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    Moorish Architecture

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    September 19‚ 2012 Moorish Architecture in Andalusia Who were the Moors? The Moors were a group of Arabs‚ Berbers‚ and Iberian Muslims‚ who in the 8th century‚ conquered most of what is now modern day Spain and Portugal. My purpose for writing this paper is to inform the reader of one of many cultural contributions the Moors gave “Andalusia” (modern day Spain‚ Portugal‚ and bits of France). Much of Andalusia’s architecture was greatly influenced by Moorish architecture. The Moors had a history

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    Architecture in Melbourne

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    ARCHITECTURE IN MELBOURNE: THE JOURNEY TO MODERNITY The interwar period 1919- 1939 showed some major evolution in the world of architecture within Australia. The influences such as world war one and great depression triggered the need for a new mindset as a way of demonstrating regeneration and positive growth. One side of this was the journey of modernisation which allowed for new trends and styles to be created that no longer payed such homage to the past and tradition‚ but rather moved forward

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    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‚ socio-biology‚ social anthropology

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    Ancient Egyptian Culture

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    Preface * Egyptian Culture & Society * Egyptian Culture & Society - The Social Pyramid of Power * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Nobles * Jobs - The Court Officials * Jobs - The Priests and Priestesses * Jobs - The Soldiers * The Literary Class * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Multitude * Egyptian Culture and Society - Promotion * Jobs - State Employment * Egyptian Culture and Society - The Laborers * Ancient Egyptian society * Ancient

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    Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Growth of Egyptian Civilization Egypt has been called “the gift of the Nile.” Without this mighty river‚ all Egypt would be desert‚ for it receives little rainfall. Heavy spring and summer rains at the source of the Nile once caused the river to overflow regularly each July. The yearly flooding of the Nile made it possible for Neolithic farmers to grow crops in the valley. The flood waters brought moisture to the dry land and also left behind a layer of rich

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    Mesopotamia and Harappan societies have long been compared throughout the history of archaeology. Mesopotamia‚ also known as‚ ’the land between the rivers‚’ was named for the triangular area between the Tigris and the Euphrates river‚ (Nov. 7 lecture). In recent use‚ it covers a broader area referring to most of what is now Iraq. This adds ancient Assyria and Babylonia to the scope of Mesopotamia (Schultz and Lavenda 1995:310). Parts of Mesopotamia were not inhabited at all until approximately 8000

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    Traditional Architecture vs Modern Architecture Architects should be designing structures by incorporating vernacular styles into new technologies. Let us briefly look into the meaning of Architecture- according to Vitruvius‚ a Roman Architect‚ Architecture is a multi disciplinary field‚ including within its fold Mathematics‚ Science‚ Art‚ Technology‚ Social Sciences‚ Politics‚ History‚ Philosophy and so on. Now that we know what Architecture is‚ what are its main purposes? It has two main purposes

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    The Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies are two of the oldest civilizations in the history of the world. The Egyptian and Mesopotamian political‚ social‚ and cultural parts of their lives developed differently‚ but there is a similar basis between the two. Although they had similar political systems in that they both were ruled by kings‚ the way they viewed their kings and the way that they both constructed their power differed. Both civilizations constructed their social classes similarly in that

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    Tudor Architecture

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    2012 Tudor Architecture In the Elizabethan Age architecture and furniture were very beautiful and classic. The architectures had so many abstract styles. The church buildings had a lot of styles and different textures to it. Tudor architecture from the 1500’s was a timeless style and because of this it’s still used in today’s modern style of architecture. Architecture from the 1500’s had so many beautiful

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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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