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Ancient World and Art

called herself the Goddess (1989). In ancient Egypt it seemed as if dynastic power had passed through females even when the Pharao...

Comparison and Commentary of Rem Koolhaus and S,M, L, XL

to be saying that the term, bigger is better has applied for years where buildings were concerned. Whether he takes this to task, ...

Postmodernism Defined

of another direction, only to be broken apart and redeveloped by way of postmodernistic composition. Technology, as such, represe...

Old, Middle, and New Kingdom Egyptian Architecture

of Egypt during the second dynasty, the third dynasty of the Egyptian kings was quite powerful and the second king of that dynasty...

Art and Architecture of the Renaissance and Modern Eras

world of mankind as much as a concern for the hereafter (which was the sole concern of medieval man). This new way of thinking is ...

Landscape Architecture and Italian Designs for Pavement

finished and beautiful look to the landscape. The versatile usefulness of paving stones can be seen in the fact that they can b...

How Buildings Mean by Nelson Goodman

are works of art, and this is not a matter of the difference between good and bad art: in fact, he asserts specifically that most ...

Nineteenth Century and Greek Revival Architecture

"National Style" got its start - and finally ended during the latter part of the 19th century - in Philadelphia (Pollock, 2002)....

Saudi Arabian Architecture

as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, India, Persia and China(Devareaux, 1992). HIJRAH: "The word hijrah means to leav...

Ideal Museum and Old and New World Systems

are opposed by the church. In comparing this time period--the old world system of the early Italian Renaissance--with a new world ...

Overview of Gothic Architecture

of Europes architectural and artistic achievements were created. Elements of Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture is not known...

Early Renaissance Literature, Architecture, Art, and Theology Integration

their relationship to human development and a greater awareness evolved of the role and the importance of the individual rather th...

Postmodernism and Great Britain

influences as well as reflects the society in which it manifests. Here we may see a post-modern attitude. The influence of many ot...

Islamic History in Spain

independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...

Overview of Cyprus

of metallurgy was that of Achaean colonization, which brought forth the cultural and linguistic components of Hellenism., which "g...

VR

In eight pages this paper examines the technology associated with virtual reality in an overview of its many applications with exa...

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...

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...

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...

Architect and Playwright Sir John Vanbrugh

In five pages this paper examines the writings and architecture of Sir John Vanbrugh. Three sources are cited in the bibliography...

Changes and the Differences Between Romantic, Modern, and Postmodern Artistic Approaches

In five pages this papers the differences between these approaches as they manifest themselves in architecture, literature, music,...

Overview of the Greek Acropolis

a reconstruction of the Acropolis as it appeared in the 5th century BCE During the Classical period of the 5th...

'New Modernity' and High Tech Architecture

architecture, as well as the visual arts were rejecting the emotionless nature of the International Style. In succeeding at separ...

Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Their Lasting Contributions to Civilization

In ten pages this paper examines the ancient Greeks and Romans in terms of their enduring contributions to Western civilization ar...

4th Century A.D. Religious and Political Influences Upon the Art and Architecture of Rome

of German and Roman culture just as there had been a blending of Roman cultures with the other cultures which she engaged in warfa...

Overview of the Construction and Architecture of Sydney, Australia's Opera House

Design Modern Expressionist Construction The Sydney Opera House complex is made up of two main buildings, principally of reinfor...

Life and Times of Michelangelo Buonarroti

In fifteen pages this paper examines how Michelangelo represented the Renaissance times in which he lived and that his art and arc...

Postsparkassenamt by Otto Wagner

In five pages this architecture is analyzed in terms of construction, style, symmetry, materials, craftsmanship, and public percep...

Design and Comparison Between Modernism and Postmodernism

Modern Design Famed architect Phillip Johnson tells students that modernism has debts to past styles, but architecture is changin...

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, ...