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It has been observed that architecture is a discipline with its own 'language' just like any other type of vocational subculture. With this in mind, all prospective architects, indeed, anyone who might be involved in the construction o Continue Reading...
Shah Signature, Navi Mumbai
The Shah Signature building is located in Navi Mumbai. The clients in this project are Shah group Projects and infraprojects Ltd. And the project was executed by Soyuz Talib Architects. The site where the building is loca Continue Reading...
Indeed, for all the brash creativity reflected in its arrangement of shapes and structures, the facility's most compelling feature is its simplicity.
Again, it allows nature to do much of its decorative work, with its entrance way dominated by the Continue Reading...
The advantages in efficiency were evident, as are the ways of apprenticing younger members slowly into the family trade.
The more probable model is that the skilled labour was taken from the guilds, whose power was on the rise throughout Europe aft Continue Reading...
They were constructed or rather carved as a tribute to Pharaoh Ramses II and his queen Nefertari. The Temple of Edfu (237-57 BC) also shows the expertise and the cultural depth of the Egyptian culture. This temple on the West bank of the Nile in the Continue Reading...
In this regard it should also be noted that the architect faced a number of obvious constraints in his design of the Square. These constraints were from existing structures such as the Vatican Palace as well as the granite fountain. To incorporate t Continue Reading...
Jonestown, in Guyana, is a contemporary example of what would be classified as a utopian community.)
In a wave of successfully created "utopian" architecture, modern architects from Virilio to Le Corbusier, Louis I Kahn and Aldo Van Eyck, invented Continue Reading...
Medieval Period - Westminster Abbey
The history of the Westminster Abbey in London stretches back to the Early Middle-ages. The edifice was constructed circa the turn of the 7th century (Mason, 1996). Although the accounts vary, the monk, Sulcard's Continue Reading...
" Koolhaas obviously wants to employ his program to affect positive social change and is concerned with the urban environment and the way it is used and abused by architecture. Tschumi, on the other hand, is more concerned with forging an open-ended Continue Reading...
Brunelleschi -- San Lorenzo
filippo brunelleschi & THE CHURCH OF SAN LORENZO
As one of the greatest architects of the first half of the 15th century during the Renaissance Era, Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) was trained as a goldsmith but his Continue Reading...
Santiago Calatrava's name is synonymous with modern architectural design. This Spaniard architect single-handedly revolutionized our concept of modern, chic, futuristic yet functional architecture by giving putting some of the most unforgettable stru Continue Reading...
Segmentation -- Barcelona Travel
Market segmentation is a technique that groups consumers with similar needs and common buying behaviors into segments. These segments become the basis for targeted marketing, which is a more efficient and effective m Continue Reading...
The Critique of Pure Reason proposed and researched, highlighting expertise of how the mind's synthetic framework makes up the world. As a review of taste, such a technique does not try to separate some home that is distinct to beautiful items, howe Continue Reading...
The Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton. Paxton's design was largely influenced by the greenhouses he remembered from his previous work as a gardener at the Chatsworth House. During his tenure there he initially worked with the technology Continue Reading...
Lightweight concrete maintains its large voids and not forming laitance layers or cement films when placed on the wall" (p. 1). As noted at the start of the report, "The Pantheon" in Rome, built more than 18 centuries ago depicts an explemaenary exa Continue Reading...
Sign and Symbol," by John Onians
Signs, symbols are different depending on Context and Medium:
Context = needs of builders, users
Medium -- physical dispositions of floors, walls, roofs, supports, materials
Link between physical and expressive p Continue Reading...
Romantic and Modern Design Styles
Comparing the Ornate and the Natural: A Study of Two Theories of Design
History often dictates societal mentality more so than current climate, yet in times of peace, it seems that the beautiful and the artful flou Continue Reading...
Project Management, Sustainability and Whole Lifecycle Thinking
Architectural Analysis of Famous Building
With the completion of construction on the Civic Center in 1996, the San Francisco Main Public Library's ambitious design project transformed Continue Reading...
And with respect to the eschewing of modesty, the new World Trade Center which is currently under construction in New York City proposes soon to be the tallest building in the United States. This is a demonstration of a form which follows a complex Continue Reading...
