A color chart or color reference card is a flat, physical object that has many different color samples present. They can be available as a one-page chart, or in the form of swatchbooks or color-matching fans. Typically there are two different types of color charts: Color reference charts are intended…
Palamos is a municipality in the district of Lower Emporda. Its port, due to the existence of the municipality, has had times of great splendor, especially at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the cork industry. Now, the port complex brings together three important sectors: fishing, commercial and tourism.…
The neoclassical decoration and the same arrangement of the rooms on the ground floor are not those foreseen by Piermarini. Originally, after passing a narrow corridor parallel to the facade, similar to the current one, there were access to two oblong rooms. On the external side of the one on…
Azerbaijan cinema – an article about the cinematography of Azerbaijan. In general, since the nucleation film in Azerbaijan about 240 or more full-length 50 short feature films were also more than 1,200 documentaries Early history The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the…
The Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture is part of the Museums system in the Municipality of Rome and is located in the Parione district, near Campo de ‘Fiori. It collects several works of classical and Near Eastern art, donated to the Municipality by Baron Giovanni Barracco in 1904. Giovanni…
Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term “environmental impact assessment” (EIA) is usually used when applied to actual projects by…
Curated by Alia Swastika (Indonesia) and Suman Gopinath (India). Shadow Lines, the first edition of Biennale Equator suggests imaginary lines that draw people together and pull them apart; it also refers to geo-political borders and the creation of modern states in South Asia. There were 43 artists who participated in…
Colors are an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design, and many other fields and disciplines. The following is a list of colors. A number of the color swatches below are taken from domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4. RGB values are given for each swatch…
The Venice Carnival 2009 last from February 14 to 24. Every year the Venice Carnival offers a rich programme of events, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world. 2009 is no exception, with almost two weeks of celebrations involving all the city with its many cultural centres (the…
Valladolid has a monumental wealth of great architectural and tourist value in which a series of monuments, both civil and religious, stand out. The architecture of Valladolid has had a parallel evolution to the Spanish one, and has followed in a diverse way the multiple tendencies that have been produced…
Architectural animation is a short architectural movie created on a computer. A computer-generated building is created along with landscaping and sometimes moving people and vehicles. Unlike an architectural rendering, which is a single image from a single point of view, an architectural animation is a series of hundreds or even…
The introduction of Mannerism in Brazil represented the launching of the cornerstone of the artistic history of European descent. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1500, Brazil was inhabited by indigenous peoples, whose culture had rich immemorial traditions, but was different from Portuguese culture. With the arrival of the colonizers, the…
Groups of working individuals are typically classified based on the colors of their collars worn at work; these can commonly reflect one’s occupation or sometimes gender. White-collar workers are named for the white-collared shirts that were fashionable among office workers in the early and mid-20th century. Blue-collar workers are referred…
Vegetable oil can be used as an alternative fuel in diesel engines and in heating oil burners. When vegetable oil is used directly as a fuel, in either modified or unmodified equipment, it is referred to as straight vegetable oil (SVO) or pure plant oil (PPO). Conventional diesel engines can…
Salone del Mobile Milano, the most keenly awaited international event for the furnishing and design sectors, last from 4 to 9 of April, 2017. Milan Design Week, one of the most important events related to the world of design and architecture at international level. More than three hundred thousand designers,…
Disaster tourism has been defined as the practice of visiting locations at which an environmental disaster, either natural or man-made, have occurred. Although a variety of disasters are the subject of subsequent disaster tourism, the most common disaster tourist sites are the areas surrounding volcanic eruptions. Opinions on the morality…
A color model is an abstract mathematical model describing the way colors can be represented as tuples of numbers, typically as three or four values or color components. When this model is associated with a precise description of how the components are to be interpreted (viewing conditions, etc.), the resulting…
