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46 relations: Alfred Hitchcock, Allegheny Mountains, America's Favorite Architecture, American Institute of Architects, Bear Run, Benno Janssen, Boulder, Cantilever, Deflection (engineering), Edgar J. Kaufmann, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., Formwork, Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, Frank Lloyd Wright, Franklin Toker, Greater Pittsburgh Region, Hearth, Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House, Japanese architecture, Johnson Wax Headquarters, Kaufmann Desert House, Kaufmann's, Kentuck Knob, Laurel Highlands, Michael Daugherty, Modern architecture, Mount Rushmore, National Historic Landmark, North by Northwest, Organic architecture, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Rebar, Reinforced concrete, Robert Mosher, Smithsonian (magazine), Spring (hydrology), Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Structural engineering, Surveying, Tadao Ando, Taliesin (studio), Time (magazine), Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema.
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Allegheny Mountains
The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies and also spelled Alleghany and Allegany, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less technologically advanced eras.
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America's Favorite Architecture
"America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
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American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States.
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Bear Run
Bear Run is a U.S. Geological Survey.
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Benno Janssen
Benno Janssen (March 12, 1874 – October 14, 1964) was an American architect.
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Boulder
In geology, a boulder is a rock fragment with size greater than in diameter.
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Cantilever
A cantilever is a rigid structural element, such as a beam or a plate, anchored at one end to a (usually vertical) support from which it protrudes; this connection could also be perpendicular to a flat, vertical surface such as a wall.
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Deflection (engineering)
In engineering, deflection is the degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load.
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Edgar J. Kaufmann
Edgar Jonas Kaufmann (November 1, 1885 – April 15, 1955) was a prominent Jewish German-American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store, the most prominent one in 20th-century Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
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Edgar Kaufmann Jr.
Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (April 9, 1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, author, and an adjunct professor of architecture and art history at Columbia University.
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Formwork
Formwork is temporary or permanent molds into which concrete or similar materials are poured.
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Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is a suburb of Pittsburgh located northeast of downtown.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed.
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Franklin Toker
Franklin Toker is a professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of nine books on the history of art and architecture, ranging from the excavations he conducted under the famed Cathedral of Saint Maria del Fiore, Florence to 21st century American urbanism.
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Greater Pittsburgh Region
The Greater Pittsburgh Region is a populous region in the United States which is named for its largest city and economic center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Hearth
In historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace, with or without an oven, used for heating and originally also used for cooking food.
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Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House, commonly referred to as Jacobs I, is a single family home located at 441 Toepfer Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Japanese architecture
has traditionally been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs.
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Johnson Wax Headquarters
Johnson Wax Headquarters is the world headquarters and administration building of S. C. Johnson & Son in Racine, Wisconsin.
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Kaufmann Desert House
The Kaufmann House (or Kaufmann Desert House) is a house located in Palm Springs, California, that was designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946.
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Kaufmann's
Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Kentuck Knob
Kentuck Knob, also known as the Hagan House, is a residence designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in rural Stewart Township near the village of Chalk Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, southeast of Pittsburgh.
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Laurel Highlands
The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Cambria County, Fayette County, Somerset County and Westmoreland County.
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Michael Daugherty
Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher.
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Modern architecture
Modern architecture or modernist architecture is a term applied to a group of styles of architecture which emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II.
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Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, a batholith in the Black Hills in Keystone, South Dakota, United States.
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National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.
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North by Northwest
North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.
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Organic architecture
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.
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Rebar
Rebar (short for reinforcing bar), collectively known as reinforcing steel and reinforcement steel, is a steel bar or mesh of steel wires used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures to strengthen and hold the concrete in compression.
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Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete (RC) (also called reinforced cement concrete or RCC) is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are counteracted by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility.
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Robert Mosher
Robert Mosher (September 27, 1920 – July 26, 2015) was an American architect who operated primarily in Southern California.
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Smithsonian (magazine)
Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The first issue was published in 1970.
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Spring (hydrology)
A spring is any natural situation where water flows from an aquifer to the Earth's surface.
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Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Stewart Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Structural engineering
Structural engineering is that part of civil engineering in which structural engineers are educated to create the 'bones and muscles' that create the form and shape of man made structures.
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Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.
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Tadao Ando
is a Japanese self-taught architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism".
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Taliesin (studio)
Taliesin, sometimes known as Taliesin East, Taliesin Spring Green, or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Time (magazine)
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.
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Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Greater Pittsburgh Region.
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Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) is a private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
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References
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