It is a fascinating, profound, based on thorough research book which main concern is the description of the movement of Situationist International whose main objectives were to undermine the conservatism of the Western world investigating [...]
The arts and crafts movement was formed to humanize the designs and the Australian architects were more bent on using English influenced materials.
The book concentrates on Safdie's vision of ideal cities based on the conventional practices of city planning and the revolutionary techniques of combining cities and suburbs, aimed at boosting mobility, flexibility and convenience.
This essay is devoted to the discussion of Hirst's analysis of architecture and power, specifically the scopic regime inherent in the panopticon and other modern buildings.
Unfortunately, upon the completion of construction, the Crown Casino faced much criticism due to the intent of the building and the external design as well.
Dwelling on the main prospects outlined in each source, all three authors influenced the modern shape of huge cities in America and overseas at present and with further implications for the city of the future.
He stresses the change of paradigm and the presence of violence that governs the dynamic, at times incompatible relationships within architectural objects determined by the human intrusion in them and reconsideration of function and form, [...]
As the style was widely spread, it is necessary to indicate its main features in order to be able to differentiate between this one and other styles and movements that existed in approximately the same [...]
All in all, it is vital to evaluate the features of the city in the 21st century, to work out the optimal plan for further movement toward the ideals of the city in terms of [...]
As a result, modernity is both a world of definition and one of ambiguity, full of static definitions at the same time that it's undergoing constant change, an appeal to the traditions of the past [...]
This information is moved from the camera in a digitized format to the laptop and eventually stored on the server for the engineers, architects, or project engineers to be used for determining the scope of [...]
Due to such works, a new concept, called California House, is appeared; the traditions of northern and southern California have considerably influenced the further development of the California House, and this is why it is [...]
Our task is to create the public setting for a global ritual of key quality of the middle of the twenty-first century with the involvement of different types of architecture. The sketch of the building [...]
John Ruskin is a well-known philosopher and architect of the Victorian Era who implemented a very interesting and picturesque vision of architectural trends in the book "The Seven Lamps of Architecture".
Dior building is one of the most splendid and designer houses in the world belonging to the fashion guru Christian Dior.
The major influence of Architectural Concepts and the construction methods have influenced the Residences and the lifestyle of the people. The different elements and design principles meet with the Puginesque Principle of design and interiors [...]
From the Stone Age era through to the end of the Gothic era, the beliefs, rituals, as well as cultures of societies, drastically changed thus affecting the area of architecture as well as architectural designs4.
As many of us perceive that digital architecture is a faction, however, it is a way that helps us know and understand and bonds various efforts to develop the benefits of computers in architecture, moreover [...]
It was the design of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, who was considered one of the most celebrated and controversial architects of his time, yet the difference between when it was designed and when it was [...]
In the performance of their jobs, structural engineers are generally responsible for ensuring that the design achieves the goals of the project, guarantees a standard level of safety and that the project will creatively and [...]
The architectural profession in the future, regardless of the technological development and the tools used, is held by man's creativity. Undoubtedly, in the near future computer technologies will begin to play a bigger role in [...]
The church is named after Saint Francis, who was born and died there and was the founder of the Catholic branch known as the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. The floor and the pews of [...]
The raised platform is the foundation for straight walls leading to the golden dome, which is mentioned in the shrine's name and is considered the central element of the structure.
The essence of the savings is the use of modeling to organize a more productive exchange of information during the design process. With the BIM approach, the quality and efficiency of work will rise to [...]
Tribune Tower, which was designed in the 1920s by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood, is one of the clear examples of works of the first Chicago School of architecture known for being a [...]
The building is aligned on a grid it shared with the rest of the campus. That serves to give the building a durable and functional presentation characteristic of modernism and brutalism.
Lever House capitalized on the provision that if the building occupied a quarter of its lot or less, the setbacks were not necessary.
The main idea, to which the article was devoted not so much, as the conceived construction project, lies in the desire of the creator to perpetuate the postwar architectural art.
The definition of Kings Road House's style may shed light on some facts of the history of the building and the elements of the interior and exterior.
The Colosseum is one of the famous examples of Roman architecture and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Aqueducts were built in the City of Rome and in different parts of the Empire.
Many authors have brought out the issues of architect of the future in their books. These are the apparent incontrovertible governance of the market judgments and a rise of globalization and information society.
