Bibliography: 1. Douglass D‚ B‚ 2008. Defining a Sustainable Aesthetic: a New Paradigm for Architecture‚ MSc. Thesis‚ The School of Architecture‚ University of Southern California. 2. Hermann‚ B.G.‚ Kroeze‚ C.‚ Jawjit‚ W.‚ 2007. Assessing environmental performance by combining life cycle assessment‚ multi-criteria analysis and environmental performance indicators .J
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most common form of architecture‚ but they were used for worship gods and politics‚ there existed two different types of architecture in the Ancient Greece; The Doric order‚ and The Ionic order‚ these two orders were the most common type of architecture used in the Ancient Greece. The Doric columns were the simplest‚ having the capitol which is the top or crown‚ they are circular with a square on top‚ but they do not contain a base. The Doric was very simple yet powerful architecture. The Parthenon is
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corrugated steel and chain-link fence‚ effectively splitting the house open with an angled skylight. Gehry’s unconventional design shocked architectural world‚ ultimately launching his career to new heights. During the 1960s‚ Gehry began to redirect his architecture by fusing the Japanese and vernacular elements in his early work. Influenced by painters and sculptors‚ his designs showed elite manipulation of perspectively distorted shapes‚ sculptural masses molded by light‚ and buildings that reveal their
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materials. Even though there has been radical change in building skin from the past‚ I believe it is important to have an appreciation of traditional architecture when thinking about building envelope. For example‚ Shigeru Ban‚ in his Japanese Pavilion‚ proposed a building skin constructed entirely from paper in keeping with traditional Japanese architecture. Many times by looking in the past we can find a way to further develop traditional applications. Werner talks about how roof and façade have
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PARAMETRIC DESIGN – A NEW PARADIGM IN ARCHITECTURE K. KAVI SUMI‚ email: kavisumi@rocketmail.com‚ kavisumi06@gmail.com ABSTRACT Contemporary avant-garde architecture is addressing the demand for an increased level of expressed complexity by means of retooling its method on the basis of parametric design. The ground of parametric design is the generation of geometry from the definition of a family of initial parameters and the design of formal relations they keep with each other. The benefit
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maintain historic buildings and environments without any damage by examining three important interrelated topics – architecture‚ materials and conservation. Through this book‚ information has been given about development of architecture within its social context chronologically‚ from the Ancient civilisations‚ through renaissance to modern architecture spanning vernacular architecture as well. After discussing the history of various conservation movements and their philosophies in brief‚ the book
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Mesopotamian Ziggurats were not colorful or diverse. Buildings where shades of brown with small engravings. They looked mostly the same‚ with small designs‚ trying to make the certain city-state stand out. That is what I have learned about the architecture and design of early Mesopotamian Ziggurat. And how did this impact the religion and the purpose of
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Architect Patrick Hodgkinson‚ who worked for the likes of Alvor Aalto and Leslie Martin‚ designed the Brunswick Centre‚ often described as a ‘Superblock’ or ‘Mega structure’ located in the heart of Bloomsbury. Hodgkinson gained recognition for his completion of this building‚ which he inherited from Leslie Martin. The raw concrete bunker‚ built in 1968-1972‚ became one of the most controversial structures in London of the time. With Hodgkinson’s original design somewhat compromised‚ the project fell
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References: "The Eden Project" (18 December 2001). www.denr.gov Freed‚ Eric Corey (2007) WHAT IS ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE? Holverstott‚ Brett (2008) Irving‚ Mark. (2007) 1001 Building: You Must See Before You Die‚ No Lee‚ Evelyn (2006) Twin Creeks Science and Education Center Quote: We begin to see‚ the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of
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WHY IS PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING IMPORTANT? Every individual associated with the internal and external architecture knows that the field of providing a professional landscaping & paving service is very generic. Since it is one of the most complicated types of architecture‚ it is considered to be equally important‚ too. Some of the other reasons why landscaping is important are- Preservation Of The Environment With an overall increase in the focus on environment preservation‚ the importance of landscaping
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