opposite Sultan Abdul Samad and city gallery. Nowadays‚ it became one of the beautiful heritage building and famous landmarks around Kuala Lumpur. This historic‚ attractive‚ and elegant building which was the mixed of Mughal and Islamic style architecture. This elegant building was designed by British architect‚ Arthur Benison Hubback (A.B. Hubback) who was the same architect designed The Old General post office. This two building and Sultan Abdul Samad Building which designed by A.C.Norman was
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INTRODUCTION The Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa has influenced not only Sri Lanka but also the south Asian countries. His works have been described as regional‚ traditional‚ culturally rich and often though with some qualification‚ modern. His projects are a synthesis of Modernist vocabulary and distinct contextual elements‚ rooted in regional identity and lifestyle of users. Bawa is very much a man of the end of the era - especially when seen in the context of modern movement in the west - because
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Statement of purpose Architecture is in my opinion not just a demanding science and technology but also a fascinating art. After nearly five years of my undergraduate program as a major of Architecture at Shandong Jianzhu University‚ I became even more determined to pursue my chosen major and corresponding career. Architecture is actually a complicated and comprehensive scientific discipline with a broad range of profound knowledge. China enjoys a long glorious history of architecture‚ but for some reason
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“I cannot‚ in whole conscience‚ recommend architecture as a profession for girls ... the obstacles are so great that it takes an exceptional girl to make a go of it. If she insisted on becoming an architect‚ I would try to dissuade her. If then‚ she was still determined‚ I would give her my blessing … she could be that exceptional one.” - Pietro Belluschi in “Should You Be An Architect?”‚ 1955. At the risk of sounding cliché‚ I begin my personal statement with this quote in lieu of a formal introduction
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comes alive? What’s this response to the development of modernity? Abstract: This essay will discuss the Alhambra in Granada‚ one of the greatest architectural sites of Islamic culture in Europe and contains some of the world’s finest Moorish architecture. Through the exploration of various symbolism found within the Alhambra‚ we will be able to discuss how these symbolism might help make an architectural space alive. Introduction: - Alhambra (means ‘Red Castle’ in Arabic due to its reddish
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academic interests‚ purpose‚ objectives and motivation in undertaking this postgraduate study My decision to apply for the MArch at the Edinburgh College of Art is directly linked to my intended career plans. I wish to continue pursuing a career in Architecture‚ and I consider this degree to be indispensable as a means of acquiring those analytical‚ technical‚ creative and workspace skills and that theoretical and practical knowledge that will assist me with my ambition of achieving membership of the
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The architecture of a time period may reflect more than just our personal style. The California craftsman bungalow style house is named this because of its introduction to the United States in California and abundance in California in the 1900s to the 1930s. Craftsman refers to the style of house; whereas‚ bungalow references the features of the house and overall use of the house. The bungalow original origins were in India as an alternative to tent living among English colonial traders and officers
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Postmodernism‚ focus on style and methods of representation‚ and is often interpreted as a successor to modernism. Similar to Architecture‚ postmodernism influenced all kind of art such as: Art‚ music‚ theatre‚ literature‚ dance and even photography. In the work of Best‚ S. and Kellner‚ D. “Postmodern turn” (1997‚ p.152) they state that postmodern architecture was a particular reaction to the aesthetics and as they describe “Philosophical assumptions” of the International Style. This is because
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ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS TO DEFINE; HOWEVER‚ ITS MUCH FORM CAN BE FOUND IN VISUAL ART‚ LITERATURE AND ARCHITECTURE. THIS CONCEPT ADVOCATES EMBRASING “CONTRADICTION AND COMPLEXITY’’ IN ORDER TO CREATE VALID AND VITAL WORKS. ITS ARGUES ARCHITECTS TO LEAVE THE TENETS OF TRADITIONAL MODERNISM BEHIND IN PURSUIT OF “TRUTH IN ITS TOTALITY’’. THIS MEANS THAT POSTMODERNISM IS A COMPLEX SET OF TRUE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE AND IT IS MORE REAL THAN OVERLY PLANNED‚ HYPPER-LOGICAL MODERNIST CONSTRUCTIONS. POSTMODERNISM
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Alvaro Siza designed great contextual architecture that is responsive to topography‚ light and the basic resources of the region with a strong deference towards local material and would create simplistic forms which were grounded in i the form of specific topographies. Siza commonly stuck to the roots of tradition of the Portuguese style and wished to explore an archaic and timeless sense of space‚ which had nothing to do with modernism at all‚ but which relied on ii geometrical schemata
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