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Essays 271 - 300
of Europes architectural and artistic achievements were created. Elements of Gothic Architecture Gothic architecture is not known...
world of mankind as much as a concern for the hereafter (which was the sole concern of medieval man). This new way of thinking is ...
finished and beautiful look to the landscape. The versatile usefulness of paving stones can be seen in the fact that they can b...
as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, India, Persia and China(Devareaux, 1992). HIJRAH: "The word hijrah means to leav...
are opposed by the church. In comparing this time period--the old world system of the early Italian Renaissance--with a new world ...
In six pages the life and architectural style of Marcel Breuer are examined with a discussion of his Lincoln, Massachusetts home a...
In ten pages this paper discusses the office architecture of the U.S. and Japan in terms of its design similarities. Seven source...
pervaded Western architecture for more than two millennia. The Greek temple emerged as the archetypal shrine of all time. Unlike ...
Modern Design Famed architect Phillip Johnson tells students that modernism has debts to past styles, but architecture is changin...
In five pages this architecture is analyzed in terms of construction, style, symmetry, materials, craftsmanship, and public percep...
In eight pages Islamic architecture and art are examined in a comparative analysis of these mosaics. Seven sources are cited in t...
soaring faith. New techniques allowed the cathedral to be taller as man reached higher for contact with God. Inside the building...
as Josiah Conder notes in his classic study of the subject, "the clipping and carving of trees and bushes into shapes such as moun...
In a five page paper the ancient Mayan city of Palenque is examined in terms of its religious and historical influences and how th...
The original castles prior to reflecting architectural influence lacked much style or finesse; in fact, they were relatively munda...
to be saying that the term, bigger is better has applied for years where buildings were concerned. Whether he takes this to task, ...
Russian constructivist forms and by Derridean deconstruction" (Ganim 364). Basically, the philosophy behind the concept of decons...
use of visual elements is what is responsible for keeping his legacy alive. The student will also want to discuss the fact that t...
in manipulating that world. It can also be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the econ...
This paper examines how geographical concepts can be applied to the development of landscape architecture in 5 pages. Three sourc...
In five pages 18th century English architecture is discussed in a consideration of Baroque and Georgian styles with various aspect...
called herself the Goddess (1989). In ancient Egypt it seemed as if dynastic power had passed through females even when the Pharao...
as dated, as indicated by Robin who states that "The free joyful, light, elegant and unbuildable concept of the fifties became a s...
(2000). The Vietnam Memorial Wall is in an urban park setting ("Vietnam," 2003). Its construction system is "cut stone masonry" ...
reason. No one may be able to recall any specific reason, except perhaps that "things" have been done in a specific way for longe...
The commission here was difficult, as the foundations of the former building and some of its elements had to be incorporated into ...
may appear unsuitable to the mix. I contend that Birmingham has no more "ugly" or "monstrous" buildings than the next city, and h...
the attention of the fashion-setting upper class. Free-standing obelisks were constructed around England, the first, which is stil...
with evident truths (39). It was clearly a break away from convention. No longer did rules dominate but rather, the eye of the art...
history, is that of the arch. "An arch, in construction, is a rigid span curving upward between two points of support. It appears ...