For those interested in the history and theory of architecture in relation to the other arts.
Meral Ekincioglu, Ph.D. started the topic Conversation on Recent Book by Reinhold Martin (Knowledge Worlds…) in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 5 days agoCelebrating Recent Work by Reinhold Martin (Knowledge Worlds: Media, Materiality, and the Making of the Modern University):
Conversation with Reinhold Martin, Weihong Bao, Mabel O. Wilson, Zeynep Çelik Alexander, Lucia Allais, May 14, 2021.
“..What do the technical practices, procedures, and systems that have shaped institutions of higher…[Read more]
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Meral Ekincioglu, Ph.D. started the topic Antoine Picon, 2020, The Materiality of Architecture, Uni. of Minnesota Press. in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 2 weeks, 6 days ago“…Through a retrospective review of canonical moments in Western European architecture, Picon offers an original perspective on the ways materiality has varied throughout centuries, demonstrating how experiences of the physical world have changed in relation to the evolution of human subjectivity….” ,…[Read more]
Luis de Orueta deposited Vivre à la Maison Smith de Richard Meier in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 1 month, 2 weeks agoDans ce court essai, l’auteur examine l’effet d’un bâtiment emblématique sur la conduite de la personne qui y vit. Il prend comme référence la première maison que le célèbre architecte a conçue et projette son irradiation sur des expériences autobiographiques qui couvrent de multiples aspects de la vie quotidienne. Partant de l’interrelatio…[Read more]
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Meral Ekincioglu started the topic Collective Memory & Historical Documentation on Diverse Women Architects (Panel) in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 1 month, 2 weeks agoHello everyone, if you are interested in diversity, equity and inclusion in architectural archives, please see for our online panel record:
https://wwd2021.com/diverse-women-artitects, last accessed on 7.30.2021. Our aim is to continue this discussion online. Please, stay tuned!
Panelists:
*Prof. Dr. Mary Norman Woods, Professor Emerita at…[Read more]
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Luis de Orueta deposited Living at Richard Meier’s Smith House in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 2 months, 1 week agoIn this short essay, the author examines the effect of an iconic building on the conduct of the person living in it. It takes as a reference the first house that the famous architect designed and projects his irradiation on autobiographical experiences that cover multiple aspects of daily life. Starting from the interrelation with the marine and…[Read more]
Pedro P. Palazzo deposited The Death and Life of ‘Operative’ History: Dialogues between the Historiography and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism in Contemporary Italy in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 2 months, 3 weeks agoIn spite of the dispute between Saverio Muratori and Manfredo Tafuri, and of the ever-widening split that has characterised the global scholarship of architecture ever since, Italy gave rise to several methods of typo- morphological studies founded upon both rigorous historiography and a coherent theory underpinning the operative use of this…[Read more]
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Luis de Orueta deposited Vivir en la Smith House de Richard Meier in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 3 months agoEn este breve ensayo, el autor examina el efecto de un edificio icónico sobre la conducta de la persona que la habita. Toma como referencia la primera vivienda que diseñó el famoso arquitecto y proyecta su irradiación sobre vivencias autobiográficas que abarcan múltiples planos. Partiendo de la interrelación con el entorno marino y forest…[Read more]
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Luis de Orueta created the doc Vivir en la Smith House de Richard Meier in the group
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Luis de Orueta deposited VIVIR EN LA SMITH HOUSE DE RICHARD MEIER in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 3 months agoEn este breve ensayo, el autor examina el efecto de un edificio icónico sobre la conducta de la persona que la habita. Toma como referencia la primera vivienda que diseñó el famoso arquitecto y proyecta su irradiación sobre vivencias autobiográficas que abarcan múltiples planos. Partiendo de la interrelación con el entorno marino y forest…[Read more]
Raphael Grazziano deposited Urban science between transparent management and corporate appropriation: A study concerning systems of urban assessment in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoUrban science is the planning branch that uses large scale data to establish new ways to govern cities, being systems of urban assessment an example of its contemporary manifestation. What Works Cities (WWC) from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Cities and Communities (LEED© CC) from US Green Building…[Read more]
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Meral Ekincioglu started the topic "Knowledge Worlds: Media, Materiality, and the Making of the Modern University" in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 7 months, 1 week agoKnowledge Worlds: Media, Materiality, and the Making of the Modern University by Reinhold Martin, Columbia University Press, March 2021, http://cup.columbia.edu/book/knowledge-worlds/9780231189835, last accessed on 2.8.2021.
