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Two Great Gothic Cathedrals Architecture Essay
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Although the achievements in architecture in both the Romanesque and Gothic time periods were religiously focused, the Romanesque church was focused around accommodating the great numbers of pilgrims whereas Gothic churches were a sense of pride for the town where they were located.
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The Spinnaker Tower and St Pancras Station Architecture Essay
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The Spinnaker Tower is the tallest building in the U.K, towering over the London Eye, Blackpool Tower and the Big Ben, while the St Pancras international station is the new high tech terminus for Eurostar services. Both of these are notable construction examples, and project management techniques utilized were efficient. 
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Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge Architecture Essay
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The author explains that in those days the fatality average in such constructions was one fatality for every million dollars spent and $35 million was spent on the construction, meaning that in these conditions the fatalities should have been more than 35 constructions workers. Yet, the bridge opened on time, with a much lower fatality rate.
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Architecture of renaissance and baroque Architecture Essay
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The Santa Maria Novella (Fig 1) is a church that was designed by Leonbattista Alberti and its construction was completed in 1940 in Florence, Italy. The Rucellai family, whose aim was to redesign the façade of the church that already existed, commissioned the project. The second church, the Tempietto, was built in San Pietro in Montorio.
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Picturesqueness or Expressionism Architecture Essay
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The focus of this study is on Robert Venturi, architecture and expressionism movement. His book “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture” primarily says that gray of real aesthetic experience is still in used until the modernist architecture and not the black and white idealization of perfection.
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Interior Architecture in Context Architecture Case Study
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Herzog and De Meuron were born in Basel and studied architecture together, graduating from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1975. As Aldo Rossi excelled in the art of architecture in theory and drawing, he gained international repute during the period 1972 to 1988 as he achieved distinction in the areas of drawing and architecture.
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Spanish and Flemish Baroque Architecture Assignment
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The Baroque art and literature, noted for the series of painting, presented emotive vitality and excessive beauty and attraction. Spanish Baroque is a part of the great Baroque architecture. Analyzing the history of Spain, one can find sixteenth and seventeenth century infect the golden age of Spanish art and architecture.
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Modern Architecture Architecture Essay
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This essay focuses on modern architecture. It can be deduced that modern architecture works to reduce the embellishments and decorations of previous styles to a minimum, or that they attempt to reduce the form of the structure to a minimum or that they work to reduce external influences on their designs, or perhaps a combination of all of these.
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Japanese Traditional Building Techniques Architecture Assignment
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The island nation of Japan lies to the west of the circum-Pacific earthquake belt. Moreover, Japan is exposed to typhoons and strong winds. Typhoons cause floodwater and landslides. Wooden buildings are densely packed in old towns, which extend into urban areas. In these urban areas, many fires occur due to the dry air in winter.
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The Restoration of Michelangelos Sistine Chapel Architecture Essay
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The Sistine Chapel is recognized internationally as a treasure of Christian art, depicting scenes encompassing the time span of the Bible and linking the two major books of this holy document together in
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Architecture from the Baroque Architecture Essay
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The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) building was the first skyscraper to be built in America in the international style, seen more often in European architecture. Its unique design of glass and steel was a departure from the heavy brick and stone buildings favored by most American architects. The building had clearly distinct parts.
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Residential Satisfaction Architecture Essay
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The computer has become a part of the work culture and communication technology has made new inroads making the facility of communication easier to the common man through mobile phones. The preferences of people in the selection of their dwelling units have also changed. High rise buildings and multi-family complexes are coming up in almost all countries.
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Narratives of the Fall Analysis Architecture Book Report/Review
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The monuments of the Grand Komnenoi contain the finest Byzantine wall paintings of the thirteenth century. Hagia Sophia has also been known for several peculiarities which have not yet been completely explained and they include the bizarre plinth on which the church stands and the three porches that go before all the entrances.
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Architecture And The Everyday Architecture Essay
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However, in recent years, the concept has come to refer to architecture that somehow escapes the commodification/consumption paradigm of contemporary culture. .These ideas emerged with Lefebvre, who refocused the gaze of architecture on the actual social use of space rather than the philosophical underpinnings of design.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Architecture Essay
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The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the building under consideration in this study, was chosen a National Historic Landmark in 1975. This building is one of the most celebrated works of the 19th-century architect, Frank Furness and has been called “one of the most impressive spaces in American architecture” by James O'Gorman.
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Palace of Versailles: Symbol of the Age of Absolutism Architecture Essay
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Louis XIV of France was growing up in the old Palace d’ Royal. Louis became the ruler of France at the age of 21 years.  After the construction when Louis took the authority of the palace of Versailles, it became the center of French civilization and country, and also it became the center of Europe.
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Why College Education Is Helpful for the Career of Architect Architecture Admission/Application Essay
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It is only because of college education that one is able to be a successful architect in his/her career. With the enhancement of technology and development, various modes of learning architecture are available. Along with having an education from a college, a person’s perspective about life is improved and he becomes an advantageous citizen of society.
