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Modern Architectural Concepts

with open arms. Said Ray Eames: "Modern architecture -- not a style. A philosophy of life" (The Eames House). From Charle...

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...

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 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)....

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 ...

Information Overview on the Roman Contributions

perhaps the first urban planners, and cities became the hub or "centers of trade and commerce" (Roth, 1993). City dwellers reside...

Religious Pilgrimages, Architecture, and Art

the numbers of pilgrims on the roads (Petersen, 2005). These churches were characterized by "thick heavy walls which support sto...

Graphic Design and the Gutenberg Galaxy

before was not freer to gain access to. The use of moveable types was a move towards homogeneity. McLuhan states; "the world of v...

Life in the Roman Empire

It also suggests that people lived with the same lingering questions at the time as now. Some things never change, while other thi...

Architecture and Drawing's Role

Daniel Libeskind. Klees sketchbooks and artistry demonstrate the integrate of linear elements, linear qualities and bold graphic ...

Architecture of the Holocaust Museum and the AT&T Headquarters

image of the International Style, there was an interest in restoring the status of old architectural styles and combining them wit...

Las Vegas Architecture

citys main growth began in the 1930s, when Hoover Dam was built 30 miles away on the Colorado River. Dam construction began in 193...

Propaganda and Art

his predecessor, Constantine, Justinian did not want to be challenged in either his role as the emperor or his right to create his...

DEF Corporation Application Architecture

Though the tactical approach can produce an application architecture that addresses the companys current needs, the strategic appr...

Architecture of Early Greece and the Rational Perspective

gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no lo...

Business and Information Technology Questions Answered

ERP. ERP is a set of tools, which are often modular units of a software application which bring together the management of differe...

Art Aspects of 3 Impressionist Works

is characterized by a way of seeing-by the attempt to capture the fleeting effects of light by applying paint in small, quick stro...

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...

Cathedrals of Gothic Architecture

most powerful elements of the style of the gothic cathedrals, as seen in the Arts and Crafts movement, is that which relates to st...

Versailles Palace Architecture

Louis XIV wanted to do more than outdo other powers in the creation of this home or palace. He wanted it to...

Work Analysis of Home Health Agency's Information Technology Upgrade

adequately met at all in HHHs current business process structure. Altering the architecture, performance and infrastructure persp...

Biography of Sir Christopher Wren

the inner circle, much like the royal physicians (Jardine, 2002). His sister married and her husband, Holder, became Christophers...

A History of the Tabernacle and Catholic Pulpit

the first Christians inherited their forms of worship from Judaism, that is, from the temple and the synagogue (Bieler 12). Howeve...

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...