SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Epistemological Definition Worldwide cities are experiencing a rush of population growth‚ this growth to the ecological balance shown against the environment and the exploitation of natural resources have sued implement new methods of construction using new technologies. (Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21ST Century). Sustainable or sustainable architecture seeks to optimize natural resources and building systems that minimize the environmental
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PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR Contents : Preface to forward ...3 A.Introduction .....4 a.Definition ...4 b.Psychology and Other Sciences ...5 c.Major Areas of Research .....6 B.Child Psychology .....6 a.Introduction .......6 b.Scientific Study ..7 c.Environmental Studies .8 d.Developmental Theories
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chitectureIslamic Architecture Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day‚ influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture. What is Islam? * The name of the religion is Islam‚ which comes from an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and "submission.“ * Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one’s life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart‚ soul and
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WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE? Architecture is constructed around the formation of a design idea. Before defining what architecture is‚ one must first look at the designer and the process of design. Jane Anderson sums up the definitions of these ideas; “There is no one right answer in architecture.” This makes the definition of architecture hard to discover‚ however‚ easier to explore. Throughout history theories incorporate information on these architectural characteristics and attempt to explain them
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focus: the unification of traditional temple form and the new domed space‚ the technical development of concrete constructions‚ and the tendency to obscure construction and structural elements. This paper discusses the Pantheon by analyzing the architecture from various aspects such as its three distinctive spaces and the experience they brings‚ the lighting of the interior‚ innovation such as coffering‚ the skillful use of concrete‚ and the Roman’s attempt to conceal the construction. Furthermore
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everything‚ especially in the world’s architecture. Greece no longer had one king‚ so they focused on building temples for their gods. Architecture began small and plain but evolved into impressive pieces of art. As time passed from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period‚ the people of Greece developed a type of formula for their buildings and their pieces of art. In Ancient Greece‚ religion dominated their life‚ so it is understandable that their architecture would be dominated by their religion
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Commentary Reading : How Hardwired is Human Behavior? The article‚ written by Nigel Nicholson‚ is a very interesting read. The author talked about evolutionary psychology and how it affects the thinking and feeling as well the social living of human beings. It says that evolutionary psychology "offers a theory of how the human mind came to be constructed and that mind is hardwired in ways that govern most human behavior to this day". Human behavior is the way it is today according to evolutionary
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Influence of Alcohol Consumption on Human Behavior: How Alcohol Affect Critical Thinking The Influence of Alcohol Consumption on Critical Thinking: How Alcohol Affect Human’s Perception Introduction Critical thinking is our ability to apply the law of logic on our everyday decision making processes based on the information and evidences that we have (Furedy & Furedy‚ 1985). Previous studies showed the strong relationship between alcohol and negative behaviors such as violent (Ensor and godfrey 1993)
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Computer Architecture 1. Describe Von Neumann architecture and explain why it is important. The Von Neumann architecture explains the architecture of an electronic computer. It is attributed to be root of every electronic computer that has ever been made. According to Von Neumann architecture an electronic computer has Control Unit‚ Arithmetic Logic Unit‚ Memory & Input / Output Devices. The following diagram shows this architecture:- Memory: - Memory holds both
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Bulacan State University College of Architecture & Fine Arts City of Malolos TOA 123 [pic] 2nd Semester AY 2009‐2010 Arch. Godesil G. Lejarde Instructor TOA 123 Theory of Architecture 2 Arch. GGLejarde
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