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Essays 181 - 210
was "shattered" by the urban scale of Renaissance Rome, which was achieved under the reign of Pope Sixtus V (75). Selecting from...
a new technocratic order" (Le Corbusier: Kenneth Frampton, 2002). According to one particular author we find that, perhaps, "On...
of Greek culture to glean hints as to how a woman interacted in this male-dominated world....
light. Our eyes were created to see the forms in light; light and shadow reveal the forms. Cubes, cones, balls, cylinders and pyra...
The influences are cited as being form the musical, with Libeskind seeing that the visual and audible as being inseparable, hence...
of King Louis IX (1226-1270)(Martindale). Around the decade of 1220-1230, it became clear that medieval engineering expertise had ...
The commission here was difficult, as the foundations of the former building and some of its elements had to be incorporated into ...
may appear unsuitable to the mix. I contend that Birmingham has no more "ugly" or "monstrous" buildings than the next city, and h...
the attention of the fashion-setting upper class. Free-standing obelisks were constructed around England, the first, which is stil...
as dated, as indicated by Robin who states that "The free joyful, light, elegant and unbuildable concept of the fifties became a s...
(2000). The Vietnam Memorial Wall is in an urban park setting ("Vietnam," 2003). Its construction system is "cut stone masonry" ...
also a renown architect, and it was his influence that first spurred the imagination of his sons (Robert Adam, 2003)....
later the Franks arrived. and "established a strong military presence in what became known as the Spanish Mark, the front line of ...
different. With new design it is likely that the courtyard is considered completed and not reliant on change. In addition, alth...
capacity for developing "strong feelings about a design" (6). This pair of architects burst onto the international scene in 1977...
modern. It was a time, as mentioned, of great change, socially and politically. It was a time which followed what was assumed to b...
history, is that of the arch. "An arch, in construction, is a rigid span curving upward between two points of support. It appears ...
the past. Nonconformity now took over as the leading force, with cultural retrospection becoming all but obsolete (Berman PG). N...
is their "massiveness" as opposed to the much more slender monuments of the Gothic era which followed. An important structural dev...
resides in one of Tokyos older areas - where tourists and locals alike imbibe in up until now would have been considered hedonisti...
reason. No one may be able to recall any specific reason, except perhaps that "things" have been done in a specific way for longe...
Daniel Libeskind. Klees sketchbooks and artistry demonstrate the integrate of linear elements, linear qualities and bold graphic ...
It wasnt until 1914 that Schindler moved to Chicago in order to work for a commercial architecture business (Galinsky Studio, 1998...
ERP. ERP is a set of tools, which are often modular units of a software application which bring together the management of differe...
the same impressive mosaics. Seindal notes that the villas original owner would have been of the...
there is a definite uniqueness to the design as well, integrating fresh and unusual elements among the most ordinary of materials ...
and Shared Minds Implications for business are clear. All of these threads weave together in the effective organization to...
The original castles prior to reflecting architectural influence lacked much style or finesse; in fact, they were relatively munda...
use of visual elements is what is responsible for keeping his legacy alive. The student will also want to discuss the fact that t...
in manipulating that world. It can also be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the econ...