Whilst traveling with friends or organized groups is fairly common, by choice or by necessity many people travel alone. Traveling alone is a unique experience and can be a very rewarding way of traveling, despite a few drawbacks. Business travellers might find themselves on a solo trip, as well as…
Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point (or both) to reconstitute the image. An optical anamorphism is the visualization of a mathematical operation called an affine transformation. The process of extreme anamorphosis has been used by artists…
A water table is a masonry architectural feature that consists of a projecting course that deflects water running down the face of a building away from lower courses or the foundation, though they are often primarily decorative. A water table may be found near the base of a wall or…
Geneva is a Swiss city located at the southwestern end of Lake Geneva. It is the second most populous city in Switzerland after Zurich. Geneva is also the second largest financial center in the country after Zurich. It is considered the most important in the world in terms of trans-national…
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM) is a museum located in northeastern Flamengo Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is in the Centro district, west of Santos Dumont Airport, on Guanabara Bay. The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio)…
Hong Kong Wedding Fair, as Hong Kong’s biggest Wedding Exhibition Series, organized by Hongkong-Asia Exhibition (Holding) Ltd., presents four seasons of wedding festivals every year. More than 500 booths gather wedding experts from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea and other places to gather trendy wedding products and…
The Centrale Montemartini, on the Via Ostiense, is part of the system of the Museums in the Municipality. It houses about 400 Roman statues, already exhibited at the Capitoline Museums or recovered from the rich municipal deposits, along with epigraphs and mosaics, in an extraordinary setting of industrial archeology. The…
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Color chart
A color chart or color reference card is a flat, physical object that has many different color samples present. They can be available as a one-page chart, or in the form of swatchbooks or color-matching fans. Typically there are two different types of color charts: Color reference charts are intended…
Read morePalamós, Girona counties, Catalonia, Spain
Palamos is a municipality in the district of Lower Emporda. Its port, due to the existence of the municipality, has had times of great splendor, especially at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the cork industry. Now, the port complex brings together three important sectors: fishing, commercial and tourism.…
Read moreThe Toscanini Foyer and Terrace, Teatro alla Scala
The neoclassical decoration and the same arrangement of the rooms on the ground floor are not those foreseen by Piermarini. Originally, after passing a narrow corridor parallel to the facade, similar to the current one, there were access to two oblong rooms. On the external side of the one on…
Read moreCinema of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan cinema – an article about the cinematography of Azerbaijan. In general, since the nucleation film in Azerbaijan about 240 or more full-length 50 short feature films were also more than 1,200 documentaries Early history The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the…
Read moreGiovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture, Rome, Italy
The Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture is part of the Museums system in the Municipality of Rome and is located in the Parione district, near Campo de ‘Fiori. It collects several works of classical and Near Eastern art, donated to the Municipality by Baron Giovanni Barracco in 1904. Giovanni…
Read moreEnvironmental impact assessment
Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term “environmental impact assessment” (EIA) is usually used when applied to actual projects by…
Read moreIndonesia – India Biennale Jogja XI 2011, Yayasan Biennale Yogyakarta
Curated by Alia Swastika (Indonesia) and Suman Gopinath (India). Shadow Lines, the first edition of Biennale Equator suggests imaginary lines that draw people together and pull them apart; it also refers to geo-political borders and the creation of modern states in South Asia. There were 43 artists who participated in…
Read moreList of colors: G–M
Colors are an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design, and many other fields and disciplines. The following is a list of colors. A number of the color swatches below are taken from domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4. RGB values are given for each swatch…
Read moreReview of Venice Carnival 2009, Italy
The Venice Carnival 2009 last from February 14 to 24. Every year the Venice Carnival offers a rich programme of events, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world. 2009 is no exception, with almost two weeks of celebrations involving all the city with its many cultural centres (the…
Read moreArchitecture of Valladolid