One rather outstanding theory is the one proposing the use of ramps in the construction of the Pyramids. In this theory, Herodotus proposes that the stones used to construct the pyramids were lifted using a [...]
At the center of the large building is a well that the Prophet dug a well to have a continuous source of water.
That of Lloyds bank is in capital letters while that of Northern Rock is in small letters. Semiotic analysis of the architectural aspects of these banks can help make clear how socio- economic relations and [...]
Alexander the great later raided the city and demolished the palace of Xerxes to symbolize the end of the PanHellenic revenge war.
With today's research people have been made aware of the advantages and disadvantages that have been brought about by the architecture of surrounding infrastructure."The amount and size of windows in a room, openness, shape/form and [...]
Clerestory windows were the most outstanding interior feature of this architecture, and had the effect of illuminating the interior of the building so that the entire expanse of other features was well highlighted.
It has been pointed out that the climax of the pyramid construction was at the beginning of the third dynasty up to the sixth dynasty.
Most of the structures made from this architectural style have wide and expansive space like that of the Egyptian pyramids. However, the term "Gothic" is used to describe styles of masonry and architecture that assumed [...]
The book provides the extensive and detailed explanation of the history of architecture that is featured with the extensive development of architectural principles and traditions.
The Green Lake Branch is one of the libraries built in the Mission style of architecture. Another element that makes us think that the Green Lake Branch is performed in the Mission style is the [...]
He has rather an ordinary background, not the one of a millionaire's heir, and neither poverty that rose from the ashes to the top of the modern world.
To the Greek mode of thinking, sculpture and architecture proportion is similar to the music harmony implying the harmony of the surrounding world.
The movement of the wind is very difficult to predict and modern architects take this factor into account when they develop structure of the building as well as ventilation system.
This building is the heart of the city designed by Brunelleschi and di Cambria in 1462; the towers of the cathedral could be seen above the city being a king symbol of Florence during the [...]
Hagia Sophia is an example of an architectural masterpiece influenced by Early Christianity for its design is the result of modifications and perfections of the churches which were built in the times of Constantine's ruling.
The architecture of the 20th century can be distinguished among others due to several factors such as the rapid technological development, the growth of the cities, the need for building, and as a major factor [...]
Modern architecture is a word given to styles of building with the same distinctiveness; it is the generality of form and removal of decoration.
As the most prolific work of architecture, the National Air and Space Museum is considered to be one of Washington DC's most important displays of the current modern architecture.
In aspiration to achieve new blossoming of aesthetics of architecture and in poetizing this major sphere of human activity lies the key to disclosing the creativity of Le Corbusier - the great master, whose life [...]
There are quite a number of similarities cited before the feature of the 2 building that is the temple of Zeus and the Djoser Pyramid.
While working in one of the avant-garde architectural firms in the 19th century America, Wright began to learn the skills that would someday turn him into a legendary figure in the world of architecture. But [...]
The structure of the temple is relatively simple and was designed to serve the purpose of being a permanent showcase of the medium of sculpture used during the time of its construction.
Gopnik and Varnedoe were returning from a lecture by the late critic Reyner Banham, who had spoken on the way in which the "low" construction of American grain elevators and factory buildings had been taken [...]
In 65-75 AD, a temple was constructed by the king's springs for the Roman and British goddesses, this was before the development of the bath and it had a lead-lined reservoir, but this was built [...]
History reveals that art has not limited itself to a particular form i.e, music and paintings, instead, its awareness of the lack of stylistic and expressive homogeneity in works of the period has developed in [...]
One of the major causes of the abovementioned twists has been the commencement of Buddhism in the country, which was greatly influenced by the socialism from China."Beasley believes that "by the eleventh century the Chinese [...]
Another challenge that skyscraper architects have to face is the peoples need to have a sense of place in a building.
This was symbolic of the reverence and fear attached to the actual perception of a cathedral As the oldest and one of the most important features of Christianity and medieval England, the Canterbury Cathedral has [...]
Modern architecture was given the upper official hand resulting in the architecture of the twenties. This was the period of the revival of architecture and was developed in Imperial Russia.
There is no denying the importance of the fact that architecture is not only the aggregation of a given level of techniques, engineer capacities, approach to design, materials and form but what is more important [...]
