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Geoffrey Bawa

One must discern, I think, at least two characters in Bawa’s architecture: the inspiration in the venarcular and a reverence for nature. But these two things are not two separated attributes, they are intertwined to become a synthesized environment that connects man and nature. reference: “lingua franca of Tropical Regionalism” David Robson’s article. https://www.stirworld.com/think-opinions-geoffrey-bawa-the-master-architect-of-sri-lanka#:~:text=In%201954%2C%20he%20enrolled%20to,at%20the%20age%20of%2038.   […]

La theorie et la pratique du jardinage

The book is divided into two parts. Part One. I. Servant d’Avertissement II. De la formation du Terrain & du choix qu’on en doit faire III. Des Dispositions & Distributions generales des Jardins IV. Des Parteres & Plates-bandes de differentes especes V. Des Allees, Contre-allees & Palissades VI. Des Bois & Bosquets en general VII. […]

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux Works: Decoration of Café militaire (or Café Godeau), rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, 1762 (Musée Carnavalet, Paris) Château de Mauperthuis (Seine-et-Marne), 1763 (destroyed) Hôtel du président Hocquart, 66 rue de la Chaussée-d’Antin, Paris, 1764-1765 (destroyed) Hôtel d’Hallwyll, 28 rue Michel-le-Comte [fr] and 15 rue de Montmorency, Paris, 1766: It is the only private construction of Ledoux which remains in the capital. Hôtel d’Uzès, rue Montmartre, Paris, 1767 […]

Kiến trúc Việt Nam – thời kỳ đầu

The first wave of Vietnamese architects are mostly trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition. We can cite some names like Nguyen Nhu Y, Nguyen Cao Luyen, Ta My Duat and so on references: The role of the first generation of Vietnamese architects Những nhà kiến trúc Việt Nam đầu tiên: họ là ai?

The Phenomenon of Life: Nature of Order, Book 1: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe

This book constitutes the 9th volume of Alexander’s series on his rethinking of the profession and its practice. It contemplates on architecture as meaningful place for people. Alexander starts the discussion with an argument that “our world is dominated by the order we create,” yet we tend to overlook the basic definition of ‘order’ itself. […]

Pre Roman Architecture

reference: Petite Encyclopedie de l’Architecture | Architecture preromane en Europe – fin du X siecle – milieu du XI siecle Au seuil d’un nouveau millenaire … Il determine le depassement du modele byzantin et l’abandon du langage formel de l’Antiquite classique: la colonne est remplacee par le pilier, les surfaces aux murs epais entendues comme […]