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited Accouplement: vicissitudes of an architectural motif in classical France in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 7 months, 3 weeks agoCoupled columns in French architecture and the reaction to their use from the Renaissance up to the classical rationalism of the early twentieth century hinged on the debates regarding the relation- ship between structural stability and visual delight, over the backdrop of the search for a national classical tradition. This architectural motif was…[Read more]
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Meral Ekincioglu started the topic Kenneth Frampton, The Other Modern Movement, Architecture, 1920–1970 in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 7 months, 4 weeks agoForthcoming book by Kenneth Frampton; please see: Kenneth Frampton, The Other Modern Movement, Architecture, 1920–1970, Yale University Press, Publication Date: May 4, 2021:https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300238891/other-modern-movement, last accessed on 1.19.2021.
Laurence Dresner started the topic Joan of Arc Music in the discussion
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 8 months, 1 week agoI’m a classically trained composer considering writing a chamber piece about Joan of Arc. I’m looking for information regarding (folk, or not) songs she would have probably been familiar with during the early part of her life – before she began her quest. Any information, links, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Samuel Grinsell deposited Mastering the Nile? Confidence and Anxiety in D. S. George’s Photographs of the First Aswan Dam, 1899–1912 in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 9 months agoThe first Aswan Dam was built at the dawn of the twentieth century and celebrated as a triumph of imperial engineering. Five years after its completion, workers returned to extend the dam. Photographer D. S. George recorded both the building and extension projects for the Egyptian Public Works Department in a series of images that give a unique…[Read more]
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited Literary History and Architectural Traditionalism in Portugal and Brazil in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 9 months agoThis article outlines the formation of architectural theory in Portugal and Brazil during the nineteenth century, arguing that such theory was initially contained within the social circle and methodological scope of literary history. It makes this case by following the architectural discourses of writers, literary critics, and ethnographers. This…[Read more]
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited Mello, Heitor de in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 9 months, 1 week agoBrazilian architect. He was an influential eclectic architect highly active in Rio de Janeiro and a professor at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes (ENBA). Soon after graduating from the ENBA, he established his firm in 1898. The son of Custódio José de Mello, a republican admiral and cabinet minister, Mello benefited from his family’s con…[Read more]
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Pedro P. Palazzo deposited The Missing ‘Brazilianness’ of Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Art and Architecture in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 9 months, 2 weeks agoThis chapter examines a few of the landmark narratives on the issue of national character published between 1880 and 1940. Following the views of Lucio Marcal Ferreira Ribeiro Lima Costa patron, Costa held that it was instead the simple architecture of anonymous master builders that embodied the functional, technical, and aesthetic homogeneity of…[Read more]
Christiane Wagner deposited Art Style, Art & Culture International Magazine, no. 6 in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 10 months, 2 weeks agoArt Style | Art & Culture International Magazine is an open access,
biannual, and peer-reviewed online magazine that aims to bundle cultural
diversity. All values of cultures are shown in their varieties of art. Beyond
the importance of the medium, form, and context in which art takes its
characteristics, we also consider the significance of…[Read more]-
Christiane Wagner deposited Art Style, Art & Culture International Magazine, no. 5 in the group
Architectural History and Theory on Humanities Commons 10 months, 2 weeks agoArt Style | Art & Culture International Magazine is an open access,
biannual, and peer-reviewed online magazine that aims to bundle cultural
diversity. All values of cultures are shown in their varieties of art. Beyond
the importance of the medium, form, and context in which art takes its
characteristics, we also consider the significance of…[Read more] - Load More
