The elements of architecture : principles of environmental performance in buildings 9781317973270, 1317973275

Elements of Architecture

Rem Koolhaas

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Elements of Environmental Management 9781442616783

Elements of Environmental Management is an interdisciplinary textbook that integrates corporate environmental strategy w

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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture 0393306763, 9780393306767

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The Presence of Modernist Architecture in Government’s educational Buildings at Lefkoşa

Modernist architecture movement of the buildings in any city reflects the modernity of that city. Lefkoşa as a modern city faced many conflicts in the last century. The governmental buildings illustrate how modernism in architecture was defined and reflected in the buildings of the city. The aim of this paper is to explore the modernism movement in architecture influence on educational governmental buildings in Lefkoşa for first half in 20th century. The paper focuses on the ideas and experiences of modernist architects in first half of 20th century to apply modernism elements, and relationship between architecture form and functionalism in governmental buildings. Methodology frame work elucidated to conduct the subject. Two School buildings have been selected from the first half of twentieth century in Lefkoşa as case studies for modernist architecture. ‘Lefkoşa türk lisesi’ designed by ‘Ahmet vural Bahaedden’, which was the one of famous modernist architects in Cyprus and ‘Şehit Ertuğrul Ilkokulu’. The buildings architectural elements analyzed in both schools to demonstrate relation between site, interior space, functionality and environmental response, based on using their modern material and character. The paper concluded that the educational buildings hold strong elements of the modernist architecture in Lefkoşa and demonstrate how the elements of modernism were involved functionally in the design. The findings contribute useful evidence about the existence of modernism philosophy in architecture in Lefkoşa in the first half of twentieth century. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2018) 2(1), 22-32. https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.3653

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Principles of Modern Architecture 1901092240, 9781901092240

Principles of Modern Architecture is not a history of modern architecture. Its aim is theoretical and it represents an a

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Materials and Meaning in Architecture: Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings 9781474287746, 9781474287753, 9781474287760, 9781474287722

Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and mu

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Of the Buildings of Justinian

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Jean Nouvel: The Elements of Architecture (Architecture/Design Series) [1 ed.] 0500280894, 9780500280898

Since his Institut du Monde Arabe opened in Paris in 1987, French architect Jean Nouvel has designed many significant bu

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The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture

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Drawing Climate: Visualising Invisible Elements of Architecture 9783035623611, 9783035623604

Representation of climate in design Ephemeral phenomena like fire, precipitation, shade, and wind have emerged as impo

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