Introduction Green Architecture Definition and Origin Green architecture or Sustainable building is the practice of building homes which are environment friendly and resource efficient throughout its life time. It is a way of reacting to the global economic crisis‚ environmental issues‚ growing human population‚ destruction of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity. While it may seem that this practice started only a few decades ago when environmentalists and conservationist were given
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What is Business Architecture? (As per TOGAF definition) According to TOGAF‚ Business Architecture describes the product and/or service strategy‚ and the organizational‚ functional‚ process‚ information‚ and geographic aspects of the business environment. How is Business Architecture scoped? The way in which the business architecture is scoped depends on a number of factors. In some cases‚ the key elements of the business architecture may be done in other activities‚ such as the enterprise
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From 1403 to about 1492 China participated in numerous voyages led by Zheng He‚ the leader of their maritime operations‚ including the visiting of 37 countries and traveling through the Atlantic Ocean around the tip of Africa and beyond Europe (pg 202). Countries such as Ceylon‚ India‚ and the Persian Gulf were a few of their stops along the way. These voyages proved that China was the supreme world sea power whose shipbuilding techniques and navigational abilities were unmatched by any other nation
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representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.” - Fidel Castro China‚ a predicament of social injustice‚ has been debated upon its coercive form of government over decades now‚ by eminent scholars and experts‚ who have been discussing about China’s future in their everlasting debates regarding the stand China will ultimately have to take in the coming decades. The fact that makes China as such a controversial subject in the world is because of its combination of its incomparable
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took Japan less than half a century to rise to power and become a major world player. In the last quarter of the 19th century‚ Japan turned to Western technology in order to avoid the fate of China‚ namelyWestern dominance. By the 1890s‚ Japan had so far modernized and strengthened itself that it was able to join in the scramble for possessions in China. In 1902‚ it signed a treaty with Great Britain which recognized its new status among other things. At the end of the First World War‚ Japan was invited
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Social Significance of Architecture The use of architecture to improve society dates back as far as any records go. Whether it was the Romans building coliseums‚ Egyptians constructing pyramids‚ or the Indians putting up teepees‚ architecture was a very important aspect of people ’s lives. Since the earliest of times‚ architecture has been used to design homes and shelters‚ as well as centers of gathering for the public. These structures were very well respected by society‚ and for many years
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to share decision-making decisions to the local executives. This report also analyse the cultural differences that could raise issues within the business‚ and give recommendations to avoid it: * Negotiation process takes a longer time in Japan‚ as decisions must be confirmed by superiors. To deal with this issue‚
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1.) What is the role of centralized government in Chinese history? Why is the Dynastic cycle a critical component of Chinese society? China had a large population. A strong centralized government was needed to keep order. With a strong government China was able to expand its population. The dynastic cycle was a critical component of Chinese society because once one dynasty grew weak; a new dynasty could come in and start fresh to fix the issues. The new dynasty would start out strong and develop
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P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project (Harvard Business School case) Case Summary In “P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project” case study‚ the author Christopher Bartlett presents the P&G’s plan of pushing SK-II as a global beauty product. In late 1999‚ Paolo de Cesare‚ President of Max Factor Japan‚ had given an idea to the Global Leader Team (GLT) of P&G’s Beauty Care Global Business Unit (GBU) that whether it was a good idea for pushing SK-II to become a global P&G brand. Since the
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STYLE FILE Origin Italy France Major Influences *Italian art‚ painting and architecture *Light-hearted themes on painting architecture and sculpture. *‘feminine style’- furniture‚ tapestry‚ clothing‚ interior design Notable Features *Intellectual and artificial‚ elongated forms‚ exaggerated and manipulated space * sophisticated‚ light and airy‚ elegant and curvy Key Facts *a reaction against the used of certainty in building structures *something out of the ‘conventional’ *no
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