Sentences with phrase «building modern culture»

App builders have taken a central role in building modern culture, said Ben Silverman, producer of Apple's new reality TV show «Planet of the Apps.»

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I am not very unlike you, very cynical of the modern culture of the «church», but I have found, for me, that to fixate on the problems of the church does not seem to build the Lingdom of God.

A compelling aspect of Kilde's book is her reading of the buildings themselves in order to understand the religious culture that produced them: bold, confident, masculine and modern — yet slightly on the defensive.

CALL FOR A CULTURE WITH VISION We've had bad experiences in modern times with the immanent eschatologies of the people who wanted to build heaven on earth or re-establish Eden - with Marxists and all the rest, who demanded, in one way or another, that the ultimate purposes of humankind be achieved.

The most this period could have done was to buy time for a fuller and better synthesis to be worked out between Catholic theology, and what is either well proven, or at least intrinsically probable in the philosophy of modern science, and the culture built upon it.

Increasingly, we have noticed an appeasement of modern culture under the broad cloak of pastoral sensitivity, including cases of some high - profile clergy who deliberately blur the Church's teaching regarding homosexuality and transgenderism in the name of «building bridges.»

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

More recently, a report by Kevin N. Laland of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and his colleagues in Nature Reviews Genetics, building on an earlier proposal by Robert Boyd of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Peter J. Richerson of U.C. Davis, argued that human culture, defined as any learned behavior, including technology, has been the dominant natural selection force on modern humans.

It's time to take a trip to Canada's very own piece of European culture — from stately buildings to gorgeous street vistas — all in one city — but also a whole lot more, with modern flourishes everywhere to be found.

Embracing the culture and new heroes of modern off - road racing, DiRT 2 features an exciting line - up of the best new rally drivers - including the multi medal - winning Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block alongside Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra, and Tanner Faust, who help players build their racing career.

Wisetail builds Learning Management Systems for innovators who, like us, know a people - first culture is the most important driver of success in the modern workforce.

Existing 1960s buildings at this Maori - language immersion school were removed to make way for a modern learning centre that maintained its links with the past, ties to the community, and reflected the local culture and landscape.

Find out how D2L can help you build a modern learning culture that addresses your unique workforce challenges.

The best Classics teachers in independent school demonstrate to their students the influence of classical cultures on today's world, from the building blocks the languages provided for modern grammar to the cognates that inform the vocabulary of English and the Romance languages.

Some more traditional California - culture designs were also on the lawn, like the 1964 Surfite build which has been a mainstay of modern «Surf - Culture» art shows since appearing in Life Magazine and the film «Bikini Beach» in theculture designs were also on the lawn, like the 1964 Surfite build which has been a mainstay of modern «Surf - Culture» art shows since appearing in Life Magazine and the film «Bikini Beach» in theCulture» art shows since appearing in Life Magazine and the film «Bikini Beach» in the 1960s.

Whether you're into modern muscle cars, meticulously - restored classics, lowriders, trucks, pro-touring resto - mod builds, or any other subset of the automotive culture, you'll find countless examples of vehicles that fit your favorite theme.

There, towering modern buildings are interspersed with restored older structures that still display the remnants of the many cultures and people who left their stamp here.

Built next to the majestic Vilcanota River, in the mystical landscape of the Incas on the route to Machu Picchu, Aranwa Sacred Valley is composed from a restored hacienda decorated in Colonial style inviting the magical balance of the ancient Inca culture and modern sumptuousness in the peaceful haven of the Huayllabamba district.

Being the first five - star resort built in the southern enclave of Nusa Dua in 1983, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa has successfully maintained its goal of bringing the finest of Balinese architecture and traditional culture, complimented with the modern requirements of today's traveler.

Steeped in history and culture, the Austrian capital is packed with incredible architecture - from its Imperial past, to its modern buildings.

If your preference is for the buzz and excitement of the city you'll be thrilled by our journeys by train in Spain as you'll visit the architecturally - stunning Valencia with its mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings, the historic and picture - postcard perfect Barcelona and vibrant Madrid, Spain's compelling and cosmopolitan capital which is steeped in art, culture and attractions both ancient and modern.

The décor is fitting with the rest of the building and uses traditional style earthy colors in a modern setting to create a comfortable and practical space that reflects the culture of the city.

Today Dubai has been transformed into a fascinating mix of modern hi - tech buildings and sumptuous traditional Arabic culture.

