Above the entrance to the Newgrange tomb, which takes the form of a large grass-covered mound, is a small "roof box" that is aligned to the rising sun, a piece of design believed to have functioned in the past as an indicator of the new year.
Prora, which was constructed in the 1930s with a design believed to have been chosen by Adolf Hitler, remained mostly abandoned after it was built on the Baltic Sea on the German island of Rügen.
The first school, that of "rational design," believes in starting with the disease and working backward — designing a customized solution based on the characteristics of the problem.
He had experience as a machinist, metal sculptor, rock drummer and motorcycle racer before he decided in the early 1970s that aluminum could revolutionize guitar design, believing that it would be a more stable material for the necks.
Admirers of Mr. Rossi's design believe that the Scholastic Building will become a landmark in its own right, a building with a bold and clearly contemporary identity -- stout columns on Broadway and monumental arches at the rear of the building on Mercer Street -- that nonetheless honors its historic context.
Richard Kauntze, chief executive of the British Council for Offices (BCO), a commentator on workplace design, believes that we're witnessing a trend: "Clearly the flagship examples, such as Google, have led the way, but we're now seeing very young companies, often led by very young people, reinforcing the desire for a workspace that is less conventional".
Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum, whose current show, "Design Life Now: National Design Triennial" highlights the best and brightest in all areas of contemporary design, believes industrial trends are breaking away from the candy color-coated, swooping lines of the first half of the decade and heading toward a more practical, simplified aesthetic.
Pollock did not show McCulloch the Lincoln design, believing it would not be well received in the South.
Having researched Mass Customization for his M.F.A. Thesis, Joel has a unique perspective on the future of design, believing that by applying lean manufacturing processes that leave little impact on the earth, products can meet the unique demands of individual consumers at a competitive price.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, not appreciating fully Stalin's hegemonic designs, believed that timely territorial concessions to the U.S.S.R. would preserve the internal independence of postwar Poland.
The massive chimneypiece in the drawing room is classically designed, believed to be inspired by one of the great Italian architects of 16th-century Mannerism, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola.
