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1956's Roth House

property and outside of that a berm of round river stones. Roundness is the theme that catches the eye on approach to The Roth Hou...

Art and Modernism

value but not a supreme one"(Frascina 71, see also Risatti). His belief, counter to others, was that modern art had driven itself ...

Philadelphia as a Wireless City

be found in a variety of locations, ranging from coffee houses, and even campgrounds (Asbrand, 2004). Wi-Fis rely on Ether...

Architecture and Film Connection

only when the heart is wakened in this picture that buildings are destroyed and the human element is reintroduced. A later film ...

Hera Temple and Early History of Greece

mother and that their buildings were erected, despite their intended purposes, to pay homage to the Mother. He cites in this cases...

Architecture and Drawing's Role

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

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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)....

Architecture of Westminster Abbey and Its French Influence

of King Louis IX (1226-1270)(Martindale). Around the decade of 1220-1230, it became clear that medieval engineering expertise had ...

On the Art of Building in Ten Books by Alberti

to have a grand view of the ocean. Yet, this concept is not new. the idea that location and climate were the utmost concerns emana...

West and the Architecture of Rome

and designs as well. Until they had developed concrete most of the architecture was constructed with traditional models that used ...

Architecture and Modernism

with evident truths (39). It was clearly a break away from convention. No longer did rules dominate but rather, the eye of the art...

Islamic Architecture and Courtyards

different. With new design it is likely that the courtyard is considered completed and not reliant on change. In addition, alth...

Modern Architectural Movement

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

Art and Architecture of the Gothic and Romanesque Periods

is their "massiveness" as opposed to the much more slender monuments of the Gothic era which followed. An important structural dev...

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...

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...

The Southwest's Architectural History

replaced by adobe and stone surface dwellings throughout the region by the end of the first millennium A.D." (Pueblo, 2003). More ...

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...

European Cathedral Architecture and Geometry

history, is that of the arch. "An arch, in construction, is a rigid span curving upward between two points of support. It appears ...

World Trade Organization and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Origins and Objectives

initially established as a customs union that possessed free trade among the Member States, has also been instrumental in levying ...

Political Society's Objectives in On Liberty by J.S. Mill

penalties, it leaves fewer means of escape, penetrating much more deeply into the details of life, and enslaving the soul itself" ...

Definition and National Economic Objectives of Monetary Policy

(Federal Reserve, nd). The 12 District banks are the actual operating arm of the Federal Reserve System. Each performs numerous fu...