Skew Arch.www.skewarch.com/index.htm Skew Arch skew arch n. An arch having sides not at right angles to the face of its abutments. Noun 1. skew arch - an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face is a funny little site that (like many these days) could develop into something important and comprehensive. At the moment, however, it is pretty skimpy skimp·y adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est 1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal. 2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly. . It sets out to 'provide inspiration for your creative mind' and has entries on a list of Master Architects which are all twentieth century, and are represented by a potted biography, a few images (if you are lucky) and a note of recent publications. I was surprised to find that on my computer at least Aalto's biography ran out in 1940. Other architects in this category include Stephen Boll, Rem Koolhaas Remment Koolhaas (born November 17 1944 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design" at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. , Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind, (born May 12, 1946 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish-born Jewish American architect, who has designed many prominent and celebrated buildings, including the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, the Denver Art Museum in the United States, the Imperial War Museum , Carlos [sic] Scarpa and Peter Zumthor. There is another category called 'contemporary architects' (difficult to know what Holl, Zumthor and the rest would think about being moved into the historic monuments division). 'Contemporary architects' only has four entries, including Joon Park and Dominick De Angeles. |
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