Sentences with phrase «by great architects»

This steam room was built in 1584 and like the rest of the Cemberlitas Baths was designed by the great architect Sinan, who designed many of the mosques in Istanbul.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research labs in Boulder, Colorado, designed by the great architect I.M. Pei.

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The great artifice of the cathedral however is not one effected in brick and mortar by its human architects.

Here the sun, the centre of the universe, its eastern rising, its brilliant light pouring past the great crucifix over the cathedral sanctuary, is mere material by which the cosmic architect fashions a symbol that speaks of himself, his silent, humble presence in the bread and wine that is given to be eaten.

In closing our discussion of the Conference in Jerusalem, we need to refer to a very significant statement made by Nathan Soderblom, the great ecumenical pioneer and architect of the Life and Work Movement.

The current building - the fourth to occupy the site - was designed by the court architect, Sir Christopher, and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

The Hearst Castle and its two sumptuous formal pools — the Neptune Pool outdoors for daytime and the Roman Pool indoors for the nights, each the most beautiful pool of its kind in the country — were designed by Julia Morgan, who is widely considered to have been America's first great woman architect.

It wasn't without a touch of irony that Chelsea FC's frailties were exposed by Jose Mourinho, the architect of its greatest run of success.

Any sample that gave a signal equal to or greater than the cutoff value (Log N S / CO ≥ 0.0) was repeated in duplicate, and samples with repeatedly reactive results were further analyzed by the ARCHITECT XMRV p30 CMIA for antibodies to capsid protein.

Whimsical drawings by Malcolm Wells (world - renowned architect, artist, and author of several books, including The Earth - Sheltered Home, Classic Architectural Birdhouses, Recovering America, InfraStructures, and How to Build an Underground House) throughout the book make this a must for every bathroom library, a great gift for gardeners (and anyone who urinates), and an enlightening problem - solver for environmental planners dealing with the nutrient pollution of water.

According to Tiffany, the sleeves were propelled from 1940s fabulousness, however, they too nearly take after a couple of sleeves by the French architect, around 1935, to just be «motivated» by a period, as she adopted it now but still it look great and the perfect combination of jewelry added more elegance.

Architect of the great family fortune, and of its misfortunes too, Getty was one of the twentieth century's most iconic and enigmatic figures, and a man of endless contradictions — a billionaire who washed his own socks; a visionary who dreamed of a dynasty, but who was baffled by family.

It was designed by renowned architect Michael Scott and decorated with colourful mosaics by the late, great Irish artist Patrick Scott.

Gaido was one of 72 projects chosen from about 800 applicants to participate in Zinc Shower 2016, an annual event held at the College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), where lectures, workshops, networking, and creative entrepreneurship shows were held by great professionals.

Leslie Jacobs, a chief architect of the New Orleans reforms, responded to the Tulane report by calling for greater regulation to offset the «human nature of some to find ways to game the system.»

Days after doing the deal, he was able to prove (quite unexpectedly, he claims) that it was the very car owned originally by Voisin's friend Le Corbusier, the great modernist architect.

Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, bestselling author and architect of the great surveys that mapped the West after the Civil War, King was named by John Hay «the best and brightest of his generation.»

To say thanks, eBook Architects has been looking for ways to give back to the open source community, such as assisting in the launch of the #ePrdctn Wiki and by maintaining and spreading great tools like epub - applescripts and kindlegen - drop - app.

I think Dylan Grice was the great architect of the notion that you can define the upper bound to today's interest rates by trying to determine society's capability to meet those interest rates at higher and higher levels.

Ride the cable carOpens external site in a new window to the top and explore other great attractions including the Poble EspagnolOpens external site in a new window (Spanish village), the Joan Miro museumOpens external site in a new window and the famous Mies van der Rohe PavilionOpens external site in a new window, designed by the famous architect and a great example of Bauhaus architecture.

Built in 1968 by Javier Arana, considered to be the great and internationally acclaimed architect of Spanish golf, the course is located in the El Saler Natural Park, on the shores of the Mediterranean, in the Autonomous Community of Valencia.

Armor is a spacious villa designed with great taste by one of the best architects of Saint Bart.

Designed by architect Roldano Bellori, Coral Cove 7 - Sunset has a thoughtful, contemporary layout that makes the most of its beachfront location; just fold back the glass door to turn the outdoor terrace and indoor great room into one large, airy living area.

A home that was given great thought and consideration into its design by the renowned firm of Farrington Bayliss Architects offers 4 bedrooms each with an en suite bathroom, an office and another half bathroom.

Probably built during the 15th century in a very difficult location, it is the greatest achievement of the Incas architects due to the intelligence and dare demonstrated by their design.

Sited by the river in the historic center, right in front of the famous bridge by the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, the Best Western Conde Duque is a high - quality hotel in Bilbao, within walking distance of the Guggenheim Museum and other attractions of this great city in northern Spain.

