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Spatial Planning in China

The national planning framework in this country defines the role of the national government in spatial planning, and the roles that are left to other administrative levels.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2490

Outdoor Playing Environment for Children

The children can be involved in some aspects of the design to ensure that the final playing environment is responsive to their needs and wishes.
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1429

Tunnel Design and Cunstruction

The main issues of interest include the construction of underwater tunnels, construction of tunnels in soft soils, and the examination of tunnel construction methods.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1349

Architectural Design of the Autostadt Roof

This is one of the main attributes of this architectural design. It should be kept in mind that this work is located on the territory of Autostadt, the museum of Volkswagen.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 573

Fashion Designer Jeremy Scott

The collection is inspired by the theme of monsters and the unknown future. He is capable of creating new forms and exploiting the most striking concepts.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Building Material – Timber

One analyses the environmental feasibility of a material on the basis of the effect it has on the environment during manufacture, construction of the facility and energy use after constructing the house.
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  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1158

Romanesque and Gothic Architecture

The aim of writing this paper is to outline specific outstanding features of these two giants in the history of architecture in view of borrowing some of those elements and incorporating them in the contemporary [...]
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  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2170

When Miracle Still Can Occur: Photoshop as It Is

Analyzing several specific properties of Photoshop, as well as the skills that it allows one to master and the projects that can be implemented with the help of Photoshop, one will be able to obtain [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1698

Faux Fur and Real Fur: Fashion Industry and Market

The school of thought which proposes the immorality of wearing fur as a fashion apparel will also be discussed in the context of a combination of faux fur and real fur by the fashion industry.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2556

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1104

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Application

An overview of rubber-modified ERs with respect to their mechanical properties and the amount of hardener led to a collection of data as shown in tables 3.1, 3.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1440

Designing a Superior Wristwatch

Instead of serving the function of prompting people to lead 'socially-responsible' lifestyles, wristwatches should serve the function of increasing the extent of people's emotional comfortableness with the notion of a godless and chaotic universe, in [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3320

Cascading Style Sheet Design

CSS design gives the designer a chance to switch the background image with another image during the design process. This is the hybrid design of both low-content and medium-content CSS designs.
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

Background of Graphics Design

By utilizing this particular theory as the framework for this study the researcher will be able to properly correlate the opinions of the research subjects regarding their assumptions over what practices lead to the greatest [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2495

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.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1412

Ways to Improve Architectural Practice

An expected inquiry, concerning sharing as a means of survival for architectural practice, underscores the extent to which sharing should take place.
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 507

Risks in Construction Projects: Empire State Building

The way the project managers in construction projects handle the identified risks is proportional to the success of the project. Depending on the nature of the project, the managers will come up with the possible [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2856

Indian Furniture and Finishes

The quality of skill that Indian designers use in making their furniture is very appealing, and people compete for their products in the whole world.
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

The Skyscraper Phenomenon in Modern World

In this regard, designing buildings based on the principle of population growth as defined by the concept of the metropolis is critical.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1384

The Most Challenging Aspects of Graphics Design

This results in students that are brilliant when it comes to the execution of a design but lacking when it comes to the design phase of the message that the design is intended to deliver.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1748

Green Building in the Boston Area

On the whole, this project illustrates how innovative technologies and creative decisions of the architects can improve the sustainability of buildings.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

Futuristic Architecture: An Overview

Daidalos reveals that the accuracy and speed of machines led to a "cult of the machine age" in the early 20th century.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1740

Omega Watches Marketing Strategy

The choice of high-tech elements and a strong emphasis on them clearly shows that in the representation of its product, Omega has chosen the current future contrast.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 656

History of Fashion Merchandising

This is in lieu of the fact that the demand for technical skills will continue to grow in future and in an unprecedented way.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2229

Landscape Urbanism: A Medium to Modern Cities

This reading had laid down some of the most important issues concerning landscape urbanism as a medium to modern cities. Lastly, it is essential to consider new projects that can transform landscape urbanism for the [...]
  • Subjects: Landscape Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 613

Amsterdam’s Futuristic Floating City

The floating city of Ijburg is designed to float in various instances such as in the event of a rise in the water level due to storm surges or extreme precipitation.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1477

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

BIM is a project that is focused to organize and develops digital account of efficient and physical features of a facility.
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1684

Architector Giotto di Bondone

Giotto used the significant shade and light, significant line, the significant gesture, and the significant look up or down, to convey an absolute sense of motion in his work such as Paduan frescoes of the [...]
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 579

The Bauhaus and Dieter Ram’s works

The school was established as a result of the anxieties that existed in the 19th century about the soullessness in the manufacturing of products.
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1400

Impact of New Technology on European Culture

It involves the use of iron and steel and the innovation of new machines that increased production. He also developed the use of letters and other signs in his work16.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1743

The floor plan of a proposed spa

The purpose of this assessment is to examine and critically review the floor plan that has been presented for assessment by an architect for the purposes of facilitating guest satisfaction and profitability when the spa [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1667

