Architectural Styles
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Considering her impeccable personal style, it follows that Olivia Palermo also has stellar taste when it comes to home decor. “Sometimes interiors inspire me more than clothing, ” admits the fashion designer (her Olivia Palermo + Chelsea28 clothing collection is available exclusively at Nordstrom), lifestyle entrepreneur, and street-style muse, whose mom is decorator Lyn Hutchings, of New York–based Hutchings-Lyle Interiors. “I learned from my mother that your home should evolve as you grow as a person, the same way your wardrobe evolves.” Naturally…
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Studying for a degree in architecture or design at our University will quite simply teach you how to become the best in your chosen field. We are the only RIBA-accredited school of architecture in the region, which offers RIBA-exempt courses in all three parts, namely, BA (Hons) (Part 1), MArch (Part 2) and PgDip level (Part 3). The final examination with the award of postgraduate diploma in Architecture enables you to become a registered architect Our Interior Design course is taught by experts who specialise in design communication, creative processes…
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School of Architecture, Faculty of Social Sciences We are one of the UK’s top architecture schools. You’ll enjoy the freedom to express yourself and develop the skills you need for your career. Our built environment contributes a high percentage of carbon emissions and is one of the causes for global warming. I m hoping to apply what I learn to influence people in the building industry to consider their impact on the environment. Chun Yuen, postgraduate student in School of Architecture About the course Course description 2016 We believe people…
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Bartlett Summer School Get a taste of architectural education at The Bartlett School of Architecture. This short course attracts both young people still in their secondary education and school leavers looking into creative careers. Bartlett Summer Studio This tailored short course offers students already studying Architecture at different universities, or undertaking similar creative programmes, the opportunity to diversify their skills. Bartlett Summer Skill-ups Intensive 5-day courses offering a wide range of o training to hone existing skills…
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Contemporary-Modern House Plans feature open, flexible floor space, minimalist decorative elements, and extensive use of modern or industrial mixed materials throughout the home. Stripped down, sleek, and elegant Contemporary or Modern house plans are a complete departure from traditional architecture and have been a favorite style in architect-designed homes since the 1950s. Found in manicured suburban neighborhoods across the country, sophisticated contemporary house designs offer soaring ceilings and a timeless simplicity that works well for…
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Highclere Castle, also known as the real-life Downton Abbey, is a stunning Jacobethan-style country home in the English countryside, surrounded by gardens and woodland. While this property is not on the market (though it’s open to visitors during certain times of the year), there are plenty of equally enchanting English manors for sale that feature the same types of formal reception halls, dining rooms, and breathtaking views of the landscape. Even better, many of these homes have been updated with modern conveniences that the Downton Abbey characters…
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Story highlights Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has revealed ambitious plans for a series of underwater eco-villages His Aequorea project imagines entirely self-sufficient, spiraling oceanscrapers reaching the sea floor Each oceanscraper would be constructed using recycled plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Indeed, the future of human habitation, whether through choice or catastrophe, is often imagined (in popular culture at least) as being beyond Earth s orbit. Sub-aquatic living still seems, perversely it could be argued, very…
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PARRAMATTA OFFICE AND PUBLIC SPACE TOWERS THE CITY RISES: PARRAMATTA PROPOSAL Symbol of Parramatta new Rise, the concept design for the office towers 5 and 6 is expressed via both a vertical torque and outward projection towards the public mall. Urban Concept: The building is envisioned as an extension of the public spaces. Its outermost layer is composed by a vertical circulation which allows pedestrian to climb to the building top via an enclosed glass circulation system (glass boxes.) While rising, the visitor will stop at suspended publicly…
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Dr. Karl Schuler, professor of Architectural History at SCAD, delivered a public talk — “The Urban Legacy of the Volunteer Militias in Savannah’s Bull Street Corridor” — at City Hall. It was part of the City’s “Hungry for History” series organized by City of Savannah archivist Luciana Spracher. The talk was recorded and can be viewed online. Architectural History graduate students Lois Watts, Elizabeth Clappin and Penny Johnson led a total of eleven walking tours as part of the Reading the City public programs. Their tours including a general tour…
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