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The Think Tank: My Introduction To One Of Bsu’S Makerspaces, Toby Lorenzen
The Think Tank: My Introduction To One Of Bsu’S Makerspaces, Toby Lorenzen
Bridgewater Review
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Calligraphy Tablets In The Forbidden City, Jianrong Wang
Calligraphy Tablets In The Forbidden City, Jianrong Wang
Bridgewater Review
The calligraphy tablets hung over each main gate and building in Beijing’s Forbidden City, although often neglected by visitors, actually are special embodiments of traditional Chinese concepts either well known or maybe unexpected by their readers. Besides explaining architectural functions, the tablets also can be read as means of decorating the architecture, conveying political ideals, advocating academic achievements, expressing good wishes and depicting charming sceneries.
A Postmodern Landscape, Thomas J. Mickey
The Dome Of The Rock And The Politics Of Restoration, Beatrice St. Laurent
The Dome Of The Rock And The Politics Of Restoration, Beatrice St. Laurent
Bridgewater Review
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Conserving Nantucket, Steve Sheppard
Conserving Nantucket, Steve Sheppard
Bridgewater Review
The pristine qualities that make Nantucket a distinct place, and somewhere “far away,” both geographically and philosophically, also make it a refuge, an attractive haven and resort with less traffic, pollution and people than the mainland thirty miles away. Nantucket’s popularity is beginning to catch up with her. No longer just a summer place, Nantucket is now an active year-round community, with a tourist season that stretches from late April until well past Columbus Day. The most visible manifestation of Nantucket’s increased popularity is a building boom that is fast chewing up the island's open spaces and threatening its rural …