Fredric Jameson's postmodernism theory is considered to be "the effort to take the temperature of the age without instruments and in a situation in which we are not even sure there is so consistent thing [...]
In general these improvements correspond to the agenda of the Rethinking Construction report and demonstrate signs of willingness to make changes in the industry's culture, identify and exchange best practices, as well as improve competitiveness [...]
The individuality of every element present in the building was one of the main ideas developed by Renzo Piano and reflected in Stravinsky's fountain and Pompidou Place which attract the majority of tourists and ordinary [...]
The Forum of Trajan building architecture forms the structure of Roman city building construction/ The Forum of Trajan in Rome, built at the commencement of the second century AD, is one of the most remarkable [...]
Actually, the process of thinking takes place when the author is working over his or her work, whereas when the architect looks at the work, his or her rich imagination starts to work.
The Williamsburg warehouse is simple and sublimity at the same time; the grandeur of its scale strikes the viewer and makes the Williamsburg warehouse a zest for tourists. The building of the Williamsburg warehouse was [...]
The influence of the Nazi regime on the Avant-Guarde art in general and on architecture in particular with the style of the architecture the Third Reich implemented that distanced itself from the modern style that [...]
This paper will try to analyse the role streets and squares, plazas or piazzas have played in the cultural life of cities, provide the importance of 'shaping the site' and room-like spaces in 'traditional' city [...]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art which is located at the 5th avenue in New York is one of the biggest museum with a many different types of paintings ranging from American Decorative Arts which has [...]
The floorplan of the church takes on the basic shape of a Latin cross, with a rounded upper end and two short transepts that make up the arms of the cross. The doors of the [...]
To understand the extent to which the construction of the dome was important for the citizens of Renaissance Florence, one should start with the description of the social and cultural background of the time.
And the assumption of the "humiliation" of symbolic buildings in nineteenth-century eclecticism has shaded them to the assessment of the representative building along freeways.
The core of the issue lies in the need to determine the pressure differences as applied to windward and leeward faces.
In addition, the creation of a museum incorporating critical elements of the Assir architecture will help the Assir region to promote the principles of culturalism as the idea of learning about other cultures and developing [...]
The culture of the Renaissance was based on the philosophy of humanism, which affirms the beauty and dignity of a person, the strength of his or her mind and will, as well as creative possibilities.
During their career, they managed to contribute to the development of diversity and pluralism in the world and Australian architecture5. Curved forms along with lines and squares contribute to the creation of a new image.
The duo of American architects created a number of buildings that remain a part of the city to this day, including the Newman College and the Capitol Theatre.
In the world of architecture, it means that we will be seeing fewer small firms on the horizon and more loners in the face of designers, who chose to be independent.
According to Petermans and Pohlmeyer, subjective well-being is an emerging topic of research in the field of design, although, no consensus has been reached in the scientific area as to what represents the essence of [...]
However, they had portal entrances, and the mosque at al Mahdiyya use some of the concepts from Ribat of the city of Susa, which is one of the oldest Arab buildings in Tunisia.
The building of Newman College is one of Griffins' creations that perfectly reflect the peculiarities of their style. The building of Newman College has numerous unusual forms and shapes that contribute to the creation of [...]
There are three unit types: single-orientation unit, where all windows are looking in the same direction, double orientation unit, open-ended, and the double-orientation unit, 90.
This decision preconditioned the future of the whole project and contributed to the appearance of the unique view of the Salk Institute that is now recognized as an outstanding example of modern art.
The key to a successful public building in the form of its design, and the more thoroughly the concrete form and purpose of a particular construction are, the higher the chance is that the population [...]
The essay goes further to analyze the architectural attributes and uniqueness of the artwork. The conclusion gives a succinct summary of the paper and the relevance of this building to contemporary society.
Therefore, in Boston, one of the main approaches in support of retrofitting existing buildings can be the identification of the first targets and soliciting the opinions of the population about the importance of the chosen [...]
During the trip, it became evident that the architectural styles and general artistry reflected in the creation of churches and mosques, as seen in France, Italy, and Istanbul, are a direct reflection of how religious [...]
The best disposition for architecture is to engage in a social project by referring to the rich heritage of this discipline and rediscovering the values that underpinned the practice of architecture.