The Lokha Ubud Resort presents Balinese culture in its service and the Balinese traditional style in its building, The resort offers suites and private villa designed in modern with authentice Balinese architecture.

Featuring exhibits documenting the full spectrum of the country's history, visitors can see artifacts from the long millennia of Maya rule, items from the early days when Belize was a pirate haven, cats o» nine tails and chain balls from colonial times when the building was a prison, and special displays about the distinct cultures and peoples in modern Belize.

The building dates back to 1927, while the interior reveals a mix of modern Japanese aesthetics alongside a very traditional tea room, where you can enjoy Japanese culture with the senses.

History and building The Fundación Juan March promotes humanistic and scientific culture by organizing temporary exhibitions, mostly focused on modern and contemporary art, as well as concerts, lectures, conferences, seminars, workshops, and research activities.

Features African culture, Classical Antiquity and German Expressionism, along with modern art in the Ahmanson Building.

Building on the «Do What You Love» culture of modern labour economics, the home for Airbnb Pavilion is not so much about the traditional notion of a community that's tied to a physical space but the «home» icon of an online portal that's mediated in the interests of its administrator where Do More of What They Love lives.

In some ways, this was the result of a process that had been building up for decades: The modern art movements of the early 20th century can be defined by their struggle with the legacy of Western Art; artists were clamoring to break out of these boundaries either by leaving and working elsewhere (for example German expressionists August Macke and Emil Nolde followed in the footsteps of French post-impressionist Paul Gauguin) or by seeking inspiration and incorporating what they could from the «exotic» art of other cultures — from African sculpture to Japanese prints.

At the São Paulo gallery's European outpost, this weekend sees the first solo exhibition in Brussels by Luiz Roque, «The Modern Years», a series of three films emerging from the artist's interest in sculpture and bodily expression: Modern (2014) draws on research into Henry Moore's Recumbent Figure (1938) and performance artist Leigh Bowery (a fixture of London's»80s club culture) while in Rio De Janeiro (2017), a black transsexual woman holds a phone conversation with the founder of the city's Museum of Modern Art, in which she discusses a dream of the building burning.

2015 Off the shelf Group Show, / i» klectik / Art Lab, London, UK Offprint London, Tate Modern, with AKINA Factory, London, UK DIY Cultures, Rich Mix, London, UK Alternative Takeover 2015, 47/49 Tanner Street, London, UK Chat / 1, Group Show, I'm Not Done Projects, The Rose Lipman Building, London, UK 2014 State of Origin, Group Show, Unit24 Gallery, London, UK More Than One Point in Space, Group Show, TriSpace Gallery, London, UK Night Contact Open Submission finalist, Brighton Photobiennial, selection by judge Thurston Moore, selection by judge Anne Bourgeois - Vignon Empty Stretch Perfect Wasn't Bad 2 Print Sale, 867 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, USA Find Rangers Issue 3 Release and Photo Show, 838 Gallery, San Francisco, USA WLAC - West London Arts Collective exhibition at W3 Gallery, London, UK Eccentric Exhibition, The Regent - Islington, London, UK

The building is a must - see for anyone interested in New York City industrial architecture; adaptive reuse of these buildings; artist's work and living spaces; New York artists» culture of the 1960s - 70s; and Donald Judd's oeuvre and collection, including one of the only modern frescos you are likely to see.

with Pope L. and Special Guests, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY 30 Americans, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC Building the Contemporary Collection: Five Years of Acquisitions, The Nasher Museum at Duke University, Durham, NC Hydrarchy: Power and Resistance at Sea, Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo, Egypt Stargazers: Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation with 21 Contemporary Artists, The Bronx Museum Of Art, NY Why Do We Migrate, The Center For Art, Design and Visual Culture, Baltimore, MD Stephen Burkes: Are You A Hybrid, The Museum Of Art and Design, New York, NY

So thanks to the fragilista, modern culture has been increasingly building blindness to the mysterious, the impenetrable, what Nietzsche called the Dionysian, in life.

As one of three keynote speakers to present at the Garrison Institute's 10th Anniversary Gala, Dan Siegel suggests bridging the insights of the world's contemplative traditions with the rigor of modern scientific investigation in an effort to help build resilience in people and cultures.

Of course, modern architecture can be rehabilitated — or at least made to integrate local realities of climate, building culture and materials that are naturally available.

And this particular collection also highlights the contradiction between intellectual property law, which grants companies complete and effectively perpetual control over beloved pieces of culture, and modern fandom, which uses that same culture as building blocks for new art.