Valladolid has a monumental wealth of great architectural and tourist value in which a series of monuments, both civil and religious, stand out. The architecture of Valladolid has had a parallel evolution to the Spanish one, and has followed in a diverse way the multiple tendencies that have been produced…
Read moreArchitectural animation
Architectural animation is a short architectural movie created on a computer. A computer-generated building is created along with landscaping and sometimes moving people and vehicles. Unlike an architectural rendering, which is a single image from a single point of view, an architectural animation is a series of hundreds or even…
Read moreMannerism in Brazil
The introduction of Mannerism in Brazil represented the launching of the cornerstone of the artistic history of European descent. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1500, Brazil was inhabited by indigenous peoples, whose culture had rich immemorial traditions, but was different from Portuguese culture. With the arrival of the colonizers, the…
Read moreDesignation of workers by collar color
Groups of working individuals are typically classified based on the colors of their collars worn at work; these can commonly reflect one’s occupation or sometimes gender. White-collar workers are named for the white-collared shirts that were fashionable among office workers in the early and mid-20th century. Blue-collar workers are referred…
Read moreVegetable oil fuel
Vegetable oil can be used as an alternative fuel in diesel engines and in heating oil burners. When vegetable oil is used directly as a fuel, in either modified or unmodified equipment, it is referred to as straight vegetable oil (SVO) or pure plant oil (PPO). Conventional diesel engines can…
Read moreReview of Salone del Mobile.Milano 2017, Milan Design Week, Italy
Salone del Mobile Milano, the most keenly awaited international event for the furnishing and design sectors, last from 4 to 9 of April, 2017. Milan Design Week, one of the most important events related to the world of design and architecture at international level. More than three hundred thousand designers,…
Read moreDisaster tourism
Disaster tourism has been defined as the practice of visiting locations at which an environmental disaster, either natural or man-made, have occurred. Although a variety of disasters are the subject of subsequent disaster tourism, the most common disaster tourist sites are the areas surrounding volcanic eruptions. Opinions on the morality…
Read moreColor model
A color model is an abstract mathematical model describing the way colors can be represented as tuples of numbers, typically as three or four values or color components. When this model is associated with a precise description of how the components are to be interpreted (viewing conditions, etc.), the resulting…
Read moreTravel alone guide
Whilst traveling with friends or organized groups is fairly common, by choice or by necessity many people travel alone. Traveling alone is a unique experience and can be a very rewarding way of traveling, despite a few drawbacks. Business travellers might find themselves on a solo trip, as well as…
Read moreAnamorphosis
Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point (or both) to reconstitute the image. An optical anamorphism is the visualization of a mathematical operation called an affine transformation. The process of extreme anamorphosis has been used by artists…
Read moreWater table in architecture
A water table is a masonry architectural feature that consists of a projecting course that deflects water running down the face of a building away from lower courses or the foundation, though they are often primarily decorative. A water table may be found near the base of a wall or…
Read moreHistory of Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva is a Swiss city located at the southwestern end of Lake Geneva. It is the second most populous city in Switzerland after Zurich. Geneva is also the second largest financial center in the country after Zurich. It is considered the most important in the world in terms of trans-national…
Read moreRio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art, Brazil
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM) is a museum located in northeastern Flamengo Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is in the Centro district, west of Santos Dumont Airport, on Guanabara Bay. The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio)…
Read moreReview of Hong Kong Wedding Fair 2015, China
Hong Kong Wedding Fair, as Hong Kong’s biggest Wedding Exhibition Series, organized by Hongkong-Asia Exhibition (Holding) Ltd., presents four seasons of wedding festivals every year. More than 500 booths gather wedding experts from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea and other places to gather trendy wedding products and…
Read moreMontemartini power plant, Rome, Italy
The Centrale Montemartini, on the Via Ostiense, is part of the system of the Museums in the Municipality. It houses about 400 Roman statues, already exhibited at the Capitoline Museums or recovered from the rich municipal deposits, along with epigraphs and mosaics, in an extraordinary setting of industrial archeology. The…
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