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Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters , 1887-1948, German artist. Influenced by Kandinsky, by Picasso's reliefs, and by Dada constructions, he invented Merz [trash] constructions—arrangements of diverse materials and objects. Schwitters created gigantic architectural structures out of rubbish. His collages ... Read more |
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Chambery
Chambéry , town (1990 pop. 55,603), capital of Savoie dept., E France, in the Alpine trough. It is a communications and commerce center as well as a railway and air transport hub. Manufactures include metals and construction materials. An archiepiscopal see from the 5th cent., it was the... Read more |
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Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens , 1868-1940, German architect, influential in Europe in the evolution of the modern architectural style. He established before World War I a predominantly utilitarian type of architecture that at the same time achieved qualities of clarity and impressiveness. His factory buildings were... Read more |
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William Froude
William Froude frood , 1810-79, English engineer and naval architect, brother of J. Anthony Froude ; educated at Oxford. In 1837 he worked on the Bristol and Exeter railroad, constructing the line from the Whitehall tunnel to Exeter. He studied the motion of a ship among waves, demonstrating that... Read more |
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James Bogardus
James Bogardus , 1800-1874, American architect, b. Catskill, N.Y. Among the first to use cast iron in the construction of building facades, Bogardus was noted for his commercial building designs in New York City. Bogardus's success with cast-iron exteriors led eventually to the adoption of... Read more |
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Hyundai Group
Hyundai Group 140-142, kye-dong, Chongno-guSeoul 110-793South KoreaTelephone: (02) 746-1114Fax: (02) 741-2341Web site: http://www.hyundaicorp.com Public Company Incorporated: 1947 as Hyundai Engineering & Construction CompanyEmployees: 359Sales: $75 billion (Hyundai Group 2000); $20.4... Read more |
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National Housing Act
National Housing Act (1955) Ross Rosenfeld and Jeff Zavatsky The National Housing Act (P.L. 84-345, 69 Stat. 646), also called the Capehart Act, was a New Deal measure that Congress adopted with the intent to revitalize the construction industry. The act created the Federal Housing... Read more |
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