architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… … Universalium
Architecture of the night — De Volharding Building, The Hague, 1928 by Jan Buijs, photographed in 1930 … Wikipedia
Responsive architecture — is an evolving sphere of structural design research aimed at changing the shape of buildings so as to match the needs of the people inside and adapt to the changing weather outside. History The term responsive architecture was coined by Nicholas… … Wikipedia
Constructivist architecture — Narkomtiazhprom, Vesnin brothers, 1934 Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist… … Wikipedia
Brutalist architecture — Boston City Hall, part of Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts (Gerhardt Kallmann and N. Michael McKinnell, 1969). The structure illustrates typical (but not necessary) Brutalist characteristics such as top heavy massing, the use of slender… … Wikipedia
Proportion (architecture) — Proportion is the relation between elements and a whole. Architectural proportions In architecture the whole is not just a building but the set and setting of the site. The things that make a building and its site well shaped include the… … Wikipedia
Open-source architecture — (OSArc) is an emerging paradigm[citation needed]describing new procedures for the design, construction and operation of buildings, infrastructure and spaces. Drawing from references as diverse as open source culture, avant garde architectural… … Wikipedia
CONSTRUCTIVIST ARCHITECTURE — Constructivist art and architecture, found in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s, grew out of the geometric, dynamic, and kinetic styles of both Cubism and Futurist architecture. Russian Constructivism, as it is also called, was then… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
FUTURIST ARCHITECTURE — Futurism was an early 20th century art movement founded by the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and described in his Manifesto of Futurism, published in 1909. This organization of writers and artists included the Italian architect Antonio Sant… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
Uni-Systems — Infobox Company company name = Uni Systems, LLC company company type = Limited liability company slogan = Kinetic Architecture foundation = 1968 location city = Minneapolis, Minnesota location country = USA key people = Cyril Silberman, CEO Bart… … Wikipedia
