Deering service building’ was a new corporate headquarters for Hasting Deering Ltd however is now known as City Ford‚ a showroom for Ford cars. The name‚ identical with the motor industry and Ford vehicle sales‚ serviced for over 60 years. The architecture of the building is interesting as the elevators were simple horizontal bands of walls and steel framed glazing‚ and the rounded columns were set back from the external walls‚ so as to emphasise the sleek curved lines. Max Dupain photographed this
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From sea to shining sea‚ Frederick Law Olmsted constructed hundreds of parks and public spaces across America. He transformed the field of landscape architecture‚ and through his work‚ sought to provide the antidote for the increasingly crowded cities with parks. Olmsted changed the way the society viewed public spaces. The ingenious architect and city planner built the America we know today‚ advocating for the conservation of green spaces‚ which contributes to America’s vast and diverse landscape
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Architecture is a form of knowledge that requires practice and rational thought. Practice is accomplished with the hands work and rational thought is an intellectual activity‚ which allows interpreting and discovering the already built works. Vitruvius stated that focusing only in one would not allow the architect to have success. If the architect doesn’t have enough intellectual and cultural knowledge‚ his works would lack of prestige and admiration. On the other hand‚ if he only focuses in the
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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be excelent. The eduaction requirement for most states is that the maintenance worker to be trained in a progarm appoved by the national architectural board . These progarms generaly result in a bachelor of architecture‚ Master of Architeure or a Ph.D In Architecture or doctor of Architecture. The only addtional educarion requriments for the career is to renew the lincess each year for their other lincess like electrian lincness any many other. The Loacation for this very between many loaction arcoss
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using a huge‚ neo-classical style in the architecture of their own government buildings. The civic structures are adorned with pillars‚ and Porticus makes it a conscious reference and reference to the ancient Greek or Roman architecture‚ and to those civilizations in the highly revered form of democracy and republican governmental values. This explanation gives the government some sense of legitimacy and cultural capital. Thus‚ the discourse of architecture is full of obvious and clear ideological
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What do I exactly mean by the word organic architecture? Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation (in this situation campus buildings) and the natural world. This is achieved through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with a site that buildings‚ and
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Light From personal experience I would say light within architecture is what makes you feel uplifted as you walk into a room or a space. Light can be controlled and manipulated within certain spaces by adding light or having an absence of light. Light can completely change the dynamics of a room or space and can also have a very strong effect on the mood. Light within architecture can either be natural or synthetic‚ both creating a special experience within a room. In my research I will
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Sustainability on the UT Campus: A Symposium Studio Africa: A UT Austin School of Architecture Design Studio for Developing Sustainable Schools in Africa Michael Garrison Professor The School of Architecture mgarrison@mail.utexas.edu We fully admit to being naïve about building a new school in Uganda and that our view of Uganda is seen through our western lens. We have not lived in Africa and we do not pretend to know all the problems and opportunities that a builder of a new
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building scene to wow critics and scholars alike with his cutting-edge designs and uncanny sense of aesthetic function. Thom Mayne was recently named in 2005 as the winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize award for his designs and innovation in architecture. Indeed‚ many do not see him as such a bad boy when they consider the things he has accomplished with his buildings. Looking at his projects‚ Mayne has clearly developed his reputation as a radical by making strong new efforts in economy‚ practicality
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