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Islamic History in Spain

independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...

Postmodernism and Great Britain

influences as well as reflects the society in which it manifests. Here we may see a post-modern attitude. The influence of many ot...

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 ...

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...

'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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Greeks and Washingtonians and the State Capitol

capital of the column has a "swelling, cushion-like echinus, and a block-shaped slab for an abacus" (Witcombe). The architrave (th...

Themes in the Gothic

the building becomes cumbersome and can collapse. The solutions were varied and brilliant: masons developed a "ribbed vault, in w...

Kingship and Architecture in Ancient Egypt

These are the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom time periods. THE OLD KINGDOM STRETCHED BETWEEN 2686 AND 2125 B...

Comparison and Contrasting Essay on California and Georgia

attacked poor drainage and low-lying areas particularly in or around Savannah, the Ocmulgee River, and the Toccoa Falls regions, w...

Re-engineering at MEG International

is able to use this as a core element of the strategy that is delivered. Reengineering is a major change to the way in which pro...

Case Study: Accenture

document. Accenture must decide how to develop an IT structure that meets its needs. There are several alternative approaches and ...

Design and Architectural Schema of Databases

technological landscape that gave rise to the World Wide Web, and along with it, 21st century communications. Computerized databas...

Washington D.C.'s Classical Architecture

building, the dome itself may have drawn its inspiration from the Romans. The statue that stands on the pinnacle is surrou...

Roman Imagery and the Evolution of Apostolic Succession

Roman architecture influenced by apostolic succession - was limited only as far as ones imagination would go. After all, what a p...

Architecture, Youth Clothing, Miyake Kimono Designs, and Japanese

the Kimono Designs of Issey Miyake Issey Miyake was born in Hiroshima in 1938 and studied design in Tokyo before working in Paris...

Architecture Books Critiqued

was "shattered" by the urban scale of Renaissance Rome, which was achieved under the reign of Pope Sixtus V (75). Selecting from...

The Influence of Medieval Christianity on Art of the Time

version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...

The King's Quarters at Versailles

of design that was popular in Europe, but particularly in France during the 1700s5. Interior design and ornamentation are aspects ...