Sentences with phrase «local architectural history»

Homeowners can then affix the plaque to the exterior façade to proudly signify the home's place in local architectural history.

This reference is balanced by some local architectural history: The checklist reveals that a scuffed - up bit of deep blue - gray wall off to one side is a remnant of the museum's Gauguin print exhibition, these galleries» previous occupant.

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Plainspoken and witty, it qualifies as social history, film theory, personal reverie, architectural history and criticism, a bittersweet meditation on automotive transport, a critical history of mass transit in southern California, a wisecracking compilation of local folklore, «a city symphony in reverse,» and a song of nostalgia for lost neighborhoods such as Bunker Hill and unchronicled lifestyles such as those of locals who walk or take buses.

DAVID ADJAYE, «Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye» @ The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago «Making Place» is the first comprehensive museum survey of global architect David Adjaye «s portfolio of more than 50 built projects, which includes the forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. His approach to design is unique: «Rather than advancing a signature architectural style, Adjaye's structures address local concerns and conditions through both a historical understanding of context and a global understanding of modernism.»

His architecture expresses respect for the primacy of the site, legacy of a local culture, invaluable lessons of architectural history,» according to jury chairman Lord Palumbo.