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  2. Khrushchevka - Wikipedia

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    Panel khrushchevka in Tomsk. Khrushchevkas (Russian: хрущёвка, romanized: khrushchyovka, IPA: [xrʊˈɕːɵfkə]) are a type of low-cost, concrete-paneled or brick three- to five-storied apartment buildings (and apartments in these buildings) which were designed and constructed in the Soviet Union since the early 1960s (when their namesake, Nikita Khrushchev, was leader of the Soviet ...

  3. Unité d'habitation - Wikipedia

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    The Unité d'habitation (French pronunciation: [ynite dabitasjɔ̃], Housing Unit) is a modernist residential housing typology developed by Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso. It formed the basis of several housing developments throughout Europe designed by Le Corbusier and sharing the same name.

  4. New Classical architecture - Wikipedia

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    Based in Washington, D.C., the CPI focuses on research, practice, and education to incorporate New Classical principles into contemporary urban planning. The CPI also hosts the Traditional Architecture Gathering (TAG), [ 36 ] an international conference that attracts hundred of architects and enthusiasts to discuss New Classical Architecture ...

  5. Modern vs. Contemporary Houses (Style Spotlight) - AOL

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    At its most literal, "contemporary" is the architecture being produced now, the architecture of the moment. "Modern" Modern vs. Contemporary Houses (Style Spotlight)

  6. Inglesby - Wikipedia

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    Inglesby was a white, two-storey rectangular building influenced by the Californian style architecture of the time, with a large garden buffering the house from the street. The building was structurally supported with a simple timber frame clad with white roughcast blocks. In terms of roofing, Desbrowe-Annear hinted at modernism by using a ...

  7. Massive precut stone - Wikipedia

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    Massive-precut stone is a modern stonemasonry method of building with load-bearing stone. [1] Precut stone is a DFMA construction method that uses large machine-cut dimension stone blocks with precisely defined dimensions to rapidly assemble buildings in which stone is used as a major or the sole load-bearing material.