Architect Zhou Qi designed the building for the Beijing headquarters of the Chinese national newspaper, The People’s Daily. However rather than inspiring people with its architecture, it grabbed headlines because of its phallic shape. And c'mon, it really does look like a meat thermometer...
guidebook, I thought of it more as the Fickle Finger of Fate.•Quite obviously this is aphallicsymbol.•The most commonplace metonymic index of industry - the factory chimney - is also metaphorically aphallicsymbol.•There's lessphallicsymbolism in architecture than people might like to ...
Theme of Betsky's book `Building Sex: Men, Women, Architecture and the Construction of Sexuality;' Example cited by Betsky; Claim that men have created a world reflecting their bodies; Analysis on the evolution of architecture.EBSCO_AspEnr Engineering News Record...
In 1745, Georges Vallon Jean-Baptiste d'Albertas bought a private house on the Rue Espariat, hoping to showcase his wealth through dramatic architecture and style. What he did not realize was that he had moved next door to the ancient brothel, whose second-story balconies featured metal-work...
•Described as agiantphallicsymbolin theguidebook, I thought of it more as theFickleFingerofFate.•Quite obviously this is aphallicsymbol.•The mostcommonplacemetonymicindexof industry - thefactorychimney- is also metaphorically aphallicsymbol.•There's lessphallicsymbolisminarchitecturethan people...
A scientific treatise on sex, its nature and function, and its influence on art, science, architecture, literature and religion-with special reference to sex worship and symbolism. By O. A. Wall, M.D., Ph.G., Ph.M. 625 pages, 6 3/4 × 9 3/4, with 375 beautiful illustrations, ...
A scientific treatise on sex, its nature and function, and its influence on art, science, architecture, literature and religion‐with special reference to sex worship and symbolism. By O. A. Wall, M.D., Ph.G., Ph.M. 625 pages, 6 3/4 × 9 3/4, with 375 beautiful illustrations, ...
Collagen fiber architecture plays important roles in maintaining tissue structure and influencing function. In many male copulatory structures, collagen fiber bundles contribute to the production of rigidity that allows intromission. Picrosirius red staining of histological tissues sections causes collagen ...