Best Architecture Essay Examples & Topics . Page 4

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Green Building Codes and Standards

The building industry in the United States is not spared when it comes to the question of embracing the green paradigm in building and construction.
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Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne vs. Dome of the Rock

Though belonging to entirely different cultures and designed by two different architects, the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne and the Dome of the Rock share a number of similarities in terms of their form, the materials, [...]
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The Empire State Building Architecture

Most people believe that the construction of this building was fastened because the owners and constructors wanted it to be the tallest in New York.
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Bridge Architecture: Starrucca Viaduct

The body of the paper highlights how the bridge was built, including the materials, methods, tools/equipment, the labor force, and the cost of the viaduct.
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Chrysler Building in New York City

Description of the Work The correct name of this artwork is the "Chrysler Building". According to Stravitz, "the Chrysler Building presents the best of Art Deco architecture".
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Fallingwater Building Interior and Exterior

A building that amazingly combines the elements of Feng Shui, the Chinese philosophy of harmony, and the designing solutions, which serve as the characteristics of the Western esthetics, Fallingwater is one of the most famous [...]
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Queens Midtown Tunnel: Construction History

Besides, the time the engineers spent working in the Holland tunnel was three years longer than it took them to create the Queens Midtown tunnel, this is one of the advantages of the experience received [...]
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Ward House Design and Construction

The building was constructed towards the end of the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution was the main civilization in the US.
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Hollyhock House/The Creative Community

Now the building is recognized a National Historic Landmark and considered to be one of the top houses in Los Angeles. I suppose that the transformation is possible due to the cultural and historical advance [...]
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The Evolution Future Architecture

The implication is that by the end of the year 2030, it will not be necessary to use fossil fuels in the construction and operation of buildings in the world.
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Research Analysis of the Sydney Opera House

Regarding the fact that the design and construction of the Opera House are presented as the world's known masterpiece, it is necessary to study historical, social, and design perspectives to define why the Opera House [...]
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The Bahai Lotus Temple in New Delhi

Reminding of the famous Yggdrasil, the tree which linked the Hades, the earth and the Heavens, Plotinus' system descends from the highest level of communicating the nature of beauty to the lowest one.
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Chehel Sotoun in Fahan, Iran

This brings us to the result of art and design, which is the aestheticism, and the appeal it gives to the audience.
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The Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings

The second topic that should be examined is gender, especially the stereotypes about gender and the role of women in society. In this case, one can speak about the importance of Mellie Esperson who initiated [...]
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Wood Technology: Blenheim Bridge Construction

The image below shows the site of the bridge: Nicholas Powers, the man who is credited for the design of the longest wooden bridge in the world went to Schoharie in New York to carry [...]
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Solow Building and the Red Object 9

This will be done by elaborating a brief history of the building and identifying some of the functions of the offices within the building and the activities taking place in the same.
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Architecture of Frank Gehry

The color of the limestone was dictated by the match it will bring with the existing building, Deusto University. The building was design in such a way that it looks like a ship, this indeed [...]
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The Palace of Fine Arts

At the side of the rotunda, there are eight large insets which have paintings for Robert Reid: four of them portray the beginning of art, the progress, and the human recognition of the art.
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“4” Wonders of the World

It is one of the greatest pyramids in the world. Herodotus of Halicarnassus regarded the pyramid as one of the greatest wonders of the world.
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Rockefeller Center Overview

Based on my previous visits to the area as well as the contexts adhered to it in pop culture the Rockefeller center can be considered an icon of American progress due to its location in [...]
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Postmodernist Trends in Projects by Ashton Raggatt McDougall

It is easy to see how these principles took shape in one of ARM's most significant and famous projects, which is the National Museum of Australia."Avoiding traditional museum interpretations, the architects developed a post-modern structure [...]
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The Getty Center in Los Angeles

A review of the work done by Richard in his design of the Getty centre begins with the plan, which entails the network and paths necessary for the creation of the entire centre.
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The U.S. Capitol Building

The architecture of the building portrays Greco-Roman influence as the Capitol was meant to symbolize the idea of democracy, which is connected with Greece, and the idea of power, which is associated with the Roman [...]
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Adamson House in Malibu, California

The exterior style of the Adamson house complies with the style of the outside space. The Adamson house is located on the seaside and, therefore, much of the elements in style are reminiscent of the [...]
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Beijing National Stadium

The stadium is one of the major breakthroughs in the construction technology. The removal of the retractable roof helped in reducing the weight of the building holding the stadium.
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Sacred Archetypes by Mimi Lobell

It was this dynastic ancestral divinity, which reigned at the height of a syncretism state-culture religious conviction that centered on the "godly" rulers ritualistic and symbolic mediation.
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