ArthistorianDrJamesFoxcontinueshisexplorationofaRenaissancethathebelieveswasasrichandassignificantinBritainasitwasinItalyandEurope.Hetellsthestoryofthepainters,sculptors,poets,playwrights,composers,inventors,craftsmenandscientistswhorevolutionisedthewaywesawtheworld.
Inthisepisode,heexplorestheElizabethans'loveofsecrecy,codesandcomplexity,andtheculturalrevolutionsparkedbyanageofdiscoverya...[
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粗野主义(Brutalism或Brutalistarchitecture)又称蛮横主义或粗犷主义,是建筑流派的一种,可归入现代主义建筑流派当中。主要流行的时间介于1953年到1967年之间,由功能主义(Functionalism)发展而来。
其建筑特色,是从不修边幅的钢筋混凝土(或其它材料)的毛糙、沉重、粗野感中寻求形式上的出路。
该名称是由英国的史密森夫妇(Alison&PeterSmithson)起的,他们于1949-1954[
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ComingtoTermswithModernTimes:Englisharchitectureinthepost-warera-SimonThurley
TheSecondWorldWarintensifiedandmagnifieddebatesthathadbeencurrentamongstarchitectssince1914.ItalsomarksafaultlineinEnglisharchitecturalhistory.Architects,supportedbypoliticians,decisivelymovedawayfromtraditionandsoughttocreateanewlanguageofarchitecture.Somelovedit,butunfortunatelythepublicgrewtohateit.
Thisi...[
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PlantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinNorthDevon.
InNovemberandDecember,thefirstfrostshavestruck.It'stimetoputawaytenderperennials,beginjudiciouscutting-backandsweepupthefallenleaves.
Thegardenislaidbarebutbeautyisstillfoundintheskeletalstructuresoffadingplants.Holly,boxandyewrevealtheirevergreengloryandtheperfumeofviburnumandmahoniatemptinsectsstillbravelyo...[
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PlantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinNorthDevon.
WiththeonsetofSeptemberandOctober,theatmosphereinthegardenisrichwiththesmellofripeningfruitandwoodsmoke.
It'sharvesttimesothereareseedstocollect,prickingouttobecompletedandtidyingtobedone.Carol'sdaughters,AnnieandAlice,arehometohelpdecidethefateofthecankeredappletree.AndCarolhastopreparethegardenforvisitorsto...[
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PlantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinNorthDevon.
InJulyandAugustthegardenisbuildingtoapeak.Flowersareattheirverybrightestandmostbeautifulwithgeraniumsaboundingandthefragranceofliliespervadingthegarden.Tokeepthegardenlookingglorious,thereisstakingtobedone,rosestodeadheadandcuttingsofasterstotake.
CarolsetstoworkinherHotBorders.Sheplantsoutthecastoroilplants,grown...[
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PlantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinNorthDevon.
InMayandJuneeverythinginthegardenissurgingforwards,fullofexuberance.Ratherthansittingbacktoenjoyitall,Carolisplantingoutsweetpeas,pickingthefirstsaladleavesandstakingperennials.
Blossomdripsfromthetrees,thewoodlandgardeniscarpetedwithbluebells,andprimalfernsbegintounfold.Carol'sopulentorientalpoppiespoptheirh...[
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InthisnewseriesplantswomanCarolKleinshareswithusayearinhergardenatGlebeCottageinNorthDevon.
MarchandAprilisatimeofhugechangeinthegarden,astheremnantsofwintermakewayforthehopeofspring.Carolisbusyclearingawaythelastofthewinterdetritustomakewayforwavesofplanting.There'spruningtobedoneandshesowsthefirstseedsoftheyear.Snowdropsarereplacedbycelandinesandviolets,andalongthelanesandhedgerows,prim...[
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