When Stars Go Dark: An Anthology of Spatial Declination By kgtillada Architecture is a vessel for stories. From the very foundations an infrastructure stands on to the highest peak that reaches out for the sky‚ a story lies within each brick that is laid‚ each volume of concrete that is poured and each band of steel that is welded. It is a congregation of narratives‚ containing various mementos from when it was built until the passing generations it shall live through. There are many stories
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Antoni Gaudi the greatest architect in European history? Antoni Gaudi‚ an architect‚ was born on June 25th‚ 1852 in Rues‚ Catalonia‚ Spain. Antoni showed great interest in architecture at a very young age. He eventually ended up going to the Provincial School of Architecture. He then graduated in 1878‚ and started to work for other companies and then went to the Paris World’s Fair of 1878 and presented his own showcase. This fair really launched his career. Even though
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along with trying to create utopian architecture or a utopian city. Coleman describes in detail the difficulties that come along with trying to create utopian architecture. Making his article more understandable he describes what it means for something to be utopian. Coleman explains his strong opinion on how utopian architecture is basically impossible to create. This article has given me a new perspective on how I imagine utopia to be integrated into architecture and city planning. In attempt to
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1.0 Introduction 2.0 Overview of Sustainable Architecture 3.0 What are the Factors in Achieving Sustainable Architecture? 4.0 Integration of Material- Reinforced Concrete Contribute in Belum Rainforest Resort to achieve Sustainable Architecture 5.0 Other Contribution of Reinforced Concrete shown in the Belum Rainforest Resort 6.0 Conclusion 7.0 References Abstract The study
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ViSummary #1 Vitruvius Pollio‚ Book 1 in Ten Books on Architecture In chapter one of Vitruvius’ book on architecture‚ he emphasizes on the importance and qualifications required of an architect. The extensive knowledge in several different fields of study is necessary when designing a building. An architect must understand the reason why certain ideologies are implemented. According to Vitruvius‚ the fundamental principles of architecture depend on order‚ arrangement‚ eurhythmy‚ symmetry‚ propriety
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the Renaissance relied more upon observations and would ultimately leading to the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. Architectural reforms were brought about as well during the Renaissance. Before the renaissance‚ asymmetrical gothic architectures dominate Europe. However‚ it was during the Renaissance‚ buildings of high symmetry and proportion of the Classical Roman and Greek buildings that inspired architects of that time. The plans of the building have symmetrical appearance and the proportion
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is an inevitable thing in writing. Le Corbusiers Manifesto as a whole is a successful breakdown of architecture with a strong influence of scientific terminology to support his views but also has the ability to guide you into the construction and design elements of architecture. Unlike some of the other reads such as ——(other writings by Le Corbusier)— a basic foundational understanding of architecture isn’t needed. Le Corbusier has an effective way in allowing readers to relate to his words by referring
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Weinstock provides information about the methods that can be followed to apply the inspirations from biology to architecture in the intro of the book Emergent Technologies and design: Towards a biological paradigm for architecture. A self-organization without external control necessitates non-linear‚ complex adaptive systems‚ and thereby the sciences of complexity. To generate dynamical architecture‚ now‚ design software enables the architect to write and script codes. Mathematical structure turns
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regionalism was first introduced as an architectural concept in the early 1980s in essays by Alexander Tzonis‚ Liane Lefaivre and subsequently‚ Kenneth Frampton. It was describe as a contemporary architecture which could neither be branded as internationalism nor as a historical concept of region and architecture. Over the last twenty years‚ along with the rise of the internet and global finance‚ the global has become the prevailing regime of art production and exhibition. When architect Kenneth Frampton
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drawings and somehow the drawings turn into reality in the forms of buildings and other structure. Many people have a dislike for modern architecture and say “they don’t get it.” To them‚ these buildings and other structures look weird and they do not comprehend the entire design concept. The field of architecture is more than what meets the eye. Architecture is a great field to enter. This field allows the architect to express himself creatively while getting paid for it. For people who enjoy drawing
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