tag > Architecture
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"Arbotecture" - Inspired by landscape engineer Arthur Wiechula exploration of arboreal landscapes in architecture.
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Maple Leaves at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto - Art by Yokouchi Kiyoharu (1870 - 1942)
Kannon Gate At Tsurumi - Art by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1928)
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Mysterious face of LuSheNa Giant Buddha, praised by tourists as "Oriental Mona Lisa" and "the most beautiful statue in the world". Located in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China. Made in 672 of Tang Dynasty, carved during Empress Wu Zetian’ reign according to her own appearance.
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This Art Nouveau storefront in Rue Royale, Brussels, was originally designed by Paul Hankar in 1896 as a shirt shop. After years of abandonment, it was restored & now operates as famed floral artist/designer Daniel Ost’s flower shop.
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"We build our computer systems the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins." - Ellen Ullman.
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Léon Krier on how well buildings age, using the example of Yale U. By now we are near, or passed, building maintenance singularity: buildings need urgent repairs as soon as, or before they are completed.
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Tiger Emperor Temple (虎帝庙), on Hutou Mountain Park, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Being process-oriented, not product-driven, is the most important and difficult skill for a designer to develop. - From "101 Things I Learned in Architecture School", by Matthew Frederick
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The Megalithic Stone Heads Of Mount Nemrut And The Gate Of Heaven
