Discus the early development of urban architecture in the ancient Near East‚ with specific reference to one or two cities in the ‘Fertile Crescent.’ The history of civilization has been one of the most significant fields of study for a very long time. After the agriculture revolution the number of population grow rapidly‚ civilizations were formed and cities were being built to accommodate the growing populations of the ancient civilization. Architecture has always been a vital part of the civilizations
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the movie The Dark Knight Rises‚ lots of typology of architecture was featured. The underground architecture -such as the sewage were Bane and his followers hid from the Police in the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and the famous cave under the Wayne palace were Bruce (Batman) hid his Batman costume‚ weapons and means of transportation (car‚ motorcycle and plane)-played an important role in the movie. Also in the movie‚ there was architecture from different eras. For example the Wayne palace was
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Matrilineal Architecture Fig. 1: Location Map (Google Map‚ 2017) Introduction Located a Western Sumatra at Padang Panjang (Fig.1)‚ the Minangkabau is commonly recognisable through its jutting buffalo horn roof also known as “rumah bagonjong” (Wiryomartono 2014). The Minangkabau house also known as “Rumah gadang” literally meaning the great house (Wiryomartono 2014)‚ serves as a residence‚ a hall for family meetings and for ceremonial activities. According to (Kahin 1999)‚ Minangkabau architecture was
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City is a wonderful example of how architecture affects people and social spaces. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1943 to hold the collection of non-objective paintings of Mr. Guggenheim‚ the museum would become the most controversial in New York then as well as now. Influenced by the Ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia‚ the museum is an expanding continuous spiral around a central rotunda. The interior mimics the exterior with five diminishing ramps
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Thesis Modern architecture is new ideologies of architectural that show up in many Western countries in the decade after industrial revolution I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials‚ the principles of functionalist planning‚ and the reject of what it is exists and miscellaneous decoration. This style has been generally designated as modern‚ although the labels International style and functionalism have also been used. In rudimentary architecture the human presence can seem subject
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What is the renaissance architecture? The answer lays in its very name- the word is originally French‚ from term la rinascita “to be reborn”. If we want to describe this era‚ we could say‚ that renaissance is “a self-conscious break with the past and search for the new forms of expression”. And it’s fully true- renaissance is an entirely new turn in the History of Architecture‚ but at the same time it’s a return to and exalt of antique forms of roman art. It is said‚ that “Renaissance architects
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Architecture is about impressing self and others. Perhaps the main goal of an architect is to influence individuals and societies by her artistic passion and ideas. Therefore the judgments of individuals have centric roles in architecture. However the criteria of these judgments have been changed through the time‚ locations‚ and societies. One of these criteria is indeed the sense of beauty and aesthetics of art and architecture. Since the emergence of human civilisation and communities the human
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concepts derived from various cultures. The interaction between the feudal system and the architecture of the medieval times influenced the evolution of the later designs. The early architecture of England starts off with the Carolingian family‚ who dominated most of Western Europe politics. They tried to emulate the Roman architecture and also borrowed the architectural style of Early Christian and Byzantine architecture. The Carolingians took from those styles what they liked and created a very unique
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17th-century English colonial architecture resembles the late medieval forms that survived in rural England. Houses were built in a range of sizes. Gables‚ overhangs‚ and lack of symmetry reflected the late medieval style of Europe. In Virginia and Maryland‚ brick construction was preferred for the typically story and a half homes with chimneys at both ends and a more nearly symmetrical facade. Aside from fortifications‚ the principal nondomestic structures in the 17th-century colonies were churches
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ARTH 372-01 MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Department of Art and Art History College of William and Mary Fall 2012 M‚ W: 2:00 – 3:20 in 201 Andrews Prof. Sibel Z. Sayek Office: 109C Andrews Hall Hours: M‚ W 3:30 – 4:30 (and by appointment) E-mail: ssayek@wm.edu Phone: 221-2527 Course site: http://blackboard.wm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers an overview of influential ideas and paradigmatic developments in the architecture and urbanism of the modern era from the Enlightenment (c
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