De Stijl‚ ‘The Style’. De Stijl was a Dutch artistic movement founded 1917 in Amsterdam by artists Piet Mondrian‚ Theo Van Doesburg and architect Gerrit Reitveld. You could say this movement demonstrates simplicity and abstraction. The new art movement was inexpensive and was seen to express visual harmony. The idea of visual harmony emerged greatly from the response to the tragedy of World War and was dedicated to reconstruct a brave new world out of the ruins of the old. De Stijl was made up of
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The 3+1 Approach to Software Architecture Description Using UML Revision 2.2 Henrik Bærbak Christensen‚ Aino Corry‚ and Klaus Marius Hansen Department of Computer Science‚ University of Aarhus Aabogade 34‚ 8200 ˚rhus N‚ Denmark A {hbc‚apaipi‚marius}@daimi.au.dk May 2011 Abstract This document presents a practical way of describing software architectures using the Unified Modeling Language. The approach is based on a “3+1” structure in which three viewpoints on the described system are
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Assignment # 2 Crossing a cultural Divide: The twenties The reasons there was a great debate in the 1920s about the future were discussed in Radio Broadcast;” Modern Church Is No Bridge to Heaven‚”1923‚ Cartoon ; Religious “Modernism” Offers Cold Comfort‚1924‚ and Young women discuss Petting‚ 1930 which say that we are reelecting our Christianity and turning to a scientific discovery. The Radio Broadcast‚ “Evangelist Makes Plea for Lord of Scriptures‚” Los Angeles Times‚ August 6‚ 1923‚ talks about
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cultivate and appreciate values so that they can experience and sharpen their senses through observation and practice” - Kanvinde ACHYUT KANVINDE Father of Modern Indian Architecture Achyut Kanvinde | Born: 1916 Died: 2003 Gender: Male Country of Origin: India Biography: He entered the Architecture Department at Sir J.J. School of Art in 1935 then headed by Claude Batley‚ who was also the premier architect of the country. He passed out in 1941. 1943‚ he joined the newly formed Council
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temple‚ the Roman public building‚ the private Roman house‚ and the synagogue. The Early Christian period saw the growth of Christianity. It was established as the state religion of the Empire under the successors of Constantine. Early Christian Architecture consisted of the basilica church developed from the Roman secular basilica. The sixth century was a time of growth for the Byzantine Empire. Many of the churches built during this time were of the basic basilica style. At least two developments
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Research on Arts&Crafts Movement and Bauhaus 1. Introduction Arts and Crafts Movement and Bauhaus are two major movements in design history. In this paper‚ the author aims at making an overview of the two movements including the historical‚ cultural and social context and revealing the philosophy behind each movement. In order to obtain an in-depth understanding‚ the author chooses William Morris from the Arts and Crafts Movement and Walter Gropius from Bauhaus and their significant artworks as case
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How was Ames room invented?. In 1946 it was discovered by adelbert ames jr.who first constructed such a room wich he got the materials in around the 19th centaury. There are two illusions in this room. There is where it seems to be that he room is squared…and the other where one person seems to shrink at a tremendous rate but still standing at the same distance. How is that possible? When you look into an ames room (through the peephole) everything seems to be normal and cubic. But in reality
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Baur’s Pharmacy was a household name in Terre Haute for nearly a century. It was founded by John Jacob Baur‚ an emigrant from Zurich‚ Switzerland in 1866. The original business was located on the southeast corner of 7th and Wabash. It was a handsome three-story brick structure‚ 50’ x 120’‚ beautifully furnished and widely considered as one of the most attractive in Western Indiana. Especially noteworthy was Mr. Baur’s work ethic. In 1880‚ Samuel Barnes Gookins‚ journalist‚ lawyer‚ politician and
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Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum‚ August 15‚ 1914 – November 26‚ 1996) was a well-known American graphic designer‚ best known for his corporate logo designs. He designed many posters and corporate identities‚ including the logos for IBM‚ UPS‚ ABC and Westinghouse. Paul Rand portrayed abstract ideas with clarity that resonated with viewers. In his work‚ Rand recast modern art as something innocuous for the average patron‚ and no longer a radical political manifesto. This adoption of modernist ideas
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The title‚ “Graphic design” is just as complex as it is ubiquitous to all those in arts department. With such variety of use‚ it can be meet the needs required both personal and public‚ embraces concerns both economic and ergonomic‚ and is informed by many disciplines‚ touching base into English‚ science‚ and mathematics. Graphic design surrounds us‚ “touching everything that we do‚ everything we see‚ everything we buy:” from the billboards to the Bibles‚ on paperback books and on websites‚ on the
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