2. Door Symbols Image Credit: pinterest.com The doors are annotated by a large gap between the walls and a curved line that shows the direction of the swing. In addition, the path traced by the swing is shown in a dotted line showing the clear area the door would cover. However, there...
right • Elevation view indicator • Room identifier • Door or opening identifier • Window identifier • Wall type identifier • Equipment identifier Cabinets in Elevation - 28 Symbols • Base and wall cabinet, mounted, 15 • Base and wall cabinet, mounted, 18 • Base and wall...
there was a deliberate attempt to achieve an African-themed adornment. The colour palette and recurrent motifs was inspired by the Maasai woman’s beaded necklace and the Maasai male ceremonial ritual symbols. The resort, conference facility and spa present a rich and commendable spatia...
While the Dessau campus remains one of the most significant symbols of the movement, we have put together an architecture guide of Bauhaus-influenced structures around the world that are still standing to this day.This article is a collaboration between ArchDaily and Google Arts & Culture. For mo...
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One crowning effort was the opening, a few years ago, of a tiny museum of Jewish culture that is filled with artifacts, photos and other documentation. Here in western Ukraine, the conflict in the eastern part of the country seemed far removed. The only public attention to it that I ...
which became visiting cards and symbols of a country. For example, we can’t imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, or China without the Great Wall, the United States without the Statue of Liberty, and Russia without the Kremlin. Now try to imagine a wristwatch, for example, of the worl...
The “sky gate” is a narrow opening in the roof above the outer wall in front of the hall. When the door is closed, it becomes the only place for lighting, sunshine, and ventilation. The traditional buildings in Jintan town, Jishui County, use a “sky eye” instead of the “sky ...
Example for type M: “appropriately retain traditional memory symbols… embed old wall foundations and column foundation strip stones in the ground paving” [84] (p. 42). Appendix N Example for type N: “Xiafutou Village in Boai County’s Xuliang Town is rich in bamboo… Bamboo is used ...
After all, for being such a simple, utilitarian building element, they are ascribed huge symbolic importance; hope, opening, opportunity, passage, transition from one state (or world) to another… and so on. Doors signify protection and shelter. Same thing with gates. An open door or gate ...