it's a style that never actually seems to go out of style. Most of the first private residences that were built as the Keys became more inhabited were built with the Caribbean and West Indian architectural theme in mind (Keith, 2002). The idea of k Continue Reading...
Above the roundel is a frieze from a monument to Trajan depicting a battle scene, and the west end contains an image of Luna, the moon goddess, in a chariot" (Sullivan, 2005, p.1). In contrast, the more modest, but still impressive, single-barreled Continue Reading...
Between 1225 and 1250 C.E., Notre Dame was extensively modified when the chapels were built into spaces between the buttresses and the transept arms were lengthened. Of course, it is Notre Dame's facade which draws the most attention, due to its ver Continue Reading...
Following are Hofstede's four categories and what they measure: Power Distance (PD) is the "extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally" (Hofsted Continue Reading...
The new and ancient technology that was being imported from Middle East together with the turn to rebirth Europe was a representation of one of the greatest transfer in the field of technology to have been recorded in history (Wallace, 56). Conclus Continue Reading...
West Germany sustained what many call an "economic miracle" rebuilding after the war. Their social market economy allowed for individuals to be entrepeneurial and yet be socially responsible to the state. With so much rebuilding necessary, but an en Continue Reading...
A romanticism that was rooted in the legendary European past served well to bring comfort and a sense of place in space and time to people who might otherwise have felt rootless and adrift. In its eclecticism the Richardsonian Romanesque house gave Continue Reading...
Fine Arts Los Angeles Fine Arts Building "Form follows function" may be a cliche nowadays, one that's parroted in chic commercials for high-end, luxury sedans, but at some point, before the phrase devolved into a catchphrase for Cadillacs, it had r Continue Reading...
" This "unembellished sobriety," though, does not extend to the structure's west front. In this regard, Logerfo notes that the west front of Saint-Trophime features "a glorious tympanum describing the Last Judgement and statues of the apostles in nea 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...
Rather than rejecting the natural variability experience everywhere but in most man-made structures, Kiasma embraces this variability. Returning to the name Kiasma further demonstrates the design's emphasis on the human experience of perception, an Continue Reading...
He did not form any close friendships, even though Sullivan himself took a liking to him. Sullivan engaged him in a five-year contract. The contract would later become a subject of contention, for it stated that Wright could not participate in outsi Continue Reading...
As a result, it gives off the appearance of being somewhat economical in its use of space. In spite of its enormity, it does not loom like a shadowy giant in a city of low-register structures. Rather, it somewhat gracefully stretches lengthwise, tak Continue Reading...
The men had returned from the war, Americans were buying homes and putting all their energies in to building a nest for the family filled with all sorts of creature comforts. The female form reflected these comforts: it was round and healthy. On the Continue Reading...
Islamic Civilization Islam, as a religion, has been adopted and is practiced by a variety of different ethnic groups and cultures around the world; and each ethnic group has had an influence on Islamic culture. As Islam spread out from its home in A Continue Reading...
CONTESTED PUBLIC SPACE: MEMORIES & HISTORY Contested Public Space: Memories and History Das Denkmal fur Die Ermordeten Juden Europas The Memory Landscape. Mary's is a large old-style brick church belonging to the council of the Hanseatic city Continue Reading...
" 4. Social and Political Life There is a general paucity of information about the actual societal and political structure of the Olmec. While there is not much evidence to build a comprehensive picture of the daily and social life of these people, Continue Reading...
In brief, this painting is essentially a representation of the court of Philip IV and the focal point of the work is the Infanta Margarita who is surrounded by various figures, including her maids of honor, dwarfs and a dog. Las Meninas depicts a l Continue Reading...
1260s Transepts were changed to the gothic style. 1250-1345 the remaining elements were finished (Tonazzi, 2007). It's easy to see that the building took a long time to complete, but it is very beautiful. A lot of different architects worked on i Continue Reading...
Thomas Aquinas led the move away from the Platonic and Augustinian and toward Aristotelianism and "developed a philosophy of mind by writing that the mind was at birth a tabula rasa ('blank slate') that was given the ability to think and recognize f Continue Reading...
An important influence on Renaissance architecture was the Dome of the Rock, famous for its spatial harmony, balance and overall perfection. . . . The Dome of the Rock is basically a Byzantine building [with] classical columns, topped by arches in a Continue Reading...
Hellenic Tombs One of the ways in which the art, history and architecture of ancient cultures can be understood and investigated is through what is left behind to be examined. Some of the most permanent artifacts that are available for examination a Continue Reading...
Climate and Architecture in Asia The Climatic Regions of Asia The Relation between Climate and Architecture Architecture for Arid Zones in Asia The Hot and Humid Climate Architecture in Asia The Architecture of the Earthquake Prone Areas in Asia Continue Reading...
Chinese Architecture Ancient Chinese Architecture Modern Chinese Architecture Ancient Chinese architecture is considered to be an important part of the world architectural system along with architecture in Europe and Arabian architecture. Over cen 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...
New scholarship suggests that Byzantine Empire was as successful as was Rome in shaping modern Europe (Angelov, 2001). Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age (also called the Caliphate of Islam or the Islamic Renaissance) was a center of govern 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...
.." (Channel District Redevelopment Area Strategic Action Plan, nd) Because of this increase in demand there must be a facilities upgrade and additions such as new water lines to the water system. The projected water demand for the Channelside Distri Continue Reading...
Postmodernism is many things to many people, yet no single product or outcome of the postmodern era is representative of the entirety of the idea. Postmodernism was more than simply a collection of items, but rather an entire way of life shaped by th Continue Reading...
Of course, the history of ancient Greek art is inseparable from the city of Athens, where our modern principles of democracy emerged around 400 B.C.E. And which has become the penultimate symbol of Greek culture, especially related to the Parthenon Continue Reading...
Instead, for example, the artists who sculptured the tympanum of Beaulieu in the south of France were later asked by Abbot Suger to work on the sculptures of the west front of Saint Denis, in present day northern Paris. Although the latter which was Continue Reading...
Corporate Culture can be effectively defined as the basic behaviors and the attitudes and all the related approaches that individuals within an organization use when they interact with one another for any reason at all. It also refers to formal and w Continue Reading...
colorful period in America's remarkable early history is the gold rush era. In the late 1800's the discovery of gold triggered a flood of immigrants into the country, all intent on making their fortune. These miners shaped the early history of Ameri Continue Reading...
We know now that more than one knight who went to the Holy Lands ostensibly to "rout out the infidel" actually had a more pragmatic agenda: they brought home loot, everything they could physically handle plus anything more they could load on pack an Continue Reading...
Ancient A Brief History of the Mayan Civilization The Maya are a group of people of southern Mexico and northern Central America with some three thousand years of loaded history. The Maya were a division of the Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian civilizati Continue Reading...
Patterned after the old cathedral at Reims, the abbey church displays a similar set of volumes with east and west transepts with crossing towers; an especially large western apse balancing a triple apse at the opposite end. The massing of the tower Continue Reading...
Ancient History Of India The purpose of this work is to compare and contrast the cultural and societal differences and likenesses in the areas of Northern and Southern India specifically during the period of c.100-1100 C.E. Further, this work will r Continue Reading...
Al Thani family ruled Qatar from the mid-1800s. It slowly changed itself from a poor British territory renowned mainly for pearling into an independent state with large oil and natural gas revenues. The Qatari economy was weakened during the late 19 Continue Reading...
Islamic Women -- Ottoman Empire Islamic women who lived in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries are the focus of this inquiry. What was their social life like in terms fun, vice, pleasure, and other activities that involved sensuality o Continue Reading...
