Top 100 Architecture Blogs | International Listings Blog Posted in Features on October 17, 2007 If Modernism was the twentieth-century architectural trend that developed a new way of thinking, then Urbanism appears to be the twenty-first century architectural mindset. This trend is breeding urban explorers (urbex), the greening of major metropolitan areas, and a focus on merging habitats and commercial structures with politics, culture, history and the arts. Top Ten The following ten sites were plucked from this list’s topics as the ‘best of the best’ of the blogs that were chosen for this list. A Daily Dose of Architecture: Or, “Archidose,” as blogger John Hill calls it. Topics Covered In This List Aggregators | Design and Technology | Environmental and/or Sustainable | Landscape | Niche | Musings | Photography | Urbanism Aggregators While many blogs tend to pick up on news from other architectural sites, the following blogs and aggregators make it a business to keep readers informed on daily architectural happenings. Back to index Landscape Niche
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Eight Great Interactive Sites that let you Paint like a Famous Artist Apr 06 Here are some neat interactive websites that will allow your students to create pictures that simulate the works of famous artists. These activities would work nicely on an interactive whiteboard to demonstrate characteristics of these artists or could be done by students on a classroom or lab computer. Mr. Matisse for Kids – from the Baltimore Museum of Art, click on the “Matisse for Kids” link on right under Related Links Keith Haring Coloring Book – create colorful paintings using Haring’s familiar characters Jackson Pollack – paint with drips and splots Jungle – awesome tool to create a painting like Rousseau Surreal Painter – make a surrealistic painting similar to Dali and Picasso Still Life – create a lovely still life picture in the style of the old masters These activities and more are linked on my Learning Links website.
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