A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature. From LearnThat.org. [Guillaume Apollinaire]
architectural history. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
En: Libraries: new concepts in architectural & design. From Wordnik.com. [La Biblioteca Memorial Nakatsu Obata | [bauen]] Reference
A great piece that illustrates socio-political influence in architectural design. From Wordnik.com. [Gothic Stalinist Soviet Skyscrapers] Reference
Academically, Ballardian Studies is an emerging discipline in architectural schools. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian » 'Architectures of the Near Future': An Interview with Nic Clear] Reference
I am a designer who has worked in architectural firms for corporate and residential clients. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Room Designs for Kids] Reference
Four years after the levee failures, New Orleans is seeing an unexpected boom in architectural experimentation. From Wordnik.com. [Houses of the Future] Reference
Appalling clash in architectural styles and paving of the gardens aside ... the finished product isn't all bad. From Wordnik.com. [April 24th, 2005] Reference
But actually resulted in architectural choices that would never have made upfront but which were best for the situation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
These are proposed regulations from four different regulating agencies plus the guide-lines in architectural accessibility. From Wordnik.com. [Employment Equity from the U.S. Perspective] Reference
Fantastic though it is, and overcharged with detail, this capital gives a good example of the curvature of the calyx-leaf in architectural design. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
The last few years have witnessed a gradual disenchantment within architectural education with the goals espoused by the architectural profession. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian » A Near Future: Nic Clear’s Tribute to JG Ballard] Reference
Your world needs memorable institutions, corporations, or organizations that are signified visually with certain architectural style or building types. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » How to Make Your Novel into a Media Franchise, part 2] Reference
The end result is as much an excercise in architectural and planning process as it is the realisation of Mr and Mrs Row's dream - and for that, all the more pleasing. From Wordnik.com. [Signing Policy] Reference
The Functionalists called for a return to sincerity and simplicity in architectural design and implemented the now-clichéd maxims of "form follows function" and "less is more.". From Wordnik.com. [Urban Deconstruction] Reference
Note 75: In 1475, Urbino hosted a convocation of the Franciscan Order, an event that Maria Pernis suggests influenced certain architectural decisions concerning the ducal palace. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
The first may be called architectural, the second pictorial, the third neo-pagan. From Wordnik.com. [Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts] Reference
Woodhall does not lie within what may be called the architectural zone of Lincolnshire. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
Can you name the architectural style of your home or apartment building, or the building in which you work?. From Wordnik.com. ['Modern' architecture can be hard to nail down] Reference
We were not impressed with his presentation and find his so-called architectural changes obnoxious and unacceptable. From Wordnik.com. [The Record-Courier - Top Stories] Reference
But for all the wit and fun, there is a dark side: in questioning the notion of architectural monumentality and permanence, Gehry's work reflects the uncertainty of our time. From Wordnik.com. [A Maverick Master] Reference
Wonderful close-up "architectural" photos of vegetable matter. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 27, 2003 - May 3, 2003 Archives] Reference
In between seismic events, some kind of architectural hacking might ensue. From Wordnik.com. [Resilient Urbanism] Reference
I'm totally obsessed with this "architectural" idea of writing at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Chiaroscurist Online] Reference
Some stress is good for us, a kind of architectural tension that keeps us upright. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Bishop: A Stress-Free Way To Get Things Done] Reference
Which is itself a kind of architectural Sargasso, but that's pushing the metaphor. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Hite's Journal] Reference
"Of that kind of architectural beauty," he says, "which arises from symmetry and regularity, here are no traces.". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
It has the appearance of some kind of architectural Chia Pet … Green should be a design element, not a drawn-on mustache …. From Wordnik.com. [URBAN CACTUS HIGH-RISE | Inhabitat] Reference
There is a kind of architectural schizophrenia between the house's confident exterior and the labyrinthine and puzzling folly inside. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Music, A Memoir]
I''m still very interested in those "architectural" issues you noted. From Wordnik.com. [Hottest News Articles] Reference
Don't expect to see any changes in the short term; this kind of architectural change doesn't happen fast. From Wordnik.com. [Planet MySQL] Reference
We have a kind of architectural effort -- if I may use the term -- exerted on the part of the iron filings. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of science, V. 1-2] Reference
Wismer said the expansion will impose no new requirements on issues such as architectural design and signage. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen] Reference
He doesn't spend any time explaining how networks would do this, or what kind of architectural changes he has in mind. From Wordnik.com. [Techdirt] Reference
You might as well apply "architectural" criticism to our rows of tin-roofed cottages or to the average warehouse or wool-store or tramshed. From Wordnik.com. [Platform Monologues] Reference
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