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The Values of Minimalism Applied in Architectural Design Architecture Essay
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This essay states the minimalism and postmodernism in the architecture. When the demolition team activated the detonator they squashed not merely the Pruitt-Igoe housing but as well as, based on postmodernist description, the concluding pretensions to influence of a modernism that was denounced as rationally penniless and unproductive.
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Manhattan - New York Architecture Case Study
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It houses the Kansas State University with a student population of about 23,000 and a soldier population of about 15,000 at Fort Riley. According to a consensus taken in 2007, the island, the borough and the county has a population of 1,620, 867 (US Census Bureau, 2007) people who live in an area of about 22.96 square miles.
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Charles Jencks and Postmodernism Architecture Essay
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This essay analyzes postmodernism and Charles Jencks. The easiest way to start thinking about post modernism is by thinking about modernism first, it is a movement from which one can say post modernism grew. Post modernism follows mostly the same ideas of modernism such as rejecting boundaries between higher and lower forms of art.
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Building Design in the Context of Fire Safety Architecture Assignment
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When the flammable molecules enclose the element carbon, then the yellow spot can be possibly observed in the diffusion flames whereas, in premixed flames, they are not yellow except in the situation when they are tremendously loaded of flammable substances. In premixed flames, the oxygen exists in appropriates in appropriate amounts in addition to the burnable substances.
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Why All New Buildings Should Be Eco-Friendly Architecture Essay
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The author states that the costs of developing an eco-friendly building vary from building to building; most of them are more costly than conventional buildings. For instance, in order to minimise the effects on environment, the risk mitigation fee of eco-friendly buildings is near three times higher than it is of conventional ones.
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Ancient Roman Architecture Architecture Essay
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The author states that while Rome was still a small town on the banks of the Tiber River, the Etruscan culture to the north developed, partly under Greek influence.  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio described the Etruscan’s temples as having overhanging eaves and a colonnaded porch leading to triple rooms side by side.
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Aesthetics of Architecture: An Ethical Dilemma of the Industrial Age Architecture Research Paper
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Most people would believe that they should oppose this spirit and so construct buildings which question, rather than abide by the doctrines. In short, people still demand an independent argument for appreciating that people should, morally, act or build in conformity with the spirit of a particular age or culture (Greenstreet, 1989).
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Role of New Architectural Icons in Defining Cities Architecture Essay
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Humans have built and constructed various different physical structures, in order to acquire shelter, as well as, fulfill the purpose of social construction. In addition, it has always been the habit of humans to design the surrounded environment in a creative manner, which has resulted in the creation of the term ‘architecture’.
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The Palace of Minos at Knossos Architecture Case Study
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The people of Crete were skilled at making different constructions. They were well-equipped with technicalities needed for designing many-storied buildings.  They were also well-versed in the skill of art and architecture. The palace that they designed indicates the appreciative features of their buildings and their skills at construction.  
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Theatre of Marcellus Architecture Case Study
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Generally speaking, theatre and spectacle were very important elements of Roman society, but so was a sense of social hierarchy and controlled social functions.  The Theatre of Marcellus represents a significant break from the earlier theatre designs of the Greeks that took these elements into account. 
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The Architecture of the Lincoln Memorial Architecture Research Paper
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The United States faces very difficult challenges: the economy is in shambles and it is involved in a war that (even though is not against each other) is taking a huge toll on the nation’s sense of itself and what it stands for. A strong leader has to emerge that shares Lincoln’s admirable qualities, the ones his Memorial embodies.
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Islamic Architecture: An Engagement of the Divine in the Human Architecture Essay
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Islamic architecture is the basin of water, designed to be the place in which human beings engage the “water of their center,” namely their remembrance of and relationship with God. Whether in a mosque, a madrasah, or a residence, Islamic architecture has as its goal to both reflect and even to reveal the presence of God to the human soul.
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Greek Temples and French Gothic Cathedrals Architecture Coursework
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As art and architecture is the reflection of intellectual evolution, the change becomes all the more palpable. Finally, it could be said that Greeks like their architecture had a much simpler way of life and the Gothic with all its innovations initiated the beginning of the modern era, which is anything but simple.
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Transporting Changes Architecture Essay
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New York, had already managed to glean a reputation for being forward-thinking and progressive as a result of its need for constant change as large groups of immigrants were filtered through its port and city streets into the rest of the country at large.
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IT in Architectural Competition Architecture Article
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From this paper, it is clear that IT can be used only as a tool and nothing more in the context of architectural competitions. In addition, one is not suggesting that sophisticated computers and software programmes can replace the invaluable experience, intuition, and feel of experienced professionals.
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The Principles of Utopia in Architecture Architecture Research Proposal
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Utopia could be used when designing the architectural plan of the particular building. More specifically, the use of a huge variety of materials – as already presented above – could enhance all the building’s aspects including the openness, closeness, transparency, translucency, and solidity of walls.
