Sgraffito is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface, or in pottery, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip or glaze, and then in either case scratching so as to reveal…
The Kruithof curve describes a region of illuminance levels and color temperatures that are often viewed as comfortable or pleasing to an observer. The curve was constructed from psychophysical data collected by Dutch physicist Arie Andries Kruithof, though the original experimental data is not present on the curve itself. Lighting…
Polychrome is the “‘practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors.” The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colors. Classical world Some very early polychrome pottery has been excavated on Minoan Crete such as at the Bronze…
Remodernism revives aspects of modernism, particularly in its early form, and follows postmodernism, to which it contrasts. Adherents of remodernism advocate it as a forward and radical, not reactionary, impetus. In 2000, Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, founders of the stuckism art movement instigated remodernism, with a manifesto, Remodernism in…
The opening of an exhibition hall devoted to ceramics from the Far East represents for the International Museum of ceramics in Faenza the goal of a long lasting project in collaboration with the National Museum of Eastern Art “Giuseppe Tucci” in Rome. About 400 ceramics will be displayed in the…
Robotic sensing is a subarea of robotics science intended to give robots sensing capabilities, so that robots are more human-like. Robotic sensing mainly gives robots the ability to see, touch, hear and move and uses algorithms that require environmental feedback. Vision Method The visual sensing system can be based on…
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by imitating other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. From the birth of Christianity to…
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.…
The Manmodi caves (मानमोडी लेणी) are a complex of a rock-cut caves about 3km to the south of the city of Junnar in India. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Tulja caves, Shivneri caves and Lenyadri caves. It is thought that the caves were positioned on natural trade…
Calella is a village in the county of Maresme. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being a cosmopolitan and cheerful city with a typical Mediterranean climate. Calella is a city with almost 700 years of history. It has been, and…
The theme of the Argentine Pavilion is “The Rebellion of Form”， Created by artist Juan Carlos Distéfano. The pavilion had an assemblage of 29 human-size sculptures that were lined up beautifully to make up the exhibition La Rebeldía de la Forma (meaning The Uprising of Form). Each sculpture represents an…
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is famous for its glass making. The center is known all over the world for the centuries-old artisan activity that produces Murano glass. There is a adopted conservation measures for the glass industry, strengthened…
Responsible travel is a form of travel that pursues three key concerns: to affect or damage the traveled nature as little as possible to experience nature as closely as possible, intensively and originally to adapt as much as possible to the culture of the country traveled. Soft tourism is part…
Cape Dutch architecture is a traditional Afrikaner architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa. The style was prominent in the early days (17th century) of the Cape Colony, and the name derives from the fact that the initial settlers of the Cape were primarily Dutch. The…
Bildts farmhouses are of a characteristic right-angled type. This means that the house has been placed on a right angle with the barn. The reason for this is unknown, but it has been suggested that they were constructed this way so as to have a more logical location in relation…
Granada is most famous for the stunning Moorish palace of Alhambra, Serene Islamic architecture, monumental churches, old-school tapas bars and counterculture graffiti art combine to make Granada a compelling city break. Granada’s allure is its most palpable force, tucked away among the Sierra Nevada Mountains in southern Spain, this Andalusian…
Each era has its own beliefs with which to reassure and project itself; a constantly renewed quest for meaning to affirm the presence of Man at the centre of a universe that lies beyond his understanding, because since the dawn of time, the rational and the irrational have rubbed shoulders,…
The Renaissance in Rome had a season that goes from the forties of the fifteenth century, up to the peak in the first half of the sixteenth century, when the papal city was the most important place of artistic production of the entire continent, with masters who left an indelible…
Science and technology in the Philippines represents the wide scientific and technological advances the Philippines has made. The main managing agency responsible for science and technology (S&T) is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The science department have consulting agencies for Forestry, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Metal Industry, Nuclear Research,…
The Indomalayan Biogeographic Region consists of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and southern China. The Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Patkai range form the border to the Palearctic region. In Indonesia, it borders the Australasian region. The Indomalayan region is tropical, with exception of highlands, where climate is colder.…
Magenta is a color made up of equal parts of red and blue light. This would be the precise definition of the color as defined for computer display (the color #FF00FF shown in the color swatch above). It is a pure chroma on the RGB color wheel (Image of RGB…
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The National Historic Site was established in 1945. “All that is within…
The Anglo-Norman architecture is an epoch of English architectural history and corresponds to the European high and late Romanesque in the 11th and 12th centuries. After the conquest of England by William I in 1066, the Norman style found there in its Anglo-Norman form dissemination, replacing the architectural styles of…
A squinch in architecture is a construction filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a base to receive an octagonal or spherical dome. Another solution to this structural problem was provided by the pendentive. Construction Squinches may be formed by masonry built out from…
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Sgraffito
Sgraffito is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface, or in pottery, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip or glaze, and then in either case scratching so as to reveal…
Read moreKruithof curve
The Kruithof curve describes a region of illuminance levels and color temperatures that are often viewed as comfortable or pleasing to an observer. The curve was constructed from psychophysical data collected by Dutch physicist Arie Andries Kruithof, though the original experimental data is not present on the curve itself. Lighting…
Read morePolychrome
