Sabancı University’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum is located in Emirgan, at one of Istanbul’s oldest settlements on the Bosphorus. In 1927, Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan of the Hidiv family of Egypt commissioned the Italian architect Edouard De Nari to build the villa, now the museum’s main building, and it was used…
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set of loads, boundary conditions and constraints with the goal of maximizing the performance of the system. TO is different from shape optimization and sizing optimization in the sense that the…
Kamigyo Ward is one of the 11 wards that make up Kyoto City. Located in the center of the city, it corresponds to the former north side of Kyoto. The Kamo River flows to the east. The Kyoto Prefectural Office is also located in this ward. Kamigyo Ward is located…
Sustainability standards and certifications are voluntary, usually third party-assessed, norms and standards relating to environmental, social, ethical and food safety issues, adopted by companies to demonstrate the performance of their organizations or products in specific areas. There are perhaps up to 500 such standards and the pace of introduction has…
Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a blue or other hue mixed with…
The return of Lina Bo Bardi’s radical crystal easels to the display of the collection presents a selection of 119 artworks drawn from the museum’s diverse holdings, spanning from the 4th century BC to 2008. The easels were first presented at the opening of the museum’s current venue in 1968,…
The Johann Albrecht style is named after Duke Johann Albrecht I Mecklenburg special form of Renaissance architecture, which was (re) discovered in the course of historicism in the 19th century or further developed as a new tradition and as a regional neo-renaissance building style Bloom experienced. History In the course…
The Museum of Modern Art in Paris (Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, MAM Paris), is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, presents the municipal collection of modern and contemporary art since Fauvism, rich in more than 15,000 works, mainly focused…
The buildings and architecture of Chicago have influenced and reflected the history of American architecture. The built [constructed] environment of Chicago is reflective of the city’s history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many important architects. Since most structures within the downtown area were…
Result of a long collaboration process between Inhotim and the artist, the Pavilhão Miguel Rio Branco was built in the last two years to house a comprehensive presentation of his production. The assembled works present the photographic image on different supports, such as individual photos, polyptychs, panels, film, audiovisual and…
Interest in the Architecture of Las Vegas began in the late 1960s, when in 1967 architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown travelled to the city accompanied by students in order to study its architecture. They wrote, with Steven Izenour, a report in 1972 on the subject entitled Learning From…
The Blue Wool Scale measures and calibrates the permanence of colouring dyes. Traditionally this test was developed for the textiles industry but it has now been adopted by the printing industry as measure of lightfastness of ink colourants. Normally two identical dye samples are created. One is placed in the…
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment. We do this by telling the stories of architecture, engineering, and design. As one of the most family-friendly, awe-inspiring spots in Washington, D.C., we welcome visitors from around the world to…
The color killer is an electronic stage in color TV receiver sets which acts as a cutting circuit to cut off the color amplifiers when the TV receives a monochrome signal. Monochromatic transmission When a receiver is tuned to a monochrome transmission, the displayed scene should have no color components.…
Atonality in its broadest sense is music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality, in this sense, usually describes compositions written from about 1908 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used, and the notes of the chromatic scale…
An auxochrome is a group of atoms attached to a chromophore which modifies the ability of that chromophore to absorb light. They themselves fail to produce the colour; but when present along with the chromophores in an organic compound intensifies the colour of the chromogen. Examples include the hydroxyl group (−OH), the amino group (−NH2), the aldehyde group (−CHO), and the methyl mercaptan group…
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…
Duomo di Firenze, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is the main Florentine church, symbol of the city and one of the most famous in Italy. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto’s Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO…
The quality and availability of drinking water vary between countries and regions. As a general rule, clean water is more difficult to get in hot weather, at low-income destinations and outside settlements. Understand “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink” —from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Tap water…
Russian Baroque – a common name for the varieties of the Baroque style, which were formed in the Russian state and in the Russian Empire in the late XVII-XVIII centuries: The Moscow Baroque (from the 1680s to the 1700s, previously inaccurately called “Naryshkin Baroque”) is a period of transition from…
Winter swimming or ice swimming is a daredevil activity during the cold season, seen as a test of virility, a part of survival or rescue training or – as weird it may seem – a way to relax. In colder climates winter swimming often means swimming in a hole in…
Kerala architecture is a kind of architectural style that is mostly found in Indian state of Kerala and all the architectural wonders of kerala stands out to be ultimate testmonials for the ancient vishwakarma sthapathis of kerala. Kerala’s style of architecture is unique in India, in its striking contrast to…
Stockholm Royal Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott or Kungliga slottet) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm Palace is on Stadsholmen, in Gamla stan in the capital, Stockholm. It neighbours the Riksdag building. The offices of the King, the other members of the Swedish Royal…
Hardstone carving is a general term in art history and archaeology for the artistic carving of predominantly semi-precious stones (but also of gemstones), such as jade, rock crystal (clear quartz), agate, onyx, jasper, serpentine, or carnelian, and for an object made in this way. Hardstone carving pieces are usually small,…
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Sakıp Sabancı Museum Turkey
Sabancı University’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum is located in Emirgan, at one of Istanbul’s oldest settlements on the Bosphorus. In 1927, Prince Mehmed Ali Hasan of the Hidiv family of Egypt commissioned the Italian architect Edouard De Nari to build the villa, now the museum’s main building, and it was used…
Read moreTopology optimization
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set of loads, boundary conditions and constraints with the goal of maximizing the performance of the system. TO is different from shape optimization and sizing optimization in the sense that the…
