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    Christianity and its Effect on Architecture "The emperor’s personal sanction of Christianity gives it status‚ which creates greater need for rituals and administrative structure. Christian churches‚ memorial structures‚ and mausoleums soon spring up in Rome‚ Constantinople‚ and other cities" gave opportunity for architects to create a new design. Christian basilica architectural design was for the needs of the congregation‚ which meant a new kind of design. With the spreading of the influence

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    2. Dual-Homed Host Architecture: As reflected by the name a dual homed host architecture is a computer having two network connections separately for two network interfaces. Such host work as router among two networks however when dual homed hosts architectures are implemented in firewall this routing function is disabled. As routing function is disabled and IP packet is also blocked completely thus the host isolates two network completely from each other thus directly routing between the networks

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    Diana Su Professor Claudia Holm LA108 April 23‚ 2013 Review of Architecture and Fashion Collaboration at Atelier Architecture + Fashion Collaboration at Atelier was a collaborative project between architecture and fashion students at Atelier museum. The project was exhibited on April 12 at 79 New Montgomery Street in San Francisco. Every time I pass by this project on my way to school‚ I feel myself attracted to its special matching style. This project used simple colors and special building

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    Thailand The earliest inhabitants of what is now Thailand were hunter-gatherers. However about 4‚000 BC they began farming. They grew rice. At first the farmers used stone tools but about 3‚000 BC bronze was discovered. From about 500 BC the people of what is now Thailand used iron. At first what is now Thailand was divided into small states called Meuang. By 100 AD they were practicing Theravada Buddhism. However the ancestors of modern Thais are believed to have come from southern China. They

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    “Studying Islamic Architecture: Challenges and Perspectives” deals with a basic question that ‘why is western architecture always given more importance in practical and theory as compare d to that of Islamic architecture’? The article very well talks about the issue of western architecture being more important than the Islamic architecture. The article talks about both the pros and cons of the argument discussed above. The article also analyses why the two that is western architecture and Islamic architecture

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    Art 19th-century Ukiyo-e woodblock printing The Great Wave off Kanagawa‚ one of the best recognized works of Japanese art in the world. Further information: Japanese art‚ Japanese architecture‚ Japanese garden and Japanese aesthetics The Shrines of Ise have been celebrated as the prototype of Japanese architecture.[191] Largely of wood‚ traditional housing and many temple buildings see the use of tatami mats and sliding doors that break down the distinction between rooms and indoor and outdoor

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    Comparison of French and Italian Gothic Architecture When we hear about Gothic architecture‚ we immediately imagine buildings of this style: Cologne Cathedral‚ Notre-Dame de Paris‚ Mont Saint-Michel and so on. They all seem to share a number of common features: they are tall‚ thin‚ produce ethereal impression and with all their form reach for the sky‚ thus tuning people to a solemn mood. It is less known‚ however‚ although completely logical‚ that Gothic style is not homogenous‚ and the Gothic

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    KTH (www.kth.se) – Department of Machine Design RFI of Vehicle Mode Architecture /RFI (v1.1) – Answers to request for information by KTH Martin Törngren‚ DeJiu Chen‚ Lei Feng 6.1 General questions 6.1.1 Does the RFI omit any important aspect of vehicle mode management? If so‚ please explain. Answer: The following aspects are treated in this subsection: • Consideration of a mode taxonomy • The definition of the concept of mode itself • Dependency between vehicle modes and the vehicle

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    The inspiration of nature in design created a movement of Organic Architecture through functionalism and minimalism since the 1800’s influencing some of the greatest architects to emerge. Functionalist architects and artists design utilitarian structures in which the Organic Architecture dictates the development within and moves outward in harmony with its surroundings‚ without regard to such traditional devices as axial symmetry and classical proportions or any other heavy ornamentation. Louis

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    Art & Architecture of Shree Jagannath Temple Mrs. Rashmi Mishra Shree Sadashiva Campus‚ Puri. Architecture in Odisha found its supreme expression in the form of temples‚ some of which are among‚ finest in the country. Of these‚ three are most famous the Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneswar (11th century)‚ the Jagannath Temple at Puri (12th century) and the great Sun Temple at Konark (13th century). These mark the culmination of a distinct style of architecture called

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