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Urabe Kenkō (卜部 兼好, 1283–1350), also known as Yoshida Kenkō (吉田 兼好), or simply Kenkō (兼好), was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness), [1] one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the early Muromachi and late Kamakura periods.
This list of works by Renzo Piano categorizes the work of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. The following are some of his major constructions: The following are some of his major constructions: Nemo Science Centre in Amsterdam.
In the Azuchi-Momoyama period not only sukiya style but the contrasting shoin-zukuri (書院造) of residences of the warrior class developed. While sukiya was a small space, simple and austere, shoin-zukuri style was that of large, magnificent reception areas, the setting for the pomp and ceremony of the feudal lords.
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These included food gardening or farming, carpentry, architecture, housekeeping, administration (or community direction), and the practice of folk medicine. Consequently, the enlightenment sought in Zen had to stand up well to the demands and potential frustrations of everyday life. [15] [16] Suzuki took an interest in other traditions besides Zen.
Another landmark in the religious architecture of St. Louis is St. Stanislaus Kostka, which is an example of the Polish Cathedral style. Among the other major designs of the period were St. Alphonsus Liguori (locally known as The Rock Church ) (1867) in the Gothic Revival and the Second Presbyterian Church of St. Louis (1900) in Richardsonian ...
1604 – Giacomo del Duca, Italian sculptor and architect (born c. 1520) 1607: July 24 – Alessandro Pieroni, Italian mannerist painter and architect (born 1550) 1607 or 1609 – Vittorio Cassar, Maltese architect (born c. 1550)
The buildings and architecture of Chicago reflect the city's history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles. Most structures downtown were destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 (an exception being the Water Tower ).