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    Greek Architecture

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    effects of this time period can still be widely seen even today. Since Greece was the birth place of democracy and we are a democratic nation‚ many of our government buildings draw inspiration from Greek architecture. The Greeks believed that man is the measure of all and in their art and architecture they constantly tried to achieve perfect balance‚ proportion‚ and unity. The Parthenon was the hugest temple in the Acropolis in Athens. The Acropolis or “high city” is an elevated rock supporting several

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    Architecture for Dummies

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    Architecture is all about the construction and design of buildings and other physical structures. It is often considered as a blend of art‚ science and imagination. In fact‚ architecture is also related to money and investments. Any piece of Architecture has a value beyond the quantitative materialistic point of view of the economics. But value added design refers to the measurable economic benefit gained due to a design. Well‚ Architecture is considered to be the practice of designing buildings

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    Organic Architecture

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    5 Beautiful Examples of Organic Architecture Ads by Google ’India Is’ Video Contest Show Us What India Is in a 5 min Video. Submit & Win Great Prizes! youtube.com “…in an organic architecture‚ that is to say an architecture based upon organic ideals‚ bad design would be unthinkable.” -Frank Lloyd Wright What is Organic Architecture? Frank Lloyd Wright incorporated the term "organic" into his architectural philosophy in about 1908. But he wasn’t thinking about farmer’s markets and pesticide-free

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    Architecture and the Environment Paper Most often‚ the quality of life and one’s health is attributed to factors such a healthy diet‚ one’s activity level‚ lifestyle‚ and even genetic predisposition. Seldom mentioned is architecture as responsible for one’s well-being. However‚ herein lies a mistake because how and where one lives does affect the way one feels and behaves. Architecture is something surrounding the human population every day. Be it at home‚ at work‚ or anywhere else‚ architecture

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    Computer Architecture

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    Computer architecture or digital computer organization is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It’s a blueprint and functional description of requirements and design implementations for the various parts of a computer‚ focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit (CPU) performs internally and accesses addresses in memory. It may also be defined as the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers

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    Application Architecture

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    Week 8: Case Study 2 Application Architecture Dianne Davis Professor Nolyn Johnson CIS210: System Analysis & Development June 4‚ 2013 Abstract Software application architecture is the process of defining a structural solution that meets all of the technical and operational requirements‚ while optimizing common quality attributes such as performance‚ security‚ and manageability. It involves a series of decisions based on a wide

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    Green Architecture

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    Green Architecture Green architecture is an approach to building which has become more popular in the last 25 to 30 years. Also known as sustainable design‚ green architecture is a method of design that minimizes the impact of building on the environment. Once thought of as unconventional and nonstandard‚ both regulatory agencies and the public alike are quickly accepting green architecture as a socially responsible and logical means of construction. The beginnings of today ’s green revolution

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    like to argue that the impact of psychology from the turn of the century to the present has been profound. In general‚ historical accounts of architecture have hitherto placed designers in their cultural context while mysteriously ignoring the psychological movements which helped fuel those cultural shifts. For example‚ most historical accounts of architecture by authors such as Pevsner1 or Frampton2 seemingly ignore the influence of the rise of psychology in the 20th century – including psycho-analysis

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    CAREER OBJECTIVE I would like to be a part of an organization that works in the field of ‘Green Buildings and Sustainable Architecture‚ where I will get an opportunity to use my technical and creative skills that I learnt from field experience and test and further enhance my knowledge in the same field. CAREER PATH CHETNA GAURAV CHAUHAN ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT April 2010 – present IDEAL ARCH ‚ Amritsar‚ Punjab‚ India DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To meet new clients and take their requirements & measurements

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    The Architecture Of St

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    in itself is incredible but with the addition of the exquisite‚ fantasy-like colors makes the cathedral all the more beautiful. Given its appearance‚ it’s quite surprising to many that it was constructed in the sixteenth century considering most architecture around the world during this time was gothic and lacked such bright colors and rounded features. The Cathedral stands in Red Square‚ Moscow‚ Russia. Its construction was requested by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his military victories and the

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