The place has been designed in an Islamic style and it is easier to tell the functional aspect of the place just from the design.
The purpose of the construction of most of the pyramids was that they were to be used as tombs. The pyramids of Egypt refer to the stratification of the Egyptian social classes.
Therefore, this response will put less criticism on the article other than attempting to give an extension of the work to compromise more rich reading with texture as the value shifting and methods that inform [...]
Coming through the palaces, I was surprised by the emptiness of the first floors of the buildings, however, I was told that water and dampness were the reasons for this.
The first thing a visitor driving up to the Ohio Statehouse for a tour will notice is the vastness of the estate.
The bifurcation of scholarly opinions on the place of modernity in traditional Islamic building design is a testament to the complexity of the issue.
Nevertheless, it is possible to say that muqarnas design is created with the help of a limited number of geometric elements that are simple and uncompounded.
Hence, the essence of the paradigm's conceptualization of the creative process, in general, and the role of a designer, in particular, "The artist had to function as a sort of mediator between formal invention and [...]
Viewing architecture as an art form, Loos took Sullivan's principle to its extreme and stated that "the building's identity resides in the ornament".[2] Despite the fact that Kantner Bar and Steiner House, which are two [...]
In this light, it is crucial to examine the extent to which the role of the architect failed to the extent of leading to the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Regarding the goals and essence of sustainable architecture, it is possible to say that architects want to investigate their possible contributions to the discussion of environmental challenges and changes they could offer.
The inside of the building was created by Loos, who at the time was disenchanted with the style of other contemporary architects and wanted to present a modern look different from the popular trends of [...]
For instance, the architecture of numerous banks reflects the atmosphere of the times it was built in, and allows to trace back the history of the construction.
One of the assumptions is that architecture is socially emancipatory and not just one that responds to the needs of society.
The trend, which Reel criticizes in her quote, is the traditional architectural elements that have been popular in the re-invention of cities in the Middle East.
The growth of the number of tourists visiting Kish Island and the housing problem in the area is a typical reality of what takes place across the globe.
In general, the evaluation of the Complex of Sultan Hassan helps to understand that architecture is not only about the material and equipment used.
Incorporating the concepts of colonisation and following independence with the trials and tribulations of a people traumatised by war and cataclysms, the architecture that makes up the background of Asia, the grandeur of the urban [...]
Blair Kamin is one of the most famous architecture critics in the United States, and current debates regarding changes in media and the role of architecture criticism in this process are also discussed by Kamin [...]
The round shape of the building is meant to emphasize the sense of equality and the absence of hierarchy involved in the event.
In the age of stylistic pluralism, it is extremely difficult to critically assess the impact of modernity on Islamic geometry and architecture.
The Indo-Saracenic style appeared in the period of strengthening positions of Great Britain in India and resulted from attempts of British architects to create a style aimed to demonstrate the power of the British Empire [...]
The social change is reflected in the dynamic style of life, interest in higher education, a new status of social independence for a single-family, the appearance of new social classes, and the gradual transition from [...]
Despite the variety of designs that the engineers could use in the construction, the choice of a Water Cube helped to embolden the Chinese culture in the building.
Abu-Lughod, "The Theming of Arabia: Cultural Capitalism and the Re-Invention of Tradition in the Persian Gulf" by Khaled Adham, and "Creating the 'Arabian' Architectural Style" by Mamdouh Mohamed Sakr are discussing the topic of the [...]
This temple was built using the Ionic order and formed the Seven Wonders of the World. Another known and oldest temple that used this order is the Apollo Bassae constructed in 420 BC.
The traditional architecture in the UAE is a resultant of two factors: the climate of UAE, which is hot and humid, and the people of UAE culture and aspects of their lives.
The patio house was at first introduced into America by the Spanish architects mainly after new settlers occupied the California regions leading to the revival of the Spanish colonial styles of architecture and mostly in [...]
The White House is the formal home and workplace of the President of U.S. The design of the building is superbly symmetric on the wings.
Hence, this essay explores Ornaments as Right or Crime: the Question of Ornament in Architectural Design with the aim of re-thinking the position of ornament in architectural designs.
In their innovative surface treatments, their creation of visual puns, as well as their expansive and flexible view of the functionality of various elements of a structure, they add layers of meaning and implication to [...]