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Life of Frank Lloyd Wright

of the largest firm in Chicago at the time. During this time he met and married his first wife, Catherine Lee Clark Tobin. He work...

Twentieth Century Architectural Genius of Frank Lloyd Wright

form and function could both by achieved to create a house that was both true to nature and affordable." This was where Wright tru...

Sprawl and Chapter Eleven of Duany et al’s Suburban Nation

on a gaping wound (221). Second, regulations must be rewritten (221). Out with old, outdated, and inadequate zoning ordinances a...

Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater

gowns for one clients wife" (Strickland 147). Falling water was designed by Wright both inside and out and this was part of the pr...

Robert Adam

with the flat, painted Roman designs being translated into low-relief carved plaster, and the atmosphere of the whole room elevate...

What are the Benefits for Contract Owners in the use of Variation Orders? - A Research Proposal

and the need to reschedule and the knock on effect of the changes on other areas of the building project (Koushki et al, 2005, Ibb...

Mondrian, Kobori Enshu and Rietveld Architectural and Spatial Comparisons Found in Rietveld's “Schroder House”, Katsura Palace, and the Work of Mondrian

of space with the tatami module design also using moveable walls and walls which opened to the environment for flexibility in spac...

The Life and Work of Architect Robert Adam

also a renown architect, and it was his influence that first spurred the imagination of his sons (Robert Adam, 2003)....

Pyramide du Louvre by I.M. Pei

controversial as the actual building. (An adjective often preceding his name is "iconic.") For one thing, the idea that an America...

Architecture and Drawing's Role

Daniel Libeskind. Klees sketchbooks and artistry demonstrate the integrate of linear elements, linear qualities and bold graphic ...

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Building a Perfect Legacy

Lutyens left at the age of thirteen to absorb the lush Surrey countryside, with only a pencil and sketchpad for company. He drew ...

Text Analysis of 'Evil in Modern Thought An Alternative History of Philosophy' by Susan Neiman

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

Bungalow Design of Architect Samuel Maclure

He opened architectural offices with other architects and his earliest buildings in Victoria were "one-storey, framed in wood and ...

Architecture and Marketing

while attracting the customer. Promotion, as we mentioned above, is letting the target market know about the product (or service) ...

1956's Roth House

property and outside of that a berm of round river stones. Roundness is the theme that catches the eye on approach to The Roth Hou...

The 'Summer House' of Alvar Aalto

In this paper consisting of ten pages the architect and his contention that there is an affinity between style and occupant are co...

Kenyan Statesman Jomo Kenyatta

In 6 pages the architect of Kenya, the man who transformed it from colonialism to modernity, Jomo Kenyatta, is examined. There ar...

Architect of the Vietnam Memorial Maya Lin

something happens within the viewer. Its like reading a book. I purposely had the names etched ragged right on each panel to look...

Exactness, Simplicity, and John Pawson

means for ordering and defining the everyday rituals and necessities of existence." The collection of dazzling images is presented...

Design Philosophies Architects Frank Gehry and I.M. Pei

been considered a disciple of Walter Gropius, due to his reliance on abstract form and materials, such as stone, concrete, glass a...

Le Corbusier's and Venturi's Architecture

In five pages this paper examines these architects and their philosophies in an examination of Harvard University's Carpenter Cent...

Classical Influences on Modern Architecture

In five pages this paper examines the classical influences upon modern architects with such works as La Tourette Monastery by Le C...

Deconstructivism and Contemporary Architects

who is apparently a proponent of deconstructivism as well, indicates that architecture, "is not a given or a physical fact. It has...

The Architectonic Spaces Theories of Architect Dom Hans Van Der Laan

Van Der Laan was a Benedictine monk who lived from 1904-1991. He was born in Holland and both his father and several of his broth...

Byzantium Emperor Justinian I

By 476, the fall of Rome left the eastern city the undisputed imperial capital. During the reign of Justinian (527-565) the Byzant...

Evolution in Architecture in the 19th Century

that revered the spiritualism of the Middle Ages. The Gothic approach emphasized the complexity of interior space, while the exte...

Architecture of Zumthor, Maekawa, and Le Corbusier and Uses of Light and Form

Charles LEplattenier. He was commissioned for his first design at the age of 18 for a faculty member of his school. The next sever...

Tribal Societies and the Roles Played by Architects and Artists

the depiction of characters. In this case, the artists were employed to tell an accurate account of the daily rituals the leaders ...

Pyramid Architects from 2 Perspectives

in each text. Arnolds book is 384 pages long, with 101 color halftones and 169 black-and-white halftones for 270 pictures in all. ...

Wright, Gropius, van de Rohe and Saarinen's 'Living' Architecture

A 7 page paper that examines the historical contribution of these groundbreaking architects, exploring how design, vision, and use...