Revolutionary Climatology: Rings of Saturn, Ringed by Red Lightning by Sarah K. Stanley

“…The main case involving architectural theory considers how Benjamin redeployed Sigfried Giedion and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy’s Building in France as a media environment, drawing upon its layout design, photo illustrations and textual systems. …”
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How to Read (With) Benjamin: From Cultural History of Materialism to Materialist History of Culture by Patrick Healy, Andrej Radman

“…With regard to the architectural theory Benjamin engaged directly with the tectonic tradition, especially the work of Bötticher. …”
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Tectonic perspectives for urban ambiance? Towards a tectonic approach to urban design by Elias Melvin Christiansen, Lea Holst Laursen, Marie Frier Hvejsel

“…As a result, the potential is opened up to develop further the theory of landscape urbanism by juxtaposing it with tectonic architectural theory. The paper investigates this potential through a combined conceptual and analytical case, studying whether it is possible to define and describe urban ambiances across scale, in relation to the concept of the built environment, when applying an “urban tectonic” perspective.…”
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Formation of modern architectural concepts by V. N. Tkachev

“…It is clear that lines of theory and practice have not coincided in ordinary and representative architecture for a long time, and architectural theory has been transformed into a scholastic visionary science that tends towards design. …”
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Que peut-on faire des théories ? Essai de classification des modélisations en architecture by Louis Vitalis, François Guéna

“…In architecture, « theory » seems not to have the same meaning depending on the theory, moreover, the use one can make out of it is not predetermine by the used theory. …”
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Between Delft and Stockholm by Brady Burroughs, Katatrina Bonnevier, Hélène Frichot, Katja Grillner

“…Of particular interest are the Critical Studies in Architecture group, the group Fatale for feminist architecture theory and practice, and the Mycket collaboration. …”
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Design and Construction of the Real Felipe Fortress of Callao: Analysis of the Military Treatise and Layout Using Photogrammetry and GIS by Diego Javier Celis-Estrada, Pablo Rodriguez-Navarro, Teresa Gil-Piqueras

“…This research sought to identify the architectural theories influencing its design, the adaptations necessary for its coastal location, and the underlying mathematical and military concepts. …”
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