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    Italian Gothic Architecture A country that is rich in heritage and history is home to a place that is critical in the development of architecture not only in Europe but throughout the world. Italian gothic architecture represents a movement of gothic architecture that transitioned through Europe and transformed style and the typical depiction of the word “gothic.” Italy’s choice of design and placement of buildings shows the Italians approach and style in terms of gothic design. The Italian approach

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    Identifying the discrepancies and shortcomings of our previous system proved much easier than developing the application architecture and process design of the proposed system. According to the National Institute of Open Schooling‚ the next step following the initial study was to test the feasibility of the new system. This step included verifying that the proposed process met the needs of the organization‚ was cost effective and that the process made effective use of company resources‚ to include

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    India‚ July 31. Bhide‚ Amita. 2008. Resettlement or a Silent Displacement? Mumbai Reader 2008‚ 302–329. Mumbai: UDRI. Castells‚ Manuel. 1991. The Informational City. Oxford: Blackwell. Correa‚ Charles. 1989. The New Landscape. London: Butterworth Architecture. Davis‚ Mike. 2006. Planet of Slums. Brooklyn: Verso Books. Echanove‚ Matias‚ and Rahul Srivastava. 2008. The Tool House in Mumbai Reader 2008‚ Mumbai: UDRI Publications. http://dharavi.org/index.php?title=G._Surveys‚_ Projects‚_Designs_%26_Plans_for_Dharavi/H

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    The Influences of Islamic Culture towards Architecture I. Introduction Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religions style from the foundation of Islam to present day. Most of the building is influenced by Islamic element with variety of style in which are Persian style‚ Indo-Islamic style and Indonesian-Malay style. II. Body A. The first style of Islamic culture that influences the architecture is Persian style. 1. Persian style can be identified

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    Roman Architecture Throughout the Roman Empire‚ there have been many new inventions and advances in their architecture and many are still there in Rome today. There were also many people who would put a lot of effort and time into building Rome’s greatest temples and churches. For example‚ the aqueduct‚ Colosseum‚ and The Pantheon were three of the most famous and well preserved designs in Roman history. Including that there were a mass of materials and tools that were used‚ the designers were perfectionists

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    Case Study 2: Application Architecture Ravinell Rose Instructor Name: Mark Stone CIS 210 9/2/2014 Strayer University: Piscataway In designing and building a payroll program for a large organization with offices spread across the country‚ which possesses quite a few changelings to overcome and must be done in a particular manner. Thus having the right application architecture is important where the design is concerned. Because the company has one large data center that each office

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    Essay #1 The Palace of Knossos‚ a Minoan mud brick and timber structure on a shallow stone foundation‚ featuring a central courtyard‚ was constructed on an acropolis. It was a place for rulers to reside‚ shrines for religious ceremonies to be worshipped‚ the industrial production of objects‚ and administrative duties. Ample hallways‚ stairways‚ chambers‚ and light wells supplemented the ambitiously built structure. There were plenty of columns to mark he four awe inspiring entrance passages

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    Name Institution Course Instructor Date The Effect of Horses on Han Dynasty Architecture The horse holds a long history in the Chinese society. For more than 3000 years‚ the horse played a central role in determining the social standing of the society. The horse represented military potential and were crucial tools of agriculture and transport. The Chinese dynasties that relied on the significance of the horse were the Shang‚ Sun Ji‚ Han‚ Tang‚ and Yuan. In each of these dynasties‚ the people

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    What is the renaissance architecture? The answer lays in its very name- the word is originally French‚ from term la rinascita “to be reborn”. If we want to describe this era‚ we could say‚ that renaissance is “a self-conscious break with the past and search for the new forms of expression”. And it’s fully true- renaissance is an entirely new turn in the History of Architecture‚ but at the same time it’s a return to and exalt of antique forms of roman art. It is said‚ that “Renaissance architects

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    17th-century English colonial architecture resembles the late medieval forms that survived in rural England. Houses were built in a range of sizes. Gables‚ overhangs‚ and lack of symmetry reflected the late medieval style of Europe. In Virginia and Maryland‚ brick construction was preferred for the typically story and a half homes with chimneys at both ends and a more nearly symmetrical facade. Aside from fortifications‚ the principal nondomestic structures in the 17th-century colonies were churches

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