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Architecture and Disjunction-book review Architecture Essay
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While the second the approach is based on science. “Here, models from biology, physics, and computer science are used to explain how architectonic form emerges, and why human beings react in certain predictable ways to different structures.”
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Has The Architect Lost His Way Architecture Essay
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The term "Architecture" is also used for the profession of providing architectural services. Architectural design involves the manipulation of space, volume, texture, light, shadow, and abstract elements in order to achieve an aesethetic end.
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The Aims of the Arts and Crafts Movement Architecture Essay
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The start of the Arts and Crafts Movement around 1860 is generally attributed to William Morris in response to the ever-encroaching identical sameness of the machine-made objects churned out of the factories that had supplanted the cottage industries of the past. “Not only art but also everyday objects, buildings, décor, everything lacked a face".
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Service Oriented Architectures Architecture Essay
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In the world of international banking it pays to have the most optimum and advanced Information Technology driving the core business. Most of United Bank’s clients use the Online Banking facility provided by it.
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The Local Development Scheme of South America Architecture Case Study
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Risk management process entails the identification of risks, assessment/quantification, reduction initiatives, implementation of risk management strategies and close monitoring. Construction projects embody a great deal of uncertainty and plagued by risks in identifying the risks associated with this urban regeneration project.
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Analysis of the Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Coursework
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Frank Lloyd Wright was born on 8th June 1867 in Wisconsin, United States of America. His characteristic styles as concerns to architecture are something that is spoken of highly even in the present era. American architecture and building works owe a lot of appreciation and praise for Frank Lloyd Wright and his work undoubtedly is the face of modern America as we see it today.
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Roman Architecture Transformation into Christian Architecture Architecture Essay
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Roman Architecture actually was inspired by the Etruscans. Little is known about the Etruscans, but many Roman structures were built on Etruscans ruins
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Design Evaluation: The Performance of the Earth Materials Architecture Essay
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Constructability must be analyzed along with all other attributes such as Structural strength and stability, Level of complexity of structural assembly, Cost of labor, materials and equipment, Lighting performance, Acoustic performance, Maintainability, Durability, Ease of facility operation, and others. Design evaluation is a dynamic process.
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CW1 Rooms division systems Architecture Essay
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The researcher states that the rooms have been designed to serve 2 purposes. Each room will be used either as a family home away from home  or it can be converted to be a seminar room  where learning  can encourage 150 students with 150 chairs will replace the bed.  Each room will have a projector screen so powerpoint can be used.  
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Architecture as Engineering Architecture Article
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The author states that like art, what a building communicates about the customs and culture of the time in which it is built depends somewhat upon how it is viewed and used by the people around it. Similarly, what it is able to achieve in terms of political or other statements is dependent upon the reactions of these same individuals.
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American Architecture in the Gilded Age Architecture Essay
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This essay focuses on the discussion of The Colombian Exposition created specially for the Chicago World Fair of 1893 and a main architectural landmark of the Gilded Age, that is the Central Park, also called as the Greensward, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux in the 19th century.
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What does architecture mean to you Architecture Essay
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There is a sense in which Architecture encapsulates man's ability to transform his environment. There is more to a building than simply the need to provide shelter from the elements; otherwise why not remain in caves This includes the ability to create a structure which not only provides a rudimentary shelter, but also makes a statement.
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Challenges of Work Placement Feasibility Architecture Case Study
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Having identified the obstacles, a tender was floated, inviting consultants who were interested in taking up the project of a 5-star hotel for execution. Several contractors subscribed. The above-obstructing parameters were checked and a contract was awarded to one architect consultant – Velmar Inc.
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Capital Communes - from Paris to the Paris of the South Architecture Essay
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This is a story of modern protest. It is also a rendering of Napoleonic era, Prefect of the Seine, Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann and his architectural legacy in the urban development of Paris, and contribution to a number of international projects, also reflected in the reverberation of his designs throughout the nineteenth-century metropolises of Europe and the Americas.
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The Baroque and Rococo Architecture Essay
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The soul of the Baroque is characterized by austerity that inspires silence and meditation and it is the aesthetic nature of the Baroque to underscore the basic lines and points of the message being conveyed. The Rococo style dances, plays itself out completely. This paper includes points of view of two famous art historians, Gombrich and Hauser.
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Photography as Medium of Fact or Fiction Architecture Essay
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As the old adage proclaimed: “a picture paints a thousand words”, that is how powerful a single photograph can get when it gets laid on television, magazines, or newspapers. This is because a single photo could elicit different reactions and interpretations. True enough, in his article in 1859, Francis Frith maintained that photography’s popularity was due to its “essential truthfulness” (Wright, 1999, p. 72).
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Photographic Portrait Architecture Coursework
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“Portraiture means individualism and as such means diversity, self-expression, and private point of view. The most successful images seem to be those which exist on several planes at once and which reflect the fantasy and understanding of many.” Portraiture held a different meaning for different times. The oncoming of the twentieth century did away with the carefully poised photographs.
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