“I cannot‚ in whole conscience‚ recommend architecture as a profession for girls ... the obstacles are so great that it takes an exceptional girl to make a go of it. If she insisted on becoming an architect‚ I would try to dissuade her. If then‚ she was still determined‚ I would give her my blessing … she could be that exceptional one.” - Pietro Belluschi in “Should You Be An Architect?”‚ 1955. At the risk of sounding cliché‚ I begin my personal statement with this quote in lieu of a formal introduction
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academic interests‚ purpose‚ objectives and motivation in undertaking this postgraduate study My decision to apply for the MArch at the Edinburgh College of Art is directly linked to my intended career plans. I wish to continue pursuing a career in Architecture‚ and I consider this degree to be indispensable as a means of acquiring those analytical‚ technical‚ creative and workspace skills and that theoretical and practical knowledge that will assist me with my ambition of achieving membership of the
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The architecture of a time period may reflect more than just our personal style. The California craftsman bungalow style house is named this because of its introduction to the United States in California and abundance in California in the 1900s to the 1930s. Craftsman refers to the style of house; whereas‚ bungalow references the features of the house and overall use of the house. The bungalow original origins were in India as an alternative to tent living among English colonial traders and officers
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Postmodernism‚ focus on style and methods of representation‚ and is often interpreted as a successor to modernism. Similar to Architecture‚ postmodernism influenced all kind of art such as: Art‚ music‚ theatre‚ literature‚ dance and even photography. In the work of Best‚ S. and Kellner‚ D. “Postmodern turn” (1997‚ p.152) they state that postmodern architecture was a particular reaction to the aesthetics and as they describe “Philosophical assumptions” of the International Style. This is because
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Department of Architecture SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AR1102 Architectural Design 1 Academic Year 2012/2013 Project 02 – The room and a ‘village’ Project 02 The room and a ‘village’ Understanding architectural language Using architectural language and Making architectural language Arguably the room or its approximation is the basic construct of an architectural space. How it is defined‚ enclosed and what elements are used to do this is the architecture
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identification text for a grid‚ level‚ view title‚ callout‚ or annotation. 6. BUILDING PAD A flat surface that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by grading‚ excavating‚ filling‚ or a combination of these. In Revit Architecture‚ you can add a building pad to a toposurface‚ and then modify the structure and depth of the pad. 7. CAD Computer-Aided-Design The use of computer-based tools that assist engineers‚ architects‚ and other design professionals in their design
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Ever since I was little‚ I expressed energetic interests in architecture and art‚ ranging from my obsession with origami to countless trips to The Getty Center in Los Angeles to my admiration of the towering skyscrapers in New York City and classic Colonial homes in Connecticut. Additionally‚ I have been devoting a significant portion of my life studying classical piano since I was four years old‚ and I have earned many notable honors throughout my music career so far. Origami has been an integral
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architectural style‚ architecture history Introduction Many times‚ especially in architectural fields‚ it is unclear where to draw the line between Modernism and Postmodernism. In many artistic languages‚ such as music‚ painting‚ and the performing arts‚ political and cultural values reflect the values of humans and society. However‚ because architectural forms result from multi-layered problem solving‚ justifying cultural and
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secondary textual sources. At the center of this paper will be one of three different “object” types: an original work of art in the Oriental Institute Museum‚ an ancient-inspired architectural work in Chicago‚ or the ancient-inspired art and architecture of a movie (more on these below). All papers must include a description of the “object’s” formal elements (such as line‚ color‚ texture‚ spatial qualities‚ and composition) and medium and how they contribute to the function of the “object” and
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range of landscapes including the lay landscapes of Polar Regions‚ mountainous landscapes‚ densely forested or wooded landscapes including past bereal forests and tropical rainforests‚ and agricultural landscapes and tropical regions. My particular interest in this case study is to find out how these plate tectonics affect the landscapes of eastern Asia. I am also hoping to unravel the mystery behind what causes these movements of the plates in that particular area and whether the landscapes would
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