indefinite article
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in·def·i·nite ar·ti·cle
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n. Gram.
a determiner (a and an in English) that introduces a noun phrase and implies that the thing referred to is nonspecific (as in she bought me a book; government is an art; he went to a public school). Typically, the indefinite article is used to introduce new concepts into a discourse. Compare with definite article.
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HALLOWED HALLS OF EUROPE: POSSIBLE SITES FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC GATHERINGS.
Magazine article from: Crain's Chicago Business; 8/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...seated, 600 standing. Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam Like the Palace of Catalan Music, the Beurs van Berlage serves as both a concert venue...and function space. Designed by Hendrik Petrus Berlage, the massive red-brick building...
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Dutch drift - a century of design
Magazine article from: The Architects' Journal; 1/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...van der Mey's colleagues) and the ubiquitous Hendrik Petrus Berlage for obstructing the progress of 'moral modernism' in the Netherlands. Yet Berlage, Gerrit Rietveld and Mart Stam were at the first...
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PAPER: The white stuff.
Magazine article from: Design Week; 4/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...and Ingrid Siliakus, whose paper architecture is inspired by artists such as MC Escher and architects including Hendrik Petrus Berlage and Antonio Gaudi. Jonathan Milne, who embarked on paper sculpture after a career as a studio lettering artist...
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Double Dutch: with two separate buildings, Holland's National Heritage Museum bears witness to the singular talent of Mecanoo Architecten.
Magazine article from: Interior Design; 5/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...innovative joint techniques and patterning done by famous Dutch architects," explains Houben. These include Hendrik Petrus Berlage and Willem Marinus Dudok, known respectively for the DeBeurs stock exchange in Amsterdam and the Utrecht Municipal...
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Dealer interview.(ANTIQUES)(Ben Janssens)(Interview)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Now a museum, the house and its furniture were designed about 1915 to 1920 by the renowned Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage, who is considered the father of modern architecture in the Nether lands. His theories inspired the leaders...
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Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hendrik Petrus Berlage , 1856-1934, Dutch architect. In...writings and architectural practice, Berlage advocated a return to simplicity of...of the works of H. H. Richardson. Berlage took part in city planning projects...
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Berlage, Hendrik Petrus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Berlage, Hendrik Petrus (1856–1934). Amsterdam...design philosophies of Morris and Pugin . Berlage's most celebrated building is the...aspiring members of the avant-garde. Berlage, like Behrens , designed furniture...
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