Word: architecturale
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After retiring from public life and entering the Zen Buddhist order as a monk, Yoshimasa freely indulged his passions for architecture, gardening, literature and fine art. Early in his reign, he gained notoriety for building lavish palaces, even during times of terrible hardship for most of his people; in retirement...
“The renovation is a comprehensive project that preserves important architectural features of the existing building, while providing a fully-equipped [theater] facility on the site,” Symonds said. “[But] there is no good access to construction equipment on the site so construction...
Community members also objected initially to the architectural design of the proposed building.
Together, Szabo and Sekler engaged in a furious and monumental battle with Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials, who initially resisted the idea of replacing the Architectural Sciences Department and legitimizing the arts, according to Sekler.
(2 of 2) The memory of so many bad buildings has made a lot of Parisians almost pathologically opposed to more. "The very idea of building in Paris is seen as wrong and condemnable," sighs Paris architect Bernard Reichen. After the Tour Montparnasse went up, mayor Jacques Chirac and his...