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On Case Studies

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

I like how the phrase indicates that the subject, the case , is being analyzed in depth: it is being studied , not just presented. The images move, like architectural documents, from big to small, and from past to present — or in the case of this book, from past to future. as "case studies."

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Rotterdam 2023: Part 2 - Urban Design and Architecture

Community Architect

Rotterdam make it happen"- a new image for the city (photo: Philipsen) With the global revival of cities and urbanity as a desired lifestyle, mono-functional city quarters and dependence on the automobile is increasingly in the rear view mirror, even though multilane high volume roadways are still present in some areas just outside downtown.

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Ultimate List of Architecture Terms

Architecture Quote

Diagrammatic architecture is the usage of diagrams to develop a building or structure. The diagrams have the purpose to analyze problems and thereby develop solutions to them. Deconstruction. Deconstruction in architecture words is hence questioning what a building actually is, and challenging possibilities in structures.