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Structures spanning obstacles

Domain places an architectural concept in the wider field of thought it belongs to. Wikipedia describes architecture itself as work that "utilizes civil engineering techniques, but is considered a visual art," so a single concept may sit closer to engineering, to aesthetics, or to both. This grouping helps a visitor see which broader domain a concept actually speaks to.

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Era of Emergence
1976 CE 1
Structures spanning obstacles
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Nikolaus Pevsner, career section
Quote, Wikipedia, Nikolaus Pevsner, career section
His A. W. Mellon lectures in Fine Art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., were published in 1976 as A History of Building Types.
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