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TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURES
 
2001 -2018
 
This section is concerned with the way societies/cultures in the past have used and developed technology. This section covers areas of interest such as  the Terra-cotta Army and the Great Wall (China), also, Petra (Jordan). Great structures such as the Eiffel Tower are included.
 
Africa - Designer Inspiration and Moodboards
 

China - The Great Wall of China

China - The Terra-cotta Army

 

Jordan - Ancient Town of Petra

 

France - The Eiffel Tower

France - The Millau Bridge

 

The Pyramids of Egypt

Pyramids - Block Lifting Technology

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Mostar Bridge

 

UK - The Hovercraft

UK -  The Race for Vertical Take Off and Landing Planes

UK - The Harrier Jump Jet - The Technology

 
Scotland - An Introduction to Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scotland -  Mackintosh Decoration
 

Italy -  The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Italy - Introduction to Studio Alchimia
Italy - Alessandro Mendini
 
Austria / Italy - Ettore Sottsass - Memphis Designs - 1
Austria / Italy - Ettore Sottsass - Memphis Designs - 2
Austria - The Giant Ferris Wheel - Vienna, Austria
 
Sweden - Volvo - How Product Life Cycle Influences the Design and Manufacture of a Car
Sweden -Volvo - How Environmental Factors Influence Manufacturing Processes.
 

USA - The Empire State Building

USA - Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames - 1956
USA - Why is the Eames Chair an Iconic Design?
 
Hawaii - Background Information
Symbols of Hawaii - 1
Symbols of Hawaii - 2
Symbols of Hawaii - 3
Symbols of Hawaii - Helicopter Flights
 
Germany - The Bauhaus Design School - 1
Germany - The Bauhaus Influence on Architecture - the Huf Haus.
Germany - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - The Barcelona Chair - an Introduction
Germany - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - The Barcelona Chair - Design Icon and Design Classic?
 

Hungary - The Bridges of Budapest

 

Switzerland - Modern Light Oil Steam Trains

Switzerland - Mountain Railway Technology - 1

Switzerland - Mountain Railway Technology - 2 -The Landwasser Viaduct

 

Japan - The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 1 - General Facts

Japan - The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 2 - Foundations and Towers

Japan - The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 3 - Cables and Decking

Japan -The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 4 - Animated Stages of Construction

 

Nepal - Bhaktapur - City of Culture

 

Morocco - The Medina in Fez

 
Ireland - Modernism - Eileen Gray - The Transat and Bibendum Chairs
Ireland - Modernism - Eileen Gray - The E1027 Table
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A SELECTION OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS THROUGH HISTORY WHO DESERVE RESPECT
(A brief introduction to each designer)

OTTO LILIENTHAL 23 MAY 1848 – 10 AUGUST 1896 GERMANY - BARNES WALLIS (1887 –1979) ENGLAND - ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL (1806 - 1859) ENGLAND - JAMES WATT 1736-1819 SCOTLAND - ARCHIMEDES - 287 – 212 BC GREECE - ALI IBN KHALAF AL-MURADI 1000 AD ISLAMIC SPAIN  - SU SONG 1020 - 1101 AD CHINA - LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452 - 1519 AD ITALY - VLADIMIR SHUKHOV 1853 - 1939 RUSSIA - KIRKPATRICK MACMILLAN 1812 - 1878 SCOTLAND - RICHARD ROBERTS 1789 - 1864 WALES - JOHANNES GUTENBERG 1398 - 1468 GERMANY - JOHN SMEATON 1724-1792 ENGLAND - JOHN HARRISON - 1693-1776 – ENGLAND - NICOLAS-JACQUES CONTÉ 1755 – 1805 - FRANCE

 

 DENMARK - Jorn Utzon - The Sydney Opera House - Inspired by Nature

 DENMARK/AUSTRALIA - Design for a Shelter, inspired by the Sydney Opera House

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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