AN ASSIGNMENT ON BUILDING SCIENCE AND ARCHITECTURE (BLD 205) Topic: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MODES OF CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE: BABYLONIANS GREEKS ASSYRIANS EGYPTIANS ROMANS USING RELEVANT SKETCHES AND ILLUSTRATIONS‚ EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF THE GLOBE USE BUILDING ENVELOPE TO ACHIEVE INTERNAL COMFORT. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY. APRIL‚ 2012. CONSTRUCTION IN ANCIENT
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to Egypt. Along with this religious change came many others‚ Akhenaten changed Egypt’s foreign policy‚ art and architecture. The Ancient Egyptians regarded the Sun as a powerful life source. Along with the flooding of the Nile‚ it produced their crops and insured their livelihood. During the Old Kingdom‚ the sun god Ra‚ became the dominant god in the Egyptian pantheon and great temples were erected in his honour‚ also during this time many other powerful gods were fused with Ra‚ for example Atum
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however nothing in the first few galleries caught my eye. There was a sculpture titled ’Unknown Man’‚ that reminded me of the Kore found in Ancient Greece. However‚ there was not sufficient information to write about it‚ so I moved on. The third gallery had a Book of the Dead‚ divided into three chapters. There was a large crowd around this exhibit‚ so once again I moved on. The next gallery I came to dismayed me also. No large sculptures caught my eye‚ and it seemed that I was doomed to fail this project
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Humanity ’s Relationship and the Ten Commandments A glass covered case holding the ten tablet sculpture was chosen for the art piece at the entrance of the new Christian and Jewish Interfaith Cultural and Historical Center. This sculpture demonstrates the importance of the Judeo-Christians complying with the rules set forth in assisting with finding peace within one’s own self. The team writing this paper believes that the ten tablets reflect upon the Jewish and Christian concepts
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Statuette Statue of a Kouros (youth) Accession Number: 26.7.1410 Accession Number: 32.11.1 This essay will analyze the differences and similarities between two sculptures that are from different cultures‚ and time periods‚ namely the Greek statue of a Kouros (youth)‚ dated to ca. 590 – 580 B.C. The Egyptian Male statuette was made between the 12th and 18th dynasties‚ roughly 1981–1550 B.C
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The terms "best fit" and "best practice" are used in strategic human resource management and applied to the specific policy area of reward systems. Each approach attempts to explain the way that HR policies in general and reward policies in particular can lead to greater organizational effectiveness. The "best fit" perspective claims that a firm’s reward system should be aligned to support the organization’s business strategy in order to achieve competitive advantage. "Best practice" advocates claim
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The male youth‚ known as the Kouros‚ was depicted in the nude during the Archaic Period of Greek art. The Kouros was made between 590 and 580 BCE‚ out of marble. They used this beige marble as a durable material for their sculptures. The Kouros is depicted as young man in a stiff‚ upright position with his arms hanging at either side. His body form and facial features make him look very boyish and youthful. This is specifically shown in his small waist and shorter size as a whole. It can be interpreted
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Mesopotamia was the world’s first civilization--the first time people settled down to live together in one place. They didn’t have to rely only on hunting and gathering to get food because they knew how to farm and could save up food for the winter. Since they had so much extra time now (the time they used to spend hunting animals and gathering plants)‚ this allowed them to begin creating objects and ideas to help them live a little easier. This slideshow will demonstrate some of Mesopotamia’s
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The sculpture on the left was from Rome‚ whereas the sculpture on the right was from Greece. Starting from the right‚ Greece sculptures have equal similar traits to Egypt sculptures‚ it is thought that the Greeks has gotten inspiration from Egyptians and New East. Kouros represents a youthful‚ strong and immortal man. At that time‚ Greece’s social system was male dominant‚ also known as patriarchy. Therefore‚ it was not an issue that most Greek sculptures are naked. As Kouros shares similar traits
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for centuries. For this assignment I chose two Greek sculptures viewed at the Getty Museum. The first is Kouros circa 530 B.C. made of Dolomitic marble from Thasos and is approximately 200 cm (80 in) in height. The second is Cult Statue of a Goddess‚ (most likely Aphrodite) South Italy‚ 425 - 400 B.C. made of Limestone and marble. It stands at a height of 220 cm (86 5/8 in). There is some dispute to the authenticity of the Getty Kouros sculpture‚ but assuming it is not a modern forgery it would belong
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