Read moreKamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kinki Region, Japan
Kamigyo Ward is one of the 11 wards that make up Kyoto City. Located in the center of the city, it corresponds to the former north side of Kyoto. The Kamo River flows to the east. The Kyoto Prefectural Office is also located in this ward. Kamigyo Ward is located…
Read moreSustainability standards and certification
Sustainability standards and certifications are voluntary, usually third party-assessed, norms and standards relating to environmental, social, ethical and food safety issues, adopted by companies to demonstrate the performance of their organizations or products in specific areas. There are perhaps up to 500 such standards and the pace of introduction has…
Read moreShades of blue
Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a blue or other hue mixed with…
Read morePicture Gallery in Transformation, Sao Paulo Art Museum
The return of Lina Bo Bardi’s radical crystal easels to the display of the collection presents a selection of 119 artworks drawn from the museum’s diverse holdings, spanning from the 4th century BC to 2008. The easels were first presented at the opening of the museum’s current venue in 1968,…
Read moreJohann-Albrecht-style
The Johann Albrecht style is named after Duke Johann Albrecht I Mecklenburg special form of Renaissance architecture, which was (re) discovered in the course of historicism in the 19th century or further developed as a new tradition and as a regional neo-renaissance building style Bloom experienced. History In the course…
Read moreGuide Tour of Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France
The Museum of Modern Art in Paris (Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, MAM Paris), is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, presents the municipal collection of modern and contemporary art since Fauvism, rich in more than 15,000 works, mainly focused…
Read moreArchitecture of Chicago
The buildings and architecture of Chicago have influenced and reflected the history of American architecture. The built [constructed] environment of Chicago is reflective of the city’s history and multicultural heritage, featuring prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many important architects. Since most structures within the downtown area were…
Read moreMiguel Rio Branco Gallery, Inhotim Institute
Result of a long collaboration process between Inhotim and the artist, the Pavilhão Miguel Rio Branco was built in the last two years to house a comprehensive presentation of his production. The assembled works present the photographic image on different supports, such as individual photos, polyptychs, panels, film, audiovisual and…
Read moreArchitecture of Las Vegas
Interest in the Architecture of Las Vegas began in the late 1960s, when in 1967 architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown travelled to the city accompanied by students in order to study its architecture. They wrote, with Steven Izenour, a report in 1972 on the subject entitled Learning From…
Read moreBlue Wool Scale
The Blue Wool Scale measures and calibrates the permanence of colouring dyes. Traditionally this test was developed for the textiles industry but it has now been adopted by the printing industry as measure of lightfastness of ink colourants. Normally two identical dye samples are created. One is placed in the…
Read moreNational Building Museum, Washington, United States
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution devoted to the history and impact of the built environment. We do this by telling the stories of architecture, engineering, and design. As one of the most family-friendly, awe-inspiring spots in Washington, D.C., we welcome visitors from around the world to…
Read moreColor killer
The color killer is an electronic stage in color TV receiver sets which acts as a cutting circuit to cut off the color amplifiers when the TV receives a monochrome signal. Monochromatic transmission When a receiver is tuned to a monochrome transmission, the displayed scene should have no color components.…
Read moreAtonality music
Atonality in its broadest sense is music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality, in this sense, usually describes compositions written from about 1908 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used, and the notes of the chromatic scale…
Read moreAuxochrome
An auxochrome is a group of atoms attached to a chromophore which modifies the ability of that chromophore to absorb light. They themselves fail to produce the colour; but when present along with the chromophores in an organic compound intensifies the colour of the chromogen. Examples include the hydroxyl group (−OH), the amino group (−NH2), the aldehyde group (−CHO), and the methyl mercaptan group…
Read moreReview of Hong Kong Wedding Fair in early years, 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 moreCathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
Duomo di Firenze, formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is the main Florentine church, symbol of the city and one of the most famous in Italy. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto’s Campanile. These three buildings are part of the UNESCO…
Read moreDrinking water in travel
The quality and availability of drinking water vary between countries and regions. As a general rule, clean water is more difficult to get in hot weather, at low-income destinations and outside settlements. Understand “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink” —from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Tap water…
Read moreRussian Baroque
Russian Baroque – a common name for the varieties of the Baroque style, which were formed in the Russian state and in the Russian Empire in the late XVII-XVIII centuries: The Moscow Baroque (from the 1680s to the 1700s, previously inaccurately called “Naryshkin Baroque”) is a period of transition from…
Read moreWinter swimming guide
Winter swimming or ice swimming is a daredevil activity during the cold season, seen as a test of virility, a part of survival or rescue training or – as weird it may seem – a way to relax. In colder climates winter swimming often means swimming in a hole in…
Read moreReligious architecture in Kerala
Kerala architecture is a kind of architectural style that is mostly found in Indian state of Kerala and all the architectural wonders of kerala stands out to be ultimate testmonials for the ancient vishwakarma sthapathis of kerala. Kerala’s style of architecture is unique in India, in its striking contrast to…
Read moreThe Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Royal Palace (Swedish: Stockholms slott or Kungliga slottet) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm Palace is on Stadsholmen, in Gamla stan in the capital, Stockholm. It neighbours the Riksdag building. The offices of the King, the other members of the Swedish Royal…
Read moreHardstone carving
Hardstone carving is a general term in art history and archaeology for the artistic carving of predominantly semi-precious stones (but also of gemstones), such as jade, rock crystal (clear quartz), agate, onyx, jasper, serpentine, or carnelian, and for an object made in this way. Hardstone carving pieces are usually small,…
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