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E Pd Lp: Pedro Ispizua
This page has a brief bibliography of the Spanish architect Pedro Ispizua.
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Web Gallery of Art: Study of an Architect
An image of "Study of an Architect", created by Albrecht Durer in 1506 (Brush and ink heightened with white on paper, 386 x 262 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Architect
An image of "The Architect", created by Lodovico Buti in 1558 (Fresco with tempera and gold).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Architect's Dream
An image of "The Architect's Dream", created by Thomas Cole in 1840 (Oil on canvas, 136 x 214 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of an Architect
An image of "Portrait of an Architect", created by Leonardo Alenza Y Nieto from 1825-30 (Oil on canvas, 79 x 67 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Architect
An image of "Architect", created by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1535 (Oil on panel, 105 x 82 cm).
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Michelangelo/painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet
An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.
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Architect of the Capitol: Kamehameha I
Learn biographical information about King Kamehameha I along with details of the statue sculpted by artist Thomas R. Gould depicting Kamehameha in his regal garb.
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Architect of the Capitol: Lewis Wallace
Brief biographical information about General Lew Wallace, accompanying his statue in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
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National Park Service: Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
Read about the Moundbuilders of the Mississippian culture who lived and traded along the Mississippi River before the advent of the white man.
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Architect of the Capitol: Julius Sterling Morton
This site has a biography of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902 CE), the famous Nebraskan and successful farmer. He taught people about modern techniques of farming and forestry and went on to be the founder of Arbor Day.
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Exto: Ingrid Siliakus Paper Architect/artist
You have to see her work to believe it! Ingrid Siliakus creates 3D monumental buildings and structures from one single sheet of paper. Her work is like one gigantic pop-up picture.
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E Volo: Skyscraper Competition
Every year since 2006 eVolo, an architecture magazine, sponsors a futuristic skyscraper design contest in which architects from around the world communicate their visions of the future in architectural terms. Browse the winning entries...
Columbia University
Columbia University Libraries: Greene & Greene Architectural Records and Papers
From the Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, this is a vast digitized archive of architectural records and papers from the influential Greene & Greene architects of southern California. Active in...
Boston College
Baroque Architecture: Versailles
This website contains a brief description of the architects and construction of Versailles. The site also provides a number of images, including images of the gardens and surrounding area.
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Body Plans: Homeobox Genes
The homeobox genes that define the basic body plan of mice and fruit flies are illustrated in this graphic from The Human Evolution Coloring Book by Adrienne Zihlman. The accompanying article describes how these genes act as "molecular...
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Interactive Nolli Map of Rome: 1748 Map of Rome
Interactive Nolli Map introduces students to Rome and the structure of its urban form based on the work of eighteenth-century Italian architect Giambattista Nolli. Using the map engine, navigate through the city at a variety of scales,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Lin
This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.
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Pbs: Architecture
Architect Walter Burley Griffin is featured at this PBS site, with links to images of four of the homes he designed.
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Pbs Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires
NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...
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Pbs: Building Big: Skyscrapers
Information about the basics of skyscrapers, with profiles of nine big-building wonders. Extras include a loads lab, which illustrates how and why skyscrapers stand up and keep standing up, and interviews with builders, engineers, and...
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University of Delaware: Dept. Of Political Science: The Contract With America
Newt Gingrich, as House Minority Whip, architect of the Contract With America, hoped to make the Republican Party more relevant in the 1990s. Find the text of the contract here including background material of why it was put forward.
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Link Tv: A Constructive Madness
This fascinating award winning documentary explores the decade long development of a project by architect Frank Gehry to design a home that was later abandoned, and eventually became the ideas that were used in creating the Guggenheim...
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Pbs Frontline: Sacred Ground: The Struggle to Design the Freedom Tower
The companion website for an episode of FRONTLINE that investigates plans for developing the site of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center illustrates the design through pictures, video, and interactive models. Includes...
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