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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 ...

Post 1945 Program Houses and Architecture of Southern California

architecture include a number of architects that could be said to included modernists, post-modernists and deconstructionists such...

Federalist Period Architecture

as well (Lev, 2004). This evident blending of past and present very much expressed the Federal era values of retaining the rich cu...

Post World War II Modernism and Postmodernism Architecture

and its aftermath. In Europe, architecture was characterized as the desire to get buildings rebuild as quickly as possible in as e...

Architecture and Art of Celebration, Florida

be judged according to its truth, but it can only provide a "true opinion" since it must be judged by external standards. It is th...

Greece's Golden Age

In six pages this paper examines classical Greece's architecture and art with a discussion of the Acropolis and the sculptures of ...

Artistic Influences of Greek Life

In five pages this paper examines how Greek life particularly in terms of its culture and geography has influenced the region's ar...

Exactness and John Pawson

In twenty five pages the exactness with which John Pawson painstakingly approached architecture is examined. Twenty sources are c...

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange by H.P. Berlage

In five pages Berlage's architectural marvel the Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered in terms of its spatial and material maste...

Operating Systems, Applications, and Software Architecture

In 5 pages this paper examines hardware and operating systems in terms of their relationship with software architecture with its ...

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...

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...

Comparison of U.S. and Japan Office Architecture

In ten pages this paper discusses the office architecture of the U.S. and Japan in terms of its design similarities. Seven source...

History and Architecture of Chihuahua Cathedral

In twelve pages the ways in which the Chihuahua cathedral's history and architecture represents its community's cultural and spiri...

Orientation and Spatiality in Architecture and Dance

In seventeen pages the time and space continuum that exists in both architecture and dance are compared in terms of positive and n...

Overview of the Gothic Cathedral's Architectural Style

soaring faith. New techniques allowed the cathedral to be taller as man reached higher for contact with God. Inside the building...

The Life and Work of Architect Marcel Breuer

In six pages the life and architectural style of Marcel Breuer are examined with a discussion of his Lincoln, Massachusetts home a...

Influences of Classical Greece

pervaded Western architecture for more than two millennia. The Greek temple emerged as the archetypal shrine of all time. Unlike ...

Art and Architecture of Islam in Great Mosque of Damascus and Dome of the Rock

In eight pages Islamic architecture and art are examined in a comparative analysis of these mosaics. Seven sources are cited in t...

Postsparkassenamt by Otto Wagner

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

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, ...

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...

Western Civilization Architecture

The original castles prior to reflecting architectural influence lacked much style or finesse; in fact, they were relatively munda...

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, ...

Aesthetics of Japan

as Josiah Conder notes in his classic study of the subject, "the clipping and carving of trees and bushes into shapes such as moun...

The Ancient City of Palenque

In a five page paper the ancient Mayan city of Palenque is examined in terms of its religious and historical influences and how th...

Alvar Aalto's Villa Mairea

use of visual elements is what is responsible for keeping his legacy alive. The student will also want to discuss the fact that t...

Ancient Greek Economics

in manipulating that world. It can also be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the econ...

Postmodern Deconstructionist Architecture

Russian constructivist forms and by Derridean deconstruction" (Ganim 364). Basically, the philosophy behind the concept of decons...

Great Britain's Inter War Architecture from 1919 to 1939

modern. It was a time, as mentioned, of great change, socially and politically. It was a time which followed what was assumed to b...