la prima in assoluto a essere incentrata sul tema della città. Il padiglione italiano ha stupito e affascinato richiamando un'incredibile folla: 40.000 visitatori al ...

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A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology offers a comprehensive overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research ...

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Perspectives on Modern South Asia presents an exciting core collection of essays drawn from anthropology, literary and cultural studies, history, sociology, economics, and political science to reveal the complexities of a region that is home ...

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Ethnography is an extremely broad church, and the range of methodological stances adopted by ethnographers extends across theoretical, political and technological divides. As a method it is intense and often makes considerable personal demands on ...

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This biennial prize is conceded by the European Union and organized by the Mies van der Rohe Foundation in Barcelona to recognize and reward the quality of the architectural production in Europe. Candidates are nominated ...

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Europan is a biennial competition for young architects that looks for innovative housing solutions in sites across Europe, incorporating social and economic variables specific to each territory. Several renowned practices have participated on this competition ...

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Catálogo de la exposición Una ciudad llamada España en la Glyptoteca Nacional, entre el 21 de mayo y el 29 de agosto de 2010 Una ciudad llamada España es una instalación que refleja el paisaje ...

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Renato Salvi (b. 1956) completed his studies at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich and at Sapienza University in Rome, and served as assistant professor under Flora Ruchat and Vincent ...

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Hartmut Bitomsky, director del documental José Morales, colaborador en el libreto HANS SCHAROUN (1893-1972), el arquitecto alemán conocido por diseñar la Filarmónica de Berlín (1956-1963) y la Casa Schmincke (1932-1933) en Löbau, construyó fiel a ...

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