Expanding your city is done by connecting new buildings together, creating a strange hodge - podge of civilisation that usually ends up looking like it was designed by a drunkard who firmly believes he's the greatest architect in the world despite being unable to figure out how his own front door works.

is directed by Mark Cerny, the architect behind the design of the PlayStation 4, it's no surprise the team went the extra mile, but it is great to see even a so called «kids game» still gets the full high graphics treatment.

NEWS Designed by architect David Adjaye, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on Sept. 24 with great fanfare including a dedication ceremony with President Obama and has attracted record crowds in the month since.

This magical museum in Lincoln Inn Fields was designed by the great neo-classical architect Sir John Soane (1753 - 1837) to house his outstanding collection of art and artefacts.

Subsequently, Casebere traveled to Turkey where, in preparation for his participation in the 2006 Seville Biennial curated by Okwui Enwezor, he researched Ottoman architecture, particularly that of Sinan (1489 - 1588), generally considered the greatest of all Ottoman architects.

Further, having studied architecture in college Silverman became inspired by the 20th century's great architects.

LOCATION: Greater Helsinki, Finland NOTABLE FACULTY: Irit Rogoff, Peterri Nisunen, Nora Sternfeld FAMOUS ALUMNI: Marita Liulia, Magnus Charmanoff, Helena Hietanen, Klaus Härö TIME TO DEGREE: 2 years SELLING POINTS: Named for Alvar Aalto, prominent Finnish architect and designer, Aalto University was founded in 2010 by merging Helsinki's University of Technology, School of Economics, and University of Art and Design (formerly known by the abbreviation TaiK).

Great Meadows explores the home of Episcopal priest and contemporary art collector Al Shands, designed by architect David Morton and completed in 1988.

The Museum is also distinguished by a grand historic building designed by the great American architect John Russell Pope and a scenic three - acre sculpture garden that is an oasis in the City.

Architects Caruso St John (responsible, inter alia, for Tate Britain, the Gagosian London galleries, and Nottingham Contemporary) have given the rather restricted space a pleasing sense of openness, with great side windows affording a view of the immaculate rolling lawns of the college gardens (installation image below by Ioana Marinescu).

Modernity from Stockholm has a large, terrific, blood - colored vase from the 1940s by Danish ceramist Axel Salto, while Nilufar from Milan has a bold, mirrored booth with sexy wooden furniture by the great Italian - born, Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914 - 1992).

In the beautiful, adaptable pavilion built by architect Renzo Piano, it also gives you a great feel for the vaunted light and space of the art scene in Los Angeles.

This show takes us into the mind of one of our greatest contemporary architects, inspired by the artistic offerings of Modern Art and more recent emerging creative work.

Originally conceived for the presentation of the museum's collections, since the spring of 2016 the main building is once again entirely dedicated to its original purpose while the third venue across the street from the main building, connected to it by an underground passage, has been specifically designed by the local architects Christ & Gantenbein for great special exhibitions held in the skylighted galleries on the third floor.

The building, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, was conceived as a unique space to promote discovery, reflection, criticism and learning through contemporary art through a critical program that questions the paradigms of thought and the great themes of our time.

The historic Monet exhibition, with which the firm opened its former headquarters designed by the great Austrian architect, Hans Hollein, on Manhattan's 79th Street, was covered on national television.

This show will take us into the thinking of one of our greatest contemporary architects, who is inspired by the artistic offerings of Modern Art and also by the most emergent creative work.

It was the first building completed by the great Renaissance architect Donato Bramante (1444 — 1514) in the city of Rome.

This utilitarian material has been utilized by renowned architects, designers, and artists and completely transformed into great art.»

Brennan's practice — exemplified by previous work such as Jerusalem Pink, 2015, which considered the relationship between the role of stone in Palestine and her great - grandfather's occupation there as an architect during the British Mandate — merges serious investigative documentary practices with a sensitive and poetic relationship to using moving image as a means to create subjective and / or staged moments: footage meets fiction.

The grand entrance to the building designed by the great American architect John Russell Pope ushered generations of visitors into the museum from 1929 to 1982, and the reopening of this historic threshold reflects the BMA's goal to foster more welcoming and memorable art experiences.

The founding director of the building community WORKSHOP (bcWORKSHOP), Brown has received a great deal of recognition for his socially conscious design concepts, including the 2007, 2008, and 2010 Awards for Excellence in Community Design and Sustainable Design by AIA / Dallas and most recently, the 2010 National AIA / HUD Secretary Award for Community - Informed Design by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in conjunction with the American Institute for Architects for his Congo Street Green Initiative.

Prior to joining the museum, her most recent curatorial projects have included The Land Mark Show at the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, looking at ecological perspectives by artists located in the Western United States; and Yesterday's Future at the Orange County Great Park Gallery, examining the City of Irvine's idealized master plan of a university and city encapsulated in architect William Pereira's design of UCI's campus.

By the 1770s, in Britain, such architects as Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers were in huge popular demand, but they were now drawing on a great variety of classical sources, including ancient Greece, so much so that their forms of architecture were eventually defined as neoclassical rather than Palladian.