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  2. Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture is an architecture manifesto conceived by architect, Le Corbusier. [1] It outlines five key principles of design that he considered to be the foundations of the modern architectural discipline, which would be expressed through much of his designs.

  3. Architecture - Wikipedia

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    Architecture is the art and technique ... Naval architecture involves basic and ... architectural expression of seismic principles can also take many forms and levels ...

  4. Architectural theory - Wikipedia

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    Architectural discourse from the illustrated French Dictionary of Architecture (1856) by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Architectural theory is the act of thinking, discussing, and writing about architecture. Architectural theory is taught in all architecture schools and is practiced by the world's leading architects.

  5. Outline of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Architecture is variously defined in conflicting ways, highlighting the difficulty of describing the scope of the subject precisely: [1] [2] [3] A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures – although not all buildings are generally considered to be architecture, and infrastructure (bridges, roads etc.) is civil engineering, not architecture.

  6. The Sixteen Principles of Urban Design - Wikipedia

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    Die Sechzehn Grundsätze des Städtebaus, or The Sixteen Principles of Urban Design, were from 1950 until 1955 the primary model for urban planning in the GDR. One of the authors was Edmund Collein , a Bauhaus trained architect, who later became Vice-President of the Bauakademie der DDR [ de ] (Building Academy of the GDR) and the President of ...

  7. Proportion (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In classical architecture, proportions were set by the radii of columns. Proportion is a central principle of architectural theory and an important connection between mathematics and art. It is the visual effect of the relationship of the various objects and spaces that make up a structure to one another and to the whole.

  8. List of architectural styles - Wikipedia

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    Umayyad architecture – based in Damascus (c. 660–750) Abbasid architecture – based in Baghdad (c. 750–1256) Mamluk architecture – based in Cairo (c. 1256–1517) Ottoman architecture – based in Istanbul (c. 1517–1918) Regional Styles Egypt Early Islamic architecture (Rashidi + Umayyad) (641–750) Abbasid architecture (750–954)

  9. The Four Elements of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Four Elements of Architecture is a book by the German architect Gottfried Semper. Published in 1851 , it is an attempt to explain the origins of architecture through the lens of anthropology . The book divides architecture into four distinct elements: the hearth, the roof, the enclosure and the mound. [ 1 ]