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Postmodern Deconstructionist Architecture

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

Art and Religion of Ancient Egypt

point that there was a strongly ritualistic and shamanic element to funeral rites: pictorial representations of funeral ceremonies...

Morality and Architecture by Watkin

the human condition. That said, a student writing on this subject might construe those two points by the author as rather weak. T...

The Architecture of the Arkansas State Capitol Building in Little Rock

down to the first floor. The solid brass chandelier reaches twelve feet across as it hangs amidst the marbleized interior from wa...

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...

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, ...

Architecture of England from 1700 to 1800

In five pages 18th century English architecture is discussed in a consideration of Baroque and Georgian styles with various aspect...

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...

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...

Postsparkassenamt by Otto Wagner

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

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...

ISA, RISC and Original

There is a limit to how much can be done in miniaturizing transistors to increase the speed and capacity of a microprocessor chip....

Geographical Concepts and Landscape Architecture

This paper examines how geographical concepts can be applied to the development of landscape architecture in 5 pages. Three sourc...

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...

Influences of Classical Greece

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

'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...