Tom Leader Lecture Cause and Effect During the lecture series‚ Tom Leader lectured on works that he has done throughout his career. One of the main points he mentioned was cause and effect in landscape architecture design. During his design process‚ he likes to let the surrounding area and cultures tell him what he can and cannot do. Every landscape is different and he seems to try to use this to his advantage in practice and discipline. One of the cause and effect projects that he talked
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Ancient Egyptian Influence of Funerary Art and Architecture Since the beginning of time civilizations have evolved in numerous ways. One of the earliest civilizations to evolve quickly in a great number of ways was the ancient Egyptians. The ancient Egyptians had some of the most advanced forms of writing‚ metalworking‚ sculptures‚ and architecture for its time. As time passed‚ the Egyptian culture grew and matured. They began to be increasingly wealthy and subsequently started to spend more time
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greatest and most powerful empires of the ancient world. The Romans were known for their advancement to society in architecture‚ art‚ and engineering. Many of the advancements in the Roman society we still use in our everyday lives. Because of its world renowned architecture‚ cuisine‚ and historical significance‚ Rome is a place I have always wanted to visit. One of the most famous things we remember about Rome is its architecture. Rome’s architecture over the centuries has great developed‚ especially
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Ancient Greece 2000 B.C – 300 B.C Location: In Europe near the Mediterranean Sea Economical aspects: Agriculture: olives= olive oil‚ cereals‚ grapes. Livestock: horses‚ cows‚ lambs. Art crafts: pottery Trade: by the Mediterranean Sea to Europe‚ Asia and Africa. Political aspects: Democratic government: people can vote for their rulers. Social aspects: 1. King 2. Nobles 3. Traders 4. Workers 5. Slaves Cultural aspects: Polytheists; Greek mythology‚ main gods: a) Zeus:
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chartrescathedral.net/ Hemingway‚ C. (2003‚ October). Architecture in Ancient Greece. Retrieved June 3‚ 2013‚ from Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grarc/hd_grarc.htm Odyssey‚ Adventures in Archaeology. (2012‚ May 31). Greek Temples. Retrieved June 3‚ 2013‚ from Odyssey‚ Adventures in Archaeology: http://www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/greektemple/greek_temple.htm Spangler‚ L. (2011‚ April 14). Six parallels between ancient Rome and modern America. Retrieved April 18‚
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Merrill (SOM)‚ whose firm designed the Willis Tower and One World Trade Center. Hyder Consulting was chosen to be the supervising engineer with NORR Group Consultants International Limited chosen to supervise the architecture of the project. The design is derived from the Islamic architecture of the region‚ such as in the Great Mosque of Samarra. The Y-shaped tripartite floor geometry is designed to optimize residential and hotel space. A buttressed central core and wings are used to support the height
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The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun or Bisutun‚ Modern Persian: بیستون < Old Persian: Bagastana‚ meaning "the place of god") is a multi-lingual inscription located on Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran‚ near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran. Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC‚ the inscription begins with a brief autobiography of Darius‚ including his ancestry and
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thought of the possibility that a human being could approach the sanctuary from the air and observe its layout in so god-like a way”. (A.J. Bernet Kempers‚ Ageless Borobudur‚ 23) This explains why the structure of Borobudur is a type of “enclosure architecture” – it is made up of several enclosures‚ “one surrounding the other… with each new enclosure situated several meters higher than the one before” (A.J. Bernet Kempers‚ Ageless Borobudur‚ 23). Horizontally‚ the walls accentuate Borobudur’s “closed”
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The growth of the Celtic Tiger period is unlikely to remerge in the coming years. Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………..…3 Irelands National Debt Crisis………………………………………………...4 The sustainability of an Economy driven by Multinational Corporations....6 Eastern European Nations Competition with Ireland……………………….7 Possibilities of Economic Growth……………………………………………..8 Growth in Islamic Finance……………………………………………………
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Architecture of the oil tanker From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Oil tankers generally have from 8 to 12 tanks.[1] Each tank is split into two or three independent compartments by fore-and-aft bulkheads.[1] The tanks are numbered with tank one being the forwardmost. Individual compartments are referred to by the tank number and the athwartships position‚ such as "one port"‚ "three starboard"‚ or "six center."[1] A cofferdam is a small space left open between two bulkheads‚ to give protection
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