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Hace 20 horas · The power of architecture is subtle but profound. Architects shape not only our cities but also our behavior. Architecture is everywhere, and we cannot help but react instinctively to what we experience. Meet two experts in behavioral design and discover how architectural design, from benches to buildings, affects your life.
Hace 2 días · El nuevo premio Mies van der Rohe, con el que la Comunidad Europea corona la mejor arquitectura, ha galardonado en esta edición a una estructura que es un edificio singular: un inmueble circular ...
Hace 2 días · On the one hand, as agoras for social exchange, they serve a status purpose, making the book less a thing for building knowledge than one for building prestige. On the other, they serve as international magnets, commissioned to star architects to reinforce a country’s cultural image. Such is precisely the case of the two examples detailed in ...
Hace 3 días · Queen Victoria Bridge. This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid. Discover 123 places to experience unusual architecture in Spain. Atlas Obscura is your guide to the world's ...
Hace 3 días · Parthenon, temple that dominates the Acropolis at Athens. It was built in the mid-5th century BCE and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos. The temple is generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric architectural order.
Hace 2 días · Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier Art Deco and later postmodern movements.
Hace 3 días · The Colosseum, Rome, c. 70–80 AD. Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different from Greek buildings, becoming a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture.Roman architecture flourished in the Roman Republic and to an even greater ...
