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    Roman Architecture Greek and Roman Architecture are both forms of classical architecture. These two classical architectural influences are closely associated with one another as Greek and Roman civilizations rose following each other. Though they are closely associated with one another they each have their own unique characteristics that help distinguish them from one another. Ancient Greek architects strove for precision and excellence of workmanship that has influenced the architecture of the

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    Cambodian architecture is well known for the temples and monuments of Angkor; but the country is also home to an extraordinary‚ and imminently threatened‚ collection of modern buildings from the 1950 ’s and 60 ’s. Following its independence from France in 1953 to the outbreak of civil war in 1970‚ Cambodia experienced a renaissance in architecture and the arts. The buildings of this era have come to be known as “The New Khmer Architecture”. The foremost architect of the time‚ and author of some

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    experience and the value that this represents to the customer EXAMPLE Brand promise: Safety first RTBs: innovative safety systems => With innovative safety systems‚ driving a Volvo car makes me feel that my family is safe. BRAND ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION Brand architecture is the way in which the brands within a

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    the movie The Dark Knight Rises‚ lots of typology of architecture was featured. The underground architecture -such as the sewage were Bane and his followers hid from the Police in the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and the famous cave under the Wayne palace were Bruce (Batman) hid his Batman costume‚ weapons and means of transportation (car‚ motorcycle and plane)-played an important role in the movie. Also in the movie‚ there was architecture from different eras. For example the Wayne palace was

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    Matrilineal Architecture Fig. 1: Location Map (Google Map‚ 2017) Introduction Located a Western Sumatra at Padang Panjang (Fig.1)‚ the Minangkabau is commonly recognisable through its jutting buffalo horn roof also known as “rumah bagonjong” (Wiryomartono 2014). The Minangkabau house also known as “Rumah gadang” literally meaning the great house (Wiryomartono 2014)‚ serves as a residence‚ a hall for family meetings and for ceremonial activities. According to (Kahin 1999)‚ Minangkabau architecture was

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    The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City is a wonderful example of how architecture affects people and social spaces. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1943 to hold the collection of non-objective paintings of Mr. Guggenheim‚ the museum would become the most controversial in New York then as well as now. Influenced by the Ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia‚ the museum is an expanding continuous spiral around a central rotunda. The interior mimics the exterior with five diminishing ramps

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    211 Course title: Computer Organisation and Architecture Submitted to: Ramanpreet Kaur Lamba Madam Submitted by: K. Nabachandra Singha Very-Long Instruction Word (VLIW) Computer Architecture ABSTRACT VLIW architectures are distinct from traditional RISC and CISC architectures implemented in current mass-market microprocessors. It is important to distinguish instruction-set architecture—the processor programming model—from implementation—the

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    Thesis Modern architecture is new ideologies of architectural that show up in many Western countries in the decade after industrial revolution I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials‚ the principles of functionalist planning‚ and the reject of what it is exists and miscellaneous decoration. This style has been generally designated as modern‚ although the labels International style and functionalism have also been used. In rudimentary architecture the human presence can seem subject

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    development of architecture. From the Etruscans and early tribes the Romans found most of their basic architectural skills. From the Greeks some components of Roman architecture were adapted. Which gives some early Roman architecture some characteristics of oriental architecture because of Greek contact with the Orient. The heart of Roman architecture was the Roman forum‚ which was really being constructed under the rule of Octavian (Augustus) Caesar. As time progressed the Roman architecture went into

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    Architecture Have you ever driven by a building so unique that you wonder‚ how much work went into that‚ and who even thought of that? Architecture began in prehistoric times. Trees and branches were used for shelter to protect them from the elements(Architectural Careers). Huts in Neolithic times also count as architecture(Architectural Voices). The amazing works of temples dedicated to gods are the most significant start of architecture(Nuttgens‚ 9) because it put design and creativity into the

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