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    Architecture in Pre-Historic Time and Ancient Egypt Architecture‚ over time has grown both in complexity and purpose‚ however it all started with the basic need for protection from environmental disturbances‚ wild animals and other human population. It does not just stop there. Superficial beliefs and other unnatural reasons were also the reasons for the creation of stone circles‚ monoliths and other monuments that demonstrated/represented a form of symbol. In order to understand the complex changes

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    courses - academic degrees conferred by a college or university 2.5.5 Minimalist Architecture – field of architecture that uses minimal elements in design yet produces a unified and sophisticated result. 2.5.6 Green Architecturearchitecture that stimulates environmental sustainability‚ minimizes impact and integrates the power of nature in the design proficiently. 2.5.7 Modern Architecture – a uprising in architecture characterized by the elements of glass‚ steel and

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    Islamic Accounting

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    ----------------------- A PRIMA - FACIE CASE FOR ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING • Purpose Accounting : To permit informed decision which will enable scare resources to be allocated efficient to achieved ‘social welfare’. |Islamic |Conversational | |To achieve socio – |To meet needs of | |economic & religions|‘capitalist’ | |objective of Islamic|economy. | |Institution & | | |Muslims Users. | | |Provide holistic

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    Islamic Law

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    Defining Islamic Law Islamic law is the collection of rulings and legally binding rules related to the regulation of individual behavior in society. It is a legal system with a broad range of directives‚ covering the specifics of various affairs‚ yet broad enough to be flexible and non–rigid due to its capacity for renewability and adaptability. The History of Islamic Law Role #1: This was the role of education and dealing with legal life issues in Arab society during the mission of the Prophet;

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    Based on Jonathan Hill’s Immaterial Architecture‚ the book that traces the changing science of space and the forces that define it‚ i.e.-material aspect (presence of matter) and the immaterial aspect (absence of matter)‚ this paper also examines the confluence and definition of space driven by both material and immaterial qualities. These elements are particularly important to study in context with the ever-changing landscape of 21st century architecture. Immaterial conditions like government

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    Patron and Community

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    various arguments brought forth in the two readings “Morality with Regard to the Commission” by Oriol Bohigas and “Patrons or Clients?” by Robert Gutman. Both the readings discuss the patronage of architecture in earlier days and how in the recent years clientage and capitalism has taken over architecture. How today the architects are harassed by the demands of the narrow minded clients contrary to the earlier centuries where architects enjoyed the trust and respect of the patrons who granted them

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    representation Architecture is understood and studied from drawings and images. Drawings possess a life of their own and express the intentions of the architect. In the following essay‚ I would annotate the various arguments brought forth in the two readings‚ “The Necessity for Drawing: Tangible Speculation” by Michael Grave and “Architectural Drawings and the Intent of the Architect” by James Smith Pierce. Both the readings discuss about the importance of the language of drawing in architecture. Grave

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    Biological Sciences www.textroad.com Research and Design of Green Tropical Architecture Agung Murti Nugroho Department of Architecture‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Brawiajay‚ Malang‚ Indonesia ABSTRACT The common debate on traditional and nation architecture is always about projecting local identity on built form. The attempts are applauded especially against the western borrowed style‚ but the idea of architecture as befitting to the local climate is in question. This paper argues that

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    1- Where? This Project‚ just as many other Richard Meier projects‚ is built within a heavily contrasting context of nature‚ hovering over the shores of lake Michigan. The white reinforced concrete and glass are easily distinguishable from it’s exuberant background heavy in shades of green which invokes a sense of being deep within a forest‚ away from all man made things‚ making the project all the more contrasting and also creating a sense of privacy for the entire property which is seldom achieved

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    Michel Foucault and Pp

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    Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ London: Thames & Hudson‚ pp. 256-75. 720.108 FOR Koolhaas‚ R. (2001) Junk space: The Debris of Modernization’‚ in C.J. Chung et al. (eds)‚ The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping‚ Köln: Taschen‚ 408-21 POWER / POLITICS Foucault‚ M. (1995) ‘Panopticism’‚ in Discipline and Punish‚ New York: Vintage‚ pp. 195-228. Forty‚ A. (1995) 364.60944 FOU Being or Nothingness: Private Experience and Public Architecture in Post War Britain’‚ Architectural

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