The church of the monastery of Chara, situated in the Edirnekapı quarter of Istanbul today, was re-erected by the Empero
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A touchstone of Byzantine artistic achievement, the church now known as the Kariye Camii in Istanbul preserves impressiv
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"One of America's most popular music artists shares beautiful pieces of an unforgettable human mosaic, reveali
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This book deals with the new Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Architecture in Stockholm, situated on the island of
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Thirteen diverse essays in Chora 6 reconsider cultural and historical roots of architecture and explore contemporary ven
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With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no su
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Architecture is at a crossroads - to survive as a vehicle of contemporary human culture it must extend beyond convention
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Contributors to this volume strive to uncover architectural alternatives to simplistic models based on concepts of aesth
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Volume I in the new series Chora: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture explores fundamental questions concerning
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