Harry Seidler’s Life and Architect Career

Reflectively, the Vienna born Harry Seidler is regarded as one of the finest architectures in Australia with long and successful career in residential, commercial, and public building design.
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

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.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1273

Readability in Publications

Vocabulary level refers to the technicality of the words used in the document, whereby, longer and jargoned words belong to the category of words regarded to be most difficult compared to simple ones.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 916

High-Rise Buildings and Risk Evaluation

In this case, the height of the building starts from the lowest ground level a fire truck can access outside the building to the floor of the highest story human can occupy.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3466

Evaluation of Lighting Design

The first type of furniture available in the living room is a two seat couch, which is placed on the right side of the living room in close proximity to the balcony.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 820

General Plan: Land Use in the City of Sunnyvale

Land use in the City has defined the community character, economic activities, and the future need for land and services. This goal aims to protect, sustain, and improve the quality of life in the City [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1120

Corporate Branding Success

It was comprised of the brand name of the company in a printable font. In 2008, the company changed the logo where caps were combined with small caps to write the brand name of the [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

Alexander McQueen: A Bibliography

7 In the course of his career, McQueen won a number of prestigious awards for his skill as a fashion designer.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 757

Saint Peter’s Basilica

It rises in the heart of Rome to offer an opportunity to indulge in the world of the past, the present and the future.
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  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1932

Vogue magazine cover image

In the cover image James holds Jezel in a way that is similar to that of Kong when he captured a white beauty.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Design Activism to Contemporary Designers

As a result, scholars have coined the term "design activism" to enhance the role of designers to the society. The rise of many designers as a profession has been in a crossroads to decide on [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1444

Historic and Contextual Studies

In the paper, two historic styles are discussed to define the role of medieval history and gothic style in understanding modern interpretation of the garment.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 522

Colour in Art and Design

Image texture, colour intensity, proximity of different hues, and the shape of the parts that contain certain colours govern the way the image is perceived by the observer.
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 842

Medieval Tunics and Gothic Dresses: Then v. Now

The medieval tunics were made from a varied range of fabrics, depending on the status of the people wearing them. The quantity of bands signified the rank of the wearer and the 'Roman Sumptuary Laws' [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2015

Planet Zero Flash Multimedia Project

This idea enables users to understand information the project presents when the animation leads them to the end of the page.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1648

Authenticity in Contemporary Design

One example of contemporary design that incorporates the aspect of actual handcraft is films production."Films incorporate the aspect of nostalgic impulses, and as such it increases the film's authenticity and production".
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1463

Architectural Forms based on the Arch

An example of the arch in Roman includes the Arch of Constantine: The Senate in honor of the Emperor Constantine constructed the arch, a liberator and who brought peace across the city.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1625

Creative Décor’s Design Contest in Brasilia

Other areas that will be addressed in the report include the importance of the event to the organisation, the benefits of the event, the marketing and publicity support that are needed for the project, the [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1668

The Art Form: The Great Sphinx

Due to the interlocking nature of the limestone blocks found in the pyramids and the fact that the Sphinx itself is almost similarly made of limestone it can assumed that several of the limestone blocks [...]
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  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2032

Architecture in Australia Modernism

The spirit of the modern times denotes the intellectual and the culture that is in practice within the 20th century, which is linked to the Australian views, sense, collective consciousness and taste.
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1609

Design and Craft Differences

The word craft is only used when describing a set of objects and it's often confused and used interchangeably with the words art and design.
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  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 608

History of Interior Design

The process of interior design follows "a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis, and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied to produce an [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 734

Rem Koolhaas and Jan Gehl Theories in City Planning

In his interview with ASLA-The Dirt, Jan insists cities have to be planned for the people and that buildings have to be designed for the people to be able to live healthy lives.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1089

The National Museum of Australia

The purpose and the site context of the building The National Museum of Australia remains one of the most memorable and magnificent structure in Australia.
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2808

What Is It Designwise to Make a House Home?

Basing on my perception and comprehension, a home is a sacred and fabulous place that welcomes both spiritual and non-spiritual people.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 590

The Alhambra’s Structure: Buildings and Gardens

Such examples as the Tower of Justice and the Court of the Lyons are important because they illustrate two aspects of the Alhambra, a fortress and a courtly place at the same time.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1604

Fashion as the Avatar of an Avant-garde

In the discussion that follows, the links between fashion and art will be explored, the potential for fashion to represent the Avant-Garde will be addressed, and the specific case of Viktor and Rolf will be [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 26
  • Words: 7260

Vehicle Design and Development

The design will be based on the demands and the wishes of the clients or customers because the product will only be successful if the customer is satisfied.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1139

Fashion Controversies about Hip Hop Garments

The paper will look into controversy that arose over hip hop garment design with the aim of identifying the source of the controversy, key players in the controversy as well as political, social and economic [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2454

The Design Prototype of Kiosk

Testing the design prototype kiosk is the final stage for us as the next one is the optimizing the kiosk design with the purpose to build it.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Does a Strong Axial Plan Always Create Ritual Space?

