Edward Allen Construction Lecture
Date
1987
Authors
Allen, Edward
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Architectural projects and/or sites mentioned: Great Mosque of Samarra (851 CE) (Samarra, Iraq) ; Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (1282 - 1480) (Albi, France) ; V.C. Morris Gift Shop (Frank Lloyd Wright , 1948) (San Francisco, California) ; La Pedrera (Antoni Gaudí, 1906 - 1914) (Barcelona, Spain) ; Church of Colònia Güell (Antoni Gaudí, 1898 - 1914) (Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain)
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Allen, Edward, 1938-, Massachusetts institute of technology, Building materials, Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1993, University of California, Berkeley, bricks, Brickwork, corbels, mortar, Masonry, Vaults (Architecture), Tensile architecture, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Botta, Mario, 1943-, Boston (Mass.), Back Bay (Boston, Mass.), keystones, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, University of Virginia, minarets, Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974, buttresses, Stacks (Naval architecture), Terra-cotta, herringbone, Arches, barrel vaults, groined vaults, parabola, Khalili, Nader, 1936-2008, domes, earthen architecture, San Antonio (Tex.), Ford, O'Neil, 1905-1982, pitched-brick vaults, Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926, Barcelona (Spain), columns, ribbed vaults, Organic architecture, Meier, Richard, 1934-, Bridges--design and construction, Architecture--Aesthetics, Architectural design