Tag: architecture
discovering the architecture of Dakar with the Partcours festival
The 11th edition of the Partcours ended on Sunday December 11, 2022 in Dakar. This artistic festival takes place in 30 places in Dakar and its suburbs each year to…
tensions around the electoral architecture that is being put in place
In Gabon, with less than a year to go before the highly anticipated general and notably presidential elections, the electoral architecture is being put in place. Revision of the electoral…
Karlstad named Architecture Municipality of the Year – again
Four years in a row, Karlstad has been among the ten municipalities that competed to become Architecture Municipality of the Year, and three years in a row they have now…
Ieoh Ming Pei, the creator of the Louvre pyramid
A mischievous smile and the glance luminous, Ieoh Ming Pei is known in France for having imagined the famous Pyramid of the Louvre. But the career of thearchitect Chinese American…
Distribution partition: what is it?
Distribution partitions, or distributives, divide the living space. Alongside their layout function, they can meet a specific need forthermal insulation and/or phonics. The distributive partitions therefore delimit the rooms and…
Antoni Gaudi, a genius Catalan architect
Antoni Gaudi is considered one of the architects the most important in history. Several of his works are also classified as World Heritage by Unesco. He is particularly recognized for…
How to choose a processor? The processor (CPU) is the brain of any computer. Its architecture (number of cores, cache memory, fineness of engraving, etc.) and its operating frequency are decisive for its performance, and therefore its use.
How to choose a processor? The processor (CPU) is the brain of any computer. Its architecture (number of cores, cache memory, fineness of engraving, etc.) and its operating frequency are…
Chad: is traditional architecture disappearing?
This is what a Chadian sculptor denounces with the reproduction in clay of traditional miniature houses, identical to those built in the past, in particular under the great empires of…
The largest dams in the world in 19 photos
Whether they are in the vault, in the embankment or foothillsthe dams testify to the capacity of Man to master nature in order to exploit its power. Irrigation, hydroelectricity, drinking…
Le Corbusier, the French social architect
Better known as Le Corbusier, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887-1965) was a Swiss theoretician, painter, designer, sculptor and man of letters, naturalized French. Multidisciplinary artist, avant-garde, visionary urban planner, Le Corbusier erected…