Cultures of Curves and Staright Lines (Special Issue of the Faculty of Business Administration)

Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: 大阪経大論集. 60(4):131-138
ISSN: 0474-7909
Popis: Japanese buildings are constructed with straight lines. European buildings however, tend to have arched rather than straight horizontal lines. Roofs, window frames and the tops of doors are often arched. Euroeapn buildings are made not from wood but from stone. The reason for these differences is explained by mechanical theory.
Databáze: OpenAIRE