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Florentine Streetscapes and their Role in Revisiting Palazzo Rucellai’s Urban façade Hypotheses

The facciata double meaning as façade and outer appearance embodies the Italian city-state’s political, cultural, and social values that Leon Battista Alberti outlined in his famed De re

Armonia Mundi and San Francesco della Vigna in Venice

the city is strategic, it is a political manifesto, it is an expression of prestige and power. So, the architecture of San Francesco della Vigna becomes language and instrument to show the solidity and ... 1527. In this renovation of the imago urbis, the ideas of the Francesco Zorzi, whose success must be attributed to his ability to reconcile Christianity, Judaism, and ancient philosophy, found their

Reflections on the Relationships between Mathematics and Arts

areas of human creation abilities. Philosophy; Historical treatise; History of mathematics; Art theory; Design theory Introduction Reflecting the relationship between mathematics and arts, including ... architecture, leads to more general research on the understanding of mathematics as part of the sciences of mind, introduced as ‘Geisteswissenschaften’ in the German philosophy. The philosopher Max Bense

Isometric Freehand Quadrature of Urban Sights: The “Squares-are-the-Key Method”

composed of applied philosophy, field trip didactics and drawing skills focused on architectural design. We want to connect to our physical world, both mentally and ethically. Strollology allows us, secondly ... be able to thoroughly design by freehand drawing without having to use a computer mouse to navigate on a separate screen rather clumsily. How do we integrate applied philosophy and drawing skills on a

Projecting Architecture

different dimensional layers of space are of great interest to me. Therefore, the question of how we perceive space is fascinating and has sparked my curiosity in science and philosophy, for example, in the ... work that relate to my idea of projection, using model making and drawing as a way of thinking architecture. A collection of references from architecture, architectural theory, science and philosophy

The Role of Astronomy and Feng Shui in the Planning of Ming Beijing

political message, namely that the ruling dynasty was in charge of the Mandate of Heaven, so that Beijing was the true cosmic centre of the world. We explore here, using satellite imagery and palaeomagnetic ... political message: the idea that the ruling dynasty was in charge of the Tianming, the Mandate of Heaven. This idea had formed the basis of the Chinese doctrine of power since the times of the first emperor

Precise Experiments: Relations between Mathematics, Philosophy and Design at Ulm School of Design

) Ulm, the Ulm School of Design. This paper examines the special relationship between mathematics, philosophy and design at HfG Ulm, illustrated by examples of the foundation courses. This design approach ... culture and democratic education of German society after World War II. The founders saw political education and environmental design as fundamental for developing a democratic society. The Geschwister

From Reflective Practice to Practical Wisdom: Towards a Post-Foundational Teacher Education

education as a post-foundational and moral-political philosophy ... been the sustaining influence of stories about classroom experiences, and how those experiences were shaped by cultural, moral-political, and ideological circumstances of school culture and by the

Social Reconstructionist Philosophy of Education and George S. Counts - observations on the ideology of indoctrination in socio-critical educational thinking

This article comprises three parts: The author first outlines the principles of the social reconstructionist philosophy of education related to educational activity and social philosophy. After this ... reconstructionist philosophy of education lie in the critique of the child-centred education of progressive education. The American society drifted into a political and financial crisis at the end of the 1920's due

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Affliction without Affliction: A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Tarōbō by Rohan Koda: translated into English by Tsutomu Nagata

his generation, he did not study abroad or receive Westernized higher education. His works are based on East Asian aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy rather than the European literary trends that

Mathematics and Geometry in the Nembro Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridge

structure. In influencing the philosophy of design, his works have inspired many European designers of the early 20th century. The mathematical models for the calculation were closely linked to the geometric

The Vaults of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Brixen Between Geometry, History and Missed Space

. Maria Laura Rossi architect, Doctor of Philosophy in Representation of Architecture, was a research fellow for a dual role at the Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture

Finding Generative Rules in Settlements and Houses by Means of an Ideographic Language

the site plan of Seobaekdang and its location in Yangdong village. It is the oldest existing house built in 1460 when Neo-Confucianism was expanding its influence as a national philosophy. According to ... Neo-Confucian philosophy, upper-class houses need to follow patriarchal principles by separating spaces for men, women, and servants, and especially the inner quarters for females (anchae) were supposed

Guarino Guarini and his Grand Philosophy of Sapientia and Mathematics

This paper proposes that there is a wide and important wealth to the philosophy and art of Guarino Guarini, and one of the keys to these matters lies in the structure and content of his Architettura ... that Europe has ever thrown up. - to the traditional divisions of the applied arts or sciences, geometry as understood by Fagiolo cannot be given the same basis of equality with philosophy and

Nexus 20/21, Relationships Between Architecture and Mathematics: Part II

Kaiserslautern, Germany. She received her degree in Mathematics, Philosophy, and German Philology at University of Stuttgart with specializations in Geometry and Philosophy. She is a member of the Editorial Board