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Barcelona Architecture and the Catalan Culture

later the Franks arrived. and "established a strong military presence in what became known as the Spanish Mark, the front line of ...

The Life and Work of Architect Robert Adam

also a renown architect, and it was his influence that first spurred the imagination of his sons (Robert Adam, 2003)....

Visual Art and Modernism

previous times and styles. Nor does it need to be seen as an opposition to the past, and as such it is the concept of originality ...

Birmingham, UK's Architecture

may appear unsuitable to the mix. I contend that Birmingham has no more "ugly" or "monstrous" buildings than the next city, and h...

Egyptian Architecture and Art and Their Modern Art Influence

the attention of the fashion-setting upper class. Free-standing obelisks were constructed around England, the first, which is stil...

Progress and Resistance to It

reason. No one may be able to recall any specific reason, except perhaps that "things" have been done in a specific way for longe...

Post 1750 Classical Architecture

The commission here was difficult, as the foundations of the former building and some of its elements had to be incorporated into ...

Architecture of Australia and the Sydney Opera Design Influence of Danish Architect Jorn Utzon

as dated, as indicated by Robin who states that "The free joyful, light, elegant and unbuildable concept of the fifties became a s...

Physical Description of the 1982 Vietnam War Memorial

(2000). The Vietnam Memorial Wall is in an urban park setting ("Vietnam," 2003). Its construction system is "cut stone masonry" ...

The Sacred Architecture of the Maya at Copán

"witnessed great political growth during the early years of the Late Classic period under the reigns of long-lived rulers" and the...

Prairie Style of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

In six pages Frank Lloyd Wright and his Prairie architecture style as represented in May House and Coonley House are examined. Si...

Sim Van der Ryn's Ecological Design

In ten pages the ecological architecture described by Van der Ryn in his text is examined. Eight sources are cited in the bibliog...

Greeks and Washingtonians and the State Capitol

capital of the column has a "swelling, cushion-like echinus, and a block-shaped slab for an abacus" (Witcombe). The architrave (th...

Themes in the Gothic

the building becomes cumbersome and can collapse. The solutions were varied and brilliant: masons developed a "ribbed vault, in w...

Time Travel and the Architecture of Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt

Greek life was impacted in many ways by its art and architecture (Dickinson, 2008). Two of the most visible of these ways were th...

Kingship and Architecture in Ancient Egypt

These are the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom time periods. THE OLD KINGDOM STRETCHED BETWEEN 2686 AND 2125 B...

Implementing Collaborative Planning, Forecasting And Replenishment

This 14 page paper considers the way that CPFR may be implemented at a large company such as Saudi Aramco. The paper stars by defi...

Egyptian Architecture and Influences of the Environment

river was the lifeblood of Egyptian culture. The peoples congregated, as they did in many cultures adjacent to the river for it w...

Carlo Scarpa's Architecture and the Value of Place

In twenty pages this paper analyzes Carlo Scarpa's architecture in terms of structure and the significance of placement. Eight so...

Comparative Study of PERA and CIMOSA

In twenty six pages this paper considers General Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology Version 1.6.2 in a comparison o...

Baroque and Enlightenment Period Differences

and reality. It was a completely unique movement which "generated its own standards" and cannot, therefore, "be measured by class...

Architecture and the Uses of Recycled and Manufactured Glass

In five pages the ways in which glass can be introduced into architecture that is environmentally friendly are examined. Six sour...

Architecture of Japan

In six pages this paper discusses the innovativeness and fluidity of the architecture of Japan that was not adversely affected by ...

LANs and Microsoft Windows NT

In four pages this paper examines how Microsoft Windows NT operates in local area networks' environments with a consideration of u...

Ancient Rome's Urbanization Process

Regal and early republican periods are the focus of this paper consisting of four pages that examines how architecture and sociali...

Beaux Arts Architects William Morris, Labroust, and Frank Lloyd Wright

In five pages this report considers how Beaux Arts architecture was mastered by Frank Lloyd Wright in terms of environmental harmo...

Gothic Architecture of Washington DC's National Cathedral

In five pages this paper discusses the structural elements, function, and Gothic style architecture of Washington DC's National Ca...

Greek Architecture and Art Described

classical art is the low-relief frieze executed for the Parthenon sometime between 447 and 432 BC. Neils (1999) notes that: "In sp...

New Tokyo Architecture and Pleasure Quarters' Emergence

resides in one of Tokyos older areas - where tourists and locals alike imbibe in up until now would have been considered hedonisti...

Modern Architectural Movement

the past. Nonconformity now took over as the leading force, with cultural retrospection becoming all but obsolete (Berman PG). N...