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Neo-Baroque Flowers in Contemporary Architecture 当代建筑中的新巴洛克之花

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30958/aja.10-3-1

Francesco Del Sole

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The Drawn Garden: Historical, Iconographical and Representative Analysis through Time of the “Villa Di Livia” in Rome 画中花园：罗马 "利维亚别墅 "的历史、图标和代表性分析

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30958/aja.10-3-4

Martina Castaldi, Agostina Maria Giusto

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The After Image Phenomenon between Immaterial and Hyper-Material Architectures: Hypothesis on the Influence of Italian Architecture at the Time of the Cold War 非物质建筑与超物质建筑之间的 "后图像现象"：关于冷战时期意大利建筑影响的假设

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30958/aja.10-3-5

Olivia Longo

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Networks Cultivating Values: Insights from Five Culture-based Regeneration Projects in Italy 培养价值观的网络：意大利五个文化复兴项目的启示

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30958/aja.10-3-2

Luca Lazzarini, E. Ostanel, Ezio Micelli

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Into the Storm:A Crossing through the Venetian Wilderness: Architectures 1979-1999 进入风暴：穿越威尼斯荒野：建筑 1979-1999

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30958/aja.10-3-3

Vincenzo Moschetti

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Identity of Architecture: The Case of the National Library of Kosovo 建筑的身份:科索沃国家图书馆的案例

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.30958/aja.9-3-2

Llazar Kumaraku, Dasara Pula

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Mixing Specific and More Universal Design Media to Deal with Multidisciplinarity 混合特定和更通用的设计媒介来处理多学科

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.30958/aja.9-3-4

Karel Vandenhende

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‘Interconnected Groups’: Alvar Aalto’s Competition for the Pohjola Office Building, Helsinki, 1964-65 “相互联系的团体”:阿尔瓦·阿尔托设计的赫尔辛基Pohjola办公大楼竞赛，1964-65

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.30958/aja.9-3-3

Miguel Borges de Araújo

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Acknowledging the Dignity of Architectural Heritage Adding a Fourth Virtue to the Vitruvian Triad 承认建筑遗产的尊严为维特鲁威三位一体增添第四种美德

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.30958/aja.9-3-1

N. Clarke, Marieke C. Kuipers

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Assessing the Quality of Open Spaces in Mass Housing Projects: The Case of Alexandria 大规模住宅项目中开放空间质量评估:以亚历山大市为例

Athens Journal of Architecture Pub Date : 2023-03-22 DOI: 10.30958/aja.9-2-2

M. Raslan, I. Bartók, Z. Vasáros

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