aspirations for tomorrow coexist today to create the present. In India therefore history is not a fossilised past but rather a continuum of the tradition. History lives on as tradition. A land of long history and deep traditions‚ its architectural landscape has innumerable edifices that have transcended time to remain timeless even after centuries and millennia. They have sustained the rigour of place and people over time. This has been so due to consistent process of adaptation over changed time and
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Essay 1 The origin of the Hopi people is one of spiritual beginning. According to the article Ang Kuktota—Hopi Ancestral Sites and Cultural Landscapes written by Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and T.J. Ferguson‚ ”When the Hopi people climbed out of the Sipaapuni (place of emergence)…they entered into a spiritual covenant with the deity Maasaw to migrate until they reached their destiny… ‘along there make footprints‚’ was one of the instructions given to the Hopi to demonstrate they had fulfilled their spiritual
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Based on Jonathan Hill’s Immaterial Architecture‚ the book that traces the changing science of space and the forces that define it‚ i.e.-material aspect (presence of matter) and the immaterial aspect (absence of matter)‚ this paper also examines the confluence and definition of space driven by both material and immaterial qualities. These elements are particularly important to study in context with the ever-changing landscape of 21st century architecture. Immaterial conditions like government
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significant proportions it is no surprise that karst environments are highly studied. These hazards include sinkholes‚ sinkhole flooding and the contamination of groundwater. This essay will also discuss the impact humans have had on karst landscapes. Figure 1: Karst landscapes and limestone regions (Christopherson 2012) 2. Karst Processes 2.1 Brief Description The hydrological cycle is very important in the process of karst formations. The formation of karst starts with precipitation that often reacts
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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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When Stars Go Dark: An Anthology of Spatial Declination By kgtillada Architecture is a vessel for stories. From the very foundations an infrastructure stands on to the highest peak that reaches out for the sky‚ a story lies within each brick that is laid‚ each volume of concrete that is poured and each band of steel that is welded. It is a congregation of narratives‚ containing various mementos from when it was built until the passing generations it shall live through. There are many stories
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Alvar Aalto The figurehead of modernism and leader of bringing architecture back to the human scale that once was‚ Alvar Aalto is now an architectural inspiration to us all. Aalto did not use his architecture as a learning tool but more as a gesture toward the emotional and physical needs of man. His architecture was meant to enrich the lives of those it served. Aalto focused on context in site in relation to the human body. Forms‚ light and shadow were inspired by the Finnish forests Aalto grew
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representation Architecture is understood and studied from drawings and images. Drawings possess a life of their own and express the intentions of the architect. In the following essay‚ I would annotate the various arguments brought forth in the two readings‚ “The Necessity for Drawing: Tangible Speculation” by Michael Grave and “Architectural Drawings and the Intent of the Architect” by James Smith Pierce. Both the readings discuss about the importance of the language of drawing in architecture. Grave
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that suburbanization imposed upon the landscape of Southern California. Although suburbanization in theory and in reality did create abundant benefits to a great mass of people‚ especially to those who wanted to avoid the daily nuisances of urban city life‚ its negative consequences were quite grave indeed. Suburbanization led to a complete eradication to the natural landscape of many areas in California. The book’s vivid accounts of how the lush‚ green landscape was bulldozed just to build tracts
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My interest in Architecture has now been so immense that I can say that my duration of 5 year’s study for the entire course of Bachelor of Architecture has been a ride in wonderland. I completed my Bachelor’s Degree with utmost sincerity and passion. Architecture has been a new experience to me‚ so much that none in my entire family is even closely related to Architecture. I got to know about this amazing world of Architecture through my father‚ an Electrical Engineer by profession. I had special
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