So, what is the secret of the building plan of the Propylaea at the Acropolis? Because of the large height of the building the Doric columns diameters were too large to carry the weight of [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 534

Queen Victoria Building

The symbols on the left side of the first panel symbolize architecture and the Sidney City Council whereas Ipoh Gardens Berhad, the company that renovated the building is represented on the third panel by letters [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2017

Toronto: The City and Chinatown

It is an ancient discovery and it is the ability to build a city in order to contain all that man has created and at the same time allow the possibility of millions of people [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3047

High Tech Materials and Designs

Some of these materials are nano-structured materials, smart materials as well as spin off materials mainly used in the aerospace industry and renewable materials that are expected to provide an alternative to materials of fossil [...]
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1592

Concept of Japanese Gardens

The main cultural differences between Japanese gardens and the western world type of gardens is that the western world believe in gardens which you can walk through whereas Japanese gardens have often been designed in [...]
  • Subjects: Landscape Design
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2484

The City beneath the City

The remains of the statues, the ancient graves, pottery and other important artefacts which have been excavated during the archaeological diggings in the Athens subway became valuable contribution to the archaeological heritage of Greece and [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 2510

Design Trends in the 21st Century

For example, the use of optics was not inherent to 16th-18th centuries, and this trend may be regarded as the new one due to the development of the technologies.
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1461

How can a visual language be composed

When developing a design, the choice of colour to use will be determined by the intended purpose of the designs. The most important element to consider in visual language is the mind set and the [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 536

Science Center NEMO: New Look

Thus, when McKinsey & Company decided to occupy the top floor of the famous Piano's Nemo Museum of Science, they addressed professionals who managed to turn the museum space into a working place.[2] The company [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1618

Taj Mahal and Qa’aba

The utilization of white marble for the construction of all the components minarets, the tomb itself, and the podium supports the idea of an organizational unity.
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2173

Rhetoric Devices in Art and Design

Kennedy summarily, states that the ethos of a speaker exudes the speaker's character credibility, logos comprise of the persuasive evidence presented to the audience and then pathos carries with it the emotional appeal that arouses [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1893

Fashion in the Movie “Zoolander”

The movie "Zoolander" shows several designers and the work that they have been doing in the movie, which is paralleled to real life."Derelicte" is the name of the fashion line that the main character, Ben [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Designer Zuzana Licko

It is important to note that Licko and her husband employed software when the rest of the designers tried to stick to more traditional ways of production.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

The History of Architecture

The paper starts by examining the history of concrete since the time of the Egyptians to the present. The final section of the paper deals with modern uses of concrete in architecture and design, and [...]
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  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2707

Paul Rand and His Role in Modern Graphic Design Theory

He joined the Pratt Institute in the late 1920's and graduated in the year 1932. This article focuses on the Rand's works and highlights his contributions to the field of graphic design.
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  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1054

The Art of Great Wall

The Great Wall of China, one of the world's wonders and one of the greatest engineering projects in the history of the humankind is surrounded by myths and controversy which attract researchers and tourists all [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1276

Shoe Obsession Exhibition

From this point, the models presented by the designers at the Shoe Obsession exhibition can be discussed as the attempts to shift the shoe fashion at the new higher level and to present shoes as [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 838

Definition of Perfumes and How They are Made

A fixative substance on the other hand is used to make the perfume last longer, it has the ability to form chemical bonds with other chemicals within the mixture used in the manufacture of the [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 827

iRobot Vacuum Cleaner Design

In addition, iRobot contains a wall feeler, which is located on the right area of the fender and makes iRobot travel adjacent to walls and around gadgets without touching them. Irobot fits into consumer engineering [...]
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1382

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1159

Five Stages of Designing a Warehouse

The process includes determining the required number of stores, the technology to be applied in the prospective departments, and the manner in which the orders would be arranged.
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 540

The Architecture of the Dome of the Rock

Located in the Qubbat As-Sakhrah Shrine, the Dome of the Rock is one of the most significant pieces of architecture that dominates the skyline in Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 918

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park

The fountain is surrounded by a beautiful park and it forms the heart of the architectural composition. The height of the monument is 64 feet which equals to the 64 floors of the Tower.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 876

CN Tower in Toronto

By the end of 20th century, the American Society of Civil Engineers concluded that the tower is indicative of a contemporary wonder of the world.
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  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2666

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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  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 2976

Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta

While Bottega Veneta grew and expanded to other countries courtesy of its discreet design and quality craftsmanship, The Balenciaga boutique moved to Paris to find new market after it was forced to close its operations [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 640

Living in a Samoan Fale (house)

The type of materials that was once used in construction of structures that people used to live in among the Maori people was the things that they would find readily available in the swamps as [...]
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 849

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.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1004

Refection Paper about a City

Reflection about planning of Los Angeles shows that it is a complex city that is extremely hard to define in terms of its center, borders and extensiveness.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 607

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 915

Art of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

The surprising fact is that upon the discovery and excavation of the tomb, there were so many treasures in the tomb. The entrance of the tomb was at the base of a sloping hill.
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  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 848