Polychrome is the “‘practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors.” The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery or sculpture in multiple colors. Classical world Some very early polychrome pottery has been excavated on Minoan Crete such as at the Bronze…
Read moreRemodernism
Remodernism revives aspects of modernism, particularly in its early form, and follows postmodernism, to which it contrasts. Adherents of remodernism advocate it as a forward and radical, not reactionary, impetus. In 2000, Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, founders of the stuckism art movement instigated remodernism, with a manifesto, Remodernism in…
Read moreFar East Ceramics Collection: China, Japan, South-East Asia, International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza
The opening of an exhibition hall devoted to ceramics from the Far East represents for the International Museum of ceramics in Faenza the goal of a long lasting project in collaboration with the National Museum of Eastern Art “Giuseppe Tucci” in Rome. About 400 ceramics will be displayed in the…
Read moreRobotic sensing
Robotic sensing is a subarea of robotics science intended to give robots sensing capabilities, so that robots are more human-like. Robotic sensing mainly gives robots the ability to see, touch, hear and move and uses algorithms that require environmental feedback. Vision Method The visual sensing system can be based on…
Read moreChurch architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of Christian churches. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by imitating other architectural styles as well as responding to changing beliefs, practices and local traditions. From the birth of Christianity to…
Read moreHistory of Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.…
Read moreManmodi caves
The Manmodi caves (मानमोडी लेणी) are a complex of a rock-cut caves about 3km to the south of the city of Junnar in India. Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Tulja caves, Shivneri caves and Lenyadri caves. It is thought that the caves were positioned on natural trade…
Read moreCalella, Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Catalonia, Spain
Calella is a village in the county of Maresme. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being a cosmopolitan and cheerful city with a typical Mediterranean climate. Calella is a city with almost 700 years of history. It has been, and…
Read moreJuan Carlos Distefano: The Rebellion of Form, Argentine Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015
The theme of the Argentine Pavilion is “The Rebellion of Form”， Created by artist Juan Carlos Distéfano. The pavilion had an assemblage of 29 human-size sculptures that were lined up beautifully to make up the exhibition La Rebeldía de la Forma (meaning The Uprising of Form). Each sculpture represents an…
Read moreMurano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is famous for its glass making. The center is known all over the world for the centuries-old artisan activity that produces Murano glass. There is a adopted conservation measures for the glass industry, strengthened…
Read moreResponsible travel
Responsible travel is a form of travel that pursues three key concerns: to affect or damage the traveled nature as little as possible to experience nature as closely as possible, intensively and originally to adapt as much as possible to the culture of the country traveled. Soft tourism is part…
Read moreCape Dutch architecture
Cape Dutch architecture is a traditional Afrikaner architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa. The style was prominent in the early days (17th century) of the Cape Colony, and the name derives from the fact that the initial settlers of the Cape were primarily Dutch. The…
Read moreBildts farmhouse
Bildts farmhouses are of a characteristic right-angled type. This means that the house has been placed on a right angle with the barn. The reason for this is unknown, but it has been suggested that they were constructed this way so as to have a more logical location in relation…
Read moreTravel Guide of Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Granada is most famous for the stunning Moorish palace of Alhambra, Serene Islamic architecture, monumental churches, old-school tapas bars and counterculture graffiti art combine to make Granada a compelling city break. Granada’s allure is its most palpable force, tucked away among the Sierra Nevada Mountains in southern Spain, this Andalusian…
Read moreDieu est un fumeur de havanes, Museum of Modern Art Grand Duke Jean
Each era has its own beliefs with which to reassure and project itself; a constantly renewed quest for meaning to affirm the presence of Man at the centre of a universe that lies beyond his understanding, because since the dawn of time, the rational and the irrational have rubbed shoulders,…
Read moreRoman Renaissance in 16th century
The Renaissance in Rome had a season that goes from the forties of the fifteenth century, up to the peak in the first half of the sixteenth century, when the papal city was the most important place of artistic production of the entire continent, with masters who left an indelible…
Read moreScience and technology in the Philippines
Science and technology in the Philippines represents the wide scientific and technological advances the Philippines has made. The main managing agency responsible for science and technology (S&T) is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The science department have consulting agencies for Forestry, Agriculture and Aquaculture, Metal Industry, Nuclear Research,…
Read moreSouth Asian wildlife tourism
The Indomalayan Biogeographic Region consists of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and southern China. The Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Patkai range form the border to the Palearctic region. In Indonesia, it borders the Australasian region. The Indomalayan region is tropical, with exception of highlands, where climate is colder.…
Read moreShades of magenta
Magenta is a color made up of equal parts of red and blue light. This would be the precise definition of the color as defined for computer display (the color #FF00FF shown in the color swatch above). It is a pure chroma on the RGB color wheel (Image of RGB…
Read moreHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, NY, United States
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The National Historic Site was established in 1945. “All that is within…
Read moreAnglo-Norman architecture
The Anglo-Norman architecture is an epoch of English architectural history and corresponds to the European high and late Romanesque in the 11th and 12th centuries. After the conquest of England by William I in 1066, the Norman style found there in its Anglo-Norman form dissemination, replacing the architectural styles of…
Read moreSquinch
A squinch in architecture is a construction filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a base to receive an octagonal or spherical dome. Another solution to this structural problem was provided by the pendentive. Construction Squinches may be formed by masonry built out from…
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