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Towers and Skyscrapers

Individual tall architectural works built primarily as freestanding towers or high-rise buildings, whether observation structures or vertical commercial buildings. Belongs here: freestanding towers and skyscrapers recognized as significant individual works, including landmark office and mixed-use high-rises. Does not belong here: low-rise commercial or institutional buildings, which are grouped under Commercial and Institutional Buildings, and museums or performance venues, which are grouped under Museums and Cultural Venues.

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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
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Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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