Coming to terms with modern architecture‚ we must read through such seminal statements through their sensibilities and societal myths which they exemplify. Now‚ we shall explore parallel themes to do with new myths of modernity‚ poetic expressions of technology‚ the reemergence of abstraction‚ and analogies between architecture and other realms such as minimalist sculpture‚ landscape art and nature. Architecture oscillates between the unique and the typical where the old and new may
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the Esade business school‚ describes the Mango fashion retail chain‚ as “gazelle-like‚” because it has grown so quickly. The fashion retail chain opened its doors in 1984 when two brothers‚ Isaac and Nahman Andic launched the first Mango store in Barcelona. Less than 25 years later‚ there are 1‚114 Mango stores on the leading shopping streets of big cities in more than 90 countries. It is now‚ according to Planellas‚ “one of the most valuable retail brands in the world.” Interbrand‚ the international
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the rest of the world were sending their best players into the Olympic games that when it came to basketball it was time for them to do the same. The decision was made in 1989 to allow players from the NBA to represent their country in the 1992 Barcelona games. That one decision was the most important decision in the history of international basketball with one goal in mind; to put together the best possible team that they could. The goal of putting a great basketball team of NBA players together
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[pic] BA MARKETING MANAGEMENT WITH LANGUAGES Honours Dissertation SESSION 2009/10 Stagnation of Spanish tourism from the point of view of British tourist BEATRIZ MARTIN LOPEZ 09010987 Supervisor: Ros Sutherland Declaration I declare that the work undertaken for this BA Dissertation has been undertaken by myself and the final Dissertation produced by me. The work has not been submitted in part or in whole in regard to any other academic
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pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona‚ notably his magnum opus‚ the Sagrada Família. Much of Gaudí’s work was marked by his big passions in life: architecture‚ nature‚ religion.[3] Gaudí studied every detail of his creations‚ integrating into his architecture a series of crafts in which
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AlexBai Bai 1 Teacher Mr. Tierney AVI4M1-01 14 December 2014 Pablo Picasso Born in a poor family in southern Spain on October 25‚ 1881‚ Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. His impressive artistic talent and inexhaustible inspiration made him a legendary figure in the 20th century. As the greatest art genius in the 20th century‚ Pablo Picasso had done 37000
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Spain The country in numbers. Area: 504.750km² or 194.884 miles². This includes the Belarus‚ and Canary Islands. Population: 47‚203‚000 Capital: Madrid- 6‚213‚000 Main cities: Barcelona-5‚315‚000‚ Valencia-832‚000‚ Sevilla‚ and Zaragoza. Currency: Euro Languages: Spanish (Castilian)‚ Catalan‚ Gellego‚ Valenciano‚ euskera. Spanish celebrities: Miguel de Cervantes‚ writer. (1547-1616) Pedro Almodóvar‚ movie director. (1949- ) Rosa Montero‚ writer and reporter. (1951- ) Fernando Alonso
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Mandy Lievre 1/28/13 The Hills of Life In Ernest Hemingway’s classic story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” we are taken to a train station in between Madrid and Barcelona with a couple that has to make a life altering decision. Besides each side of the train station lies the land that can either mean life or death to the child that the woman is bearing. Between the dividing tracks‚ we see two different sides. On one side of the track‚ there is a cold feeling‚ no trees‚ or shade. It
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B. Flavonol 1. Lowers blood pressure‚ which improves blood flow 2. Helps lower cholesterol 3. Helps reduce the risk of heart disease C. Benefits for the brain and heart 1. The New York Times reports that in a study conducted in Barcelona‚ Spain on the benefits of chocolate skim milk over regular skim milk‚ “participant had significantly higher levels of good HDL cholesterol.” Internal Summary: The health benefits of chocolate are also complimented by its well known emotional effects
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Welcome to Brazil! Home of soccer... When thinking of Brazil‚ some think of the beaches‚ some think of the food‚ some think of the Christ the Redeemer statue‚ and some think of other things. But when I think of Brazil‚ I think of soccer! In Brazil‚ soccer is like a religion. At every corner of every street‚ you’ll see people‚ all ages‚ playing soccer. At the beach‚ you’ll see people playing soccer. In Brazil‚ soccer is every where. Brazil and its national team have changed the sport as we know it
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