Beardshear Hall
The Central building of the ISU campus is Beardshear, l located on Beardshear Road. It is the central building on campus is therefore very important. The reasons why it is an important building in the campus would be its history. The Continue Reading...
shelter has evolved in relationship to basic individual (shelter, security, comfort, social interaction, ritual) and context environmental constraints, character site, building materials, construction technologies, social relationships). In the essa Continue Reading...
Archeological Survey of Fort/Tomb in Madras (Chennai), India
This article will focus on Madras (Chennai), India, where the Thomas Christians are said to have been planted over the centuries. Their heritage is said to date back to the time of Christ, Continue Reading...
Framing is a fundamental of construction. Therefore, it can be helpful to understand the history of framing and how it has evolved in terms of materials, uses, and techniques. The frame can be considered the skeleton of a building. Its "rough carpent Continue Reading...
Master Builders
Today, the professions of architect, engineer and construction worker are well-known. Yet, from the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, the "master builders," who planned and directed the design and constru Continue Reading...
The result is that the minarets which are more probably rooted in the experiences, technologies and impulses of the now extinct Byzantines are part of the religious iconography of both ancient and modern Islamic culture.
That said, the eventuality Continue Reading...
space inhabit. You visit St. Patrick's Cathedral New York analyze experience understand design theories, concepts, historical precedents looked class.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York City: A historical and architectural overview
Patrick's Cathedra Continue Reading...
St. Peter's Basilica is located in Vatican City, and was consecrated in 1626 (Saint). It is among the largest of the world's churches and is considered to be one of the holiest of Catholic sites on the planet. The church's namesake, St. Peter, is bur Continue Reading...
The Windows operating system architecture also allows for single sign-on and also relies on user name and password verification. The authentication process for a Windows operating system at the server level can also be configured to validate the id Continue Reading...
Computer Science Fundamentals
Too often the mechanistic are taken for granted in computer science. The technology has been around long enough now, that many take for granted the great powers that computers and computing technology has afforded moder Continue Reading...
Centralized application and client management allows efficient solution of application management, access, performance, and security. Below is figure one taken directly from Citix Systems (Server-Based Computing, 1999).
The new architecture will ha Continue Reading...
Another notable development and contribution of ancient from Greek is the Olympics. The event was begun in Greek as an entertainment session but later evolved into an international event. Additional invention of Greek is the architecture. The Greek Continue Reading...
Mobile Computing: A Disruptive Innovation Whose Time Has Come
The pervasive adoption of mobile computing devices, combined with cloud computing and the quantum gains in application software are creating a globally diverse collaborative platform. The Continue Reading...
Islam
Al Andalus, ha-Sefarad, Andalucia: "a remarkable medieval culture rooted in pluralism and shaped by religious tolerance," (Menocal, 2000, p. 2). Al-Andalus was a region of cultural convergence and confluence. There, Jew, Muslim, and Christian Continue Reading...
D.) military conscription could be avoided with the payment of a commutable tax, since the Eastern Han Dynasty preferred the usage of a volunteer army. The volunteer army was known as the Southern Army, and burgeoned its ranks in times of war to assi Continue Reading...
Britain
The Celts
Celtic history and influence in Britain spanned several centuries: between the 7th and 1st centuries BCE. The Celts originated in Central and Western Europe and they eventually migrated to the British Isles. The Celts would have Continue Reading...
Amazon.com
A Strategic Assessment of Amazons' e-Strategies
Amazon's remarkable ascent as one of the top online global retailers can be attributed to the foresight they had in creating a comprehensive distributed order management, Enterprise Resourc Continue Reading...
Rather than continue the process that began in the first two books, in which the Rosicrucian Order first announced themselves, gave their history, and then responded to certain criticisms while making their position within Christian theology cleare Continue Reading...
Lessons Learned From Zappos' Security Breach in January, 2012
On January 16, 2012 Zappos' experienced its first major security breach through a compromised server at its recently opened Kentucky Distribution Center, with an experienced hacker gainin Continue Reading...
living in the Middle Ages. What new things are available for you to experience?
The prelude to modernism
The history that establishes origin and evolution of the modern society has its basis from the ancient time. Initially, the world and society Continue Reading...