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1364 was born in Venice and died in the monastery of Poissy in 1430. She is a philosopher, humanist poet, and the first professional writer in history. She is the daughter of Tomasso de Pizano, a physicist, court astrologer and Chancellor of the Republic of Venice. When Christine is 4 years old, King Charles VSigue leyendo «The Book of City of Ladies, Christine Pisan»

It was an American architect and architectural teacher at the University of California, Berkeley and at MIT, best known for his residential designs in California. Wurster was born on 20 October 1895 in Stockton, California. His family encouraged him to observe, read and draw but Wurster often admitted later in life, to holding more of an intellectual gift,Sigue leyendo «The Pacific Coast Arquitecture, William Wilson Wurster»

William Wilson Wurster (1895-1973) tiene un papel importante en la evolución de la enseñanza de la arquitectura en los años 1940 y 1950 y sienta las bases para nuevos enfoques de la formación de arquitectos, paisajistas y urbanistas Arquitecto y profesor norteamericano, se gradúa en la Universidad de California en 1919. Después de un breveSigue leyendo «La arquitectura de la costa del Pacifico , William Wilson Wurster»

Hay un mosaico de Teodora en la iglesia de San Vitale, Ravena. Lleva las insignias de poder visibles como la diadema triple de piedras preciosas con hileras de perlas y sobre los hombros el manto purpura. La emperatriz no esta alineada con su sequito y su silueta es la única que no tiene otras superpuestas.Sigue leyendo «Del sótano del Hipodromo al trono de los Cesares, Teodora mil vidas en una»

The only image of the Empress Theodora is in Ravenna, with very large dark eyes and a narrow face. The empress who is not young, must be 50 years old. The date of his birth is not known. He died in the year 448 almost at the same time that the church in which heSigue leyendo «Passion and Power»

The city of Amsterdam pioneered the idea of the municipal, low cost housing for the working class.  Most of the buildings were constructed in the first half of the 20th century, when a special law (Woningwet, 1901) made it possible for the municipalities and the housing cooperatives in the Netherlands, to receive the financing fromSigue leyendo «Expresionism, The School of Amterdam»

Amsterdam es pionera en la idea de viviendas municipales de bajo costo para la clase trabajadora.  La mayoría de los edificios se construyen en la primera mitad del siglo XX, cuando una ley especial (Woningwet, 1901) hace posible que los municipios y las cooperativas de vivienda en los Países Bajos reciban financiación del estado.  EstaSigue leyendo «Expresionismo, La Escuela de Ámsterdam»

La figura de Al Said es creada en 1100 por Al-Hariri, quien no debe confundirse con al-Wasiti quien 100 años después copia el texto de Al-Hariri y lo ilustra con 99 miniaturas. Es una narración con un personaje central que se busca la vida a través del ingenio y la elocuencia. La narración está escritaSigue leyendo «Abu Said el mentiroso de Bagdad, Maqamat.»

Horsemen celebrating the end of Ramadan with flags and trumpets. The coloring of the group of riders and the music allows the painter to reflect the repressed vitality that makes way for the month of fasting. The group turns to the preacher and discovers among the crowd of faithful an old man who is familiarSigue leyendo «Maqamat.With timpani and trumpets, the rogue of Baghdad, Al-Wasiti»

1912 was born in Seattle, in the state of Washington, son John Tsunejiro Yamasaki and Hana Yamasaki, Japanese Issei immigrants.  In order to pay for his architectural studies, he has to work in salmon factories in Alaska during the summers. Yamasaki  is graduated as an architect from Washington State University. 1930-1934 upon finishing his degreeSigue leyendo «Wordl Trade Centre, Minoru Yamasaki»