Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893; Architects--United States
Henry Whitestone (1819-1893) practiced architecture in the
nineteenth century when the prevailing mode in architectural styles
was a series of historical revivals. His work, with few exceptions,
was entirely within the style of the Italian...
Istanbul (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--History
Following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, a new trend in architecture developed that achieved a balance between the traditional Ottoman building practices of Bursa and Edirne with the styles found in Byzantium and the West....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. An individual stands near the stairs. There is a large tree near the entry way that obscures one end of the building. This entry way faces the Humanities Building, across the "Quad." The architects and the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Public sculpture; Freedom's Muse (Sculpture); Trees;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. The sculpture "Freedom's Muse" -- a young female dancer -- can be seen near wooden benches lining the sidewalk leading up to the entrance. Portions of the first, second and third floors of this red brick,...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Trees;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. There are concrete steps and handicapped access ramps leading to the doors and plate glass windows on the first, second and third floors. Several people walk toward and away from the doorway. Blooming dogwood trees...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Trees;
Ekstrom Library, west entrance (new wing). The entrance has broad steps and large plate glass windows. There are large trees in the foreground that obscure the building. The leaves on the trees are yellow. A lone figure walks in front of the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Night photographs
Ekstrom Library, west entrance (new wing), at night. The entrance has broad steps and large plate glass windows. The exterior is illuminated with bright lights. The architects and the Commonwealth were given the 'Honor Award' by the Kentucky...
Libraries; Construction; Construction workers; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings;
Ekstrom Library while under construction, north wing seen from the south. A construction worker stands on a concrete beam on the third floor. The frames for the circular windows of the north wing have been constructed. A crane and several...
Libraries; Bookstacks; University of Louisville--Students; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings; Sofas;
Students sit on a sectional sofa in front of the stacks in Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville. Further information on Ekstrom Library: The architects and the Commonwealth were given the 'Honor Award' by the Kentucky Society of...
Zimmerman, Leo W., 1924–2008; Art, Abstract--Kentucky--Louisville; Kinetic art--Kentucky--Louisville; Mural painting and decoration, American--Kentucky--Louisville
Leo Zimmerman is a contradiction: A man who was both highly collaborative and deeply influential in the Louisville art scene but was a misanthrope who became increasingly reclusive over the years. He produced prolifically yet chose to never sell...
Paramount Ballroom (Shanghai, China); Architecture--China--Shanghai; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; Shanghai (China)--Social life and customs--20th century
The Paramount Ballroom was an innovative urban space that challenged traditional
Chinese values. In doing so it played an important role in Shanghai's modernization.
Traditional Confucian morality set very strict regulations on the social...
Cumberland Falls State Park (Ky.); Historic preservation--Kentucky
This thesis is an examination of Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace's fight to prevent the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky between 1926 and 1931. By mining Wallace's recently cataloged personal papers, this study...
City planning--Psychological aspects; City planning--Citizen participation
This dissertation examines the impact of complexity and familiarity on visual preference for two content domains defined as Neo-Traditional and Modern. This research has five main themes: (1) To determine if there is a method for community design...
Allen R. Hite Art Institute; Building models; Photographs
Catalog of an exhibition of Mies Van Der Rohe work presented by the University of Louisville, Allen R. Hite Art Institute, November 29-December 22, 1955.
In spring 2006, the Frazier International History Museum, in conjunction with the Ekstrom Library Photographic Archives at the University of Louisville, mounted an exhibit of 47 photographs taken by a young French foot soldier during World War I....
Liberty--Philosophy; Enlightenment--France; Désert de Retz (Chambourcy, France); Gardens, English--France--Chambourcy
Freedom is a critical concept that helps shape the discourse of modern society and corresponding thoughts about people's private, public, cultural and spiritual lives. Standing at the fountainhead of the modern era, the Enlightenment was a critical...
Utopias; Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969; Irigaray, Luce; Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-
What is the idea that "utopia" names? How can discourse represent that idea? Setting aside temporarily deeper problems with the idea of representation, and focusing on how a complex philosophical discourse might approach the problem of...
Church buildings--Spain; Church architecture--Spain; Spain--History--711-1516
This dissertation examines the architectural evidence in the ongoing debate surrounding the demographical and political value of the shifting Iberian frontier of the tenth through twelfth centuries. In particular, it seeks to problematize the...
Most industrial countries face with some form of housing problems. As a result, each state has adopted a variety of housing policies. Policy methods of government authorities in meeting the housing gap and addressing the low income families'...
This dissertation explores how presidential inaugural speeches reflect the overarching mindset of the government, and how, in the postmodern era, this mindset manifests the same sort of African American erasure that has existed since Middle...
