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Architecture and Use of Natural Light

below the point where they end. The placement of the walls invite the individual to look up, to take note of the space above him ...

An Architectural View of Centre Georges Pompidou

capacity for developing "strong feelings about a design" (6). This pair of architects burst onto the international scene in 1977...

Chicago's Soldier Field Renovations

recent years. Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations that it should be local governments responsibility to provide public stru...

Abstract on Architecture and the Role of Virtual Reality

it impacts architectural development. In particular, this study relates the fact that virtual reality systems have changed the op...

Hagia Sophia or the Church of the Holy Wisdom

analyzed the chemical composition of the cement through the use of an electron microscope. One of the scientists on the team descr...

'Urbanization' in the Architecture of Early Rome

city. The system that the early Romans devised for delivering water to where it did not naturally travel on its own has been a ma...

Architectural Objectives of the Eames House

there is a definite uniqueness to the design as well, integrating fresh and unusual elements among the most ordinary of materials ...

Comparative Analysis of Syracuse, Sicily; Cholula, Mexico; and Burtinti, Albania

In fourteen pages these ancient cities are analyzes from architectural and artistic perspectives. Tens ources are cited in the bi...

Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

In seven pages this virtually unchanged ancient Islamic architectural structure in Jerusalem is examined. Five sources are cited ...

Roman and Greek Agoras

The architectural designs known as agoras or public squares as they existed in Rome and Greece are compared in terms of structures...

Architecture of Ancient Egypt

In two pages the nearly 4,000 year old temples and other architectural structures that existed in ancient Egypt are discussed and ...

Topics of Ancient Roman Architecture

major Christian sites in the Roman Empire in the 4th century, thus firmly establishing the basilica as the predominant form of Ch...

Islamic, Buddhism, and Christian Architecture

In nine pages this paper examines and compares the architectural styles of these three world religions. Nine sources are cited in...

Gothic Architectural Development and Culture

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the impact of culture on Gothic architecture in a consideration of Paris's Notre Dame innova...

Gothic Architecture and London's Westminster Abbey

In ten pages this paper analyzes the Gothic architectural aspects of London's Westminster Abbey. Seven sources are cited in the b...

Bauhaus to Modern Architectural Style Development

In five pages the Bauhaus school of architecture is examined along with the architectural developments that have occurred since th...

Architectural Fetishes

In eighteen pages fetish architecture is examined in terms of uses, time periods, and various techniques. There is also the inclu...

Recent Developments and Trends in Architectural Criticism and Theory

In a paper consisting of eight pages the concept of 'modern' is defined and related to social theory with a consideration of works...

New York's Inner City Architectural History

In ten pages this paper refers to Luc Sante's Low Life in a historical consideration of New York City's urban architecture in term...

Chicago Architectural and Planning Impact of Edward Bennett and Daniel Burnham

new generation of designers have stepped away from admiring only the beauty and grandeur of the lakeside city and have begun to re...

Functional Changes and Twentieth Century Architecture

This paper examines modern architecture and compares the changes in both form and function seen in the twentieth century compared ...

'Fallingwater' of Frank Lloyd Wright

In five pages 'Fallingwater' architectural marvel that showcases the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright is discussed. Five sources are ...

Eight Elemental Forms of Anthony Lawlor

In seven pages the chapter of Lawlor's 1994 text The Temple in the House that discusses the architectural power of 'eight elementa...

Overview of the Gothic Cathedral's Architectural Style

soaring faith. New techniques allowed the cathedral to be taller as man reached higher for contact with God. Inside the building...

Architectural and Agricultural Commonalities Between the Pennsylvania Amish and Bari, Italy's Locorotonda

Pennsylvania. Locorotonda Agriculture: Galt (1995) tells us that Locorotonda is a rural village that is part of an unusual, inte...

The Life and Work of Architect Marcel Breuer

In six pages the life and architectural style of Marcel Breuer are examined with a discussion of his Lincoln, Massachusetts home a...

Overview of Early Architecture

In four pages early architectural sites Old Saint Peter's Basilica, the Pantheon, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Am...

Architect of the Vietnam Memorial Maya Lin

something happens within the viewer. Its like reading a book. I purposely had the names etched ragged right on each panel to look...

Classical Greece's The Parthenon.

construction of the Parthenon and the agora in Athens. Under the watchful eye of the architect Iktinos, these constructions, like ...

Architectural Imagination and the Eames House

In eight pages this paper examines the creative imagination of Charles and Ray Eames' architecture and their uses of form, space, ...