environment. In the last few decades‚ scientists has started to look for a new technology in materials which they called it “smart materials “that can provide the building and environment with new developments and technologies that would move the architecture to higher level of technology and provide solutions for the existing and continuing problems. This paper will provide an overview of the exact understanding of smart materials‚ types and characteristics‚ the proposed smart products and the applications
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Robert Venturi In this article the author Venturi talks about the importance of applying inner complexity and contradiction to create more sophisticated‚ diverse architecture over over-simplified‚ black-or-white architecture. Non Straightforward Architecture: Gentle Manifesto In modern society even a simple building holds many complex aspects‚ its program‚ structure‚ mechanical program‚ and expression. The author opens up a view that is different
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The building in Renaissance architecture[ Despite its history‚ the building is seen as one of the great examples of the new style. Its more notable features include: • the attempt to create a proportional relationship between nave and aisle (aisle bays are square whereas nave bays are 2X1. • the articulation of the structure in pietra serena (Italian: “dark stone”). • the use of an integrated system of column‚ arches‚ entablatures. • a clear relationship between column and pilaster‚ the
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Towards a New Architecture ‘Let us summarize the principal characteristics of a rhizome...it is comprised not of units but of dimensions‚ or rather directions in motion’ Giles Deleuze. 1. Introduction We may have to wait for the “end of history”. Francis Fukiyama (1992) originally made claims of political and cultural stability in an essay of the late 1980s‚ perhaps the high noon of the Postmodern era. If his historical predictions seem premature a generation later‚ then by some consensus
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Architecture‚ Formal Ornamentation Re-emergence of use of ornaments in architectural practice has occurred on a global scale over the past decade. Several architects are unwrapping a lost language that had been an intrinsic mode of communication in architecture. The language of ornament in architecture has been readily confused with the realms of decoration and pattern among others. However‚ ornament decoration is used in architecture and decorative art to embellish an object or part of a
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To See and Feel Architecture Architecture is the process of designing environments‚ structures and landscapes. The ability to blend art with technical knowledge is a key element in architecture. When you look at a building‚ you are often drawn to dominant lines and curves that are present. These lines are often placed purposely to draw your eye to other features on the building. All of this is done to create a personal reaction to what you see. When all of the lines‚ shapes and features
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Course: ARC 103 Title: Architecture and Sensitivity: A Manifesto for Sustainable Design This manifesto proposes an approach to sustainable design that I am interested in exploring during my time studying architecture. The idea of sustainability is a complex one‚ not without apparent contradictions. This makes it difficult to define in a wholly satisfactory manner. For the purposes of this manifesto I will advert to the definition proposed by Jason McLennan who asserts that sustainable design:
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As some critics contended‚ postmodernism represents a break with the modernist notion that architecture should be technologically rational‚ austere and functional‚ discuss the ways in which one postmodern architect has developed strategies which overcome these tendencies. Juxtaposition is seen between the characteristics of early 20th century modern architecture and the artistic endeavours of postmodernism that followed. To represent the ‘Less is More’ (R.Venturi‚ 1966‚ pg16) notion the modernist
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use of simple construction materials. For example‚ with these‚ the forms of the Colosseum and the Pantheon created broad and impressive architectural spaces which continue to make an impact on architecture to this day‚ particularly in the area of civic buildings. What distinguishes Roman architecture is its technical advances which allowed the Romans to define space uniquely and impressively only using materials as simple as bricks and concrete. A civilisation known for its efficiency‚ the
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has introduced me to various factors in architecture regarding what it represents and should be in society through Louis Sullivan’s words. A Terminal Station: • The Masculine Implies forceful‚ direct‚ clear and straightforward‚ • The Feminine Implies intuitive sympathy‚ suavity‚ grace‚ and qualities of soothe‚ elevate‚ and refined. • Should be easy to get in and out (efficiency) • Outward aspect of the style takes on the ambulance of architecture. I agree‚ a terminal station should be
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