Biological Sciences www.textroad.com Research and Design of Green Tropical Architecture Agung Murti Nugroho Department of Architecture‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Brawiajay‚ Malang‚ Indonesia ABSTRACT The common debate on traditional and nation architecture is always about projecting local identity on built form. The attempts are applauded especially against the western borrowed style‚ but the idea of architecture as befitting to the local climate is in question. This paper argues that
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construction‚ and maintenance of buildings. Before beginning construction civil engineers plan layout and every other aspect of a building. As the article “Architecture (building)” on Microsoft® Encarta® remarks “Architecture must satisfy its intended uses‚ must be technically sound‚ and must convey aesthetic meaning” because “Architecture is a social art” (page 1 of 19). Structural engineers are principally concerned with the structural form of a building‚ whereas architects are concerned with
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“I cannot‚ in whole conscience‚ recommend architecture as a profession for girls ... the obstacles are so great that it takes an exceptional girl to make a go of it. If she insisted on becoming an architect‚ I would try to dissuade her. If then‚ she was still determined‚ I would give her my blessing … she could be that exceptional one.” - Pietro Belluschi in “Should You Be An Architect?”‚ 1955. At the risk of sounding cliché‚ I begin my personal statement with this quote in lieu of a formal introduction
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1- Where? This Project‚ just as many other Richard Meier projects‚ is built within a heavily contrasting context of nature‚ hovering over the shores of lake Michigan. The white reinforced concrete and glass are easily distinguishable from it’s exuberant background heavy in shades of green which invokes a sense of being deep within a forest‚ away from all man made things‚ making the project all the more contrasting and also creating a sense of privacy for the entire property which is seldom achieved
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method of transumption‚ the creation of all’antica architecture through the use of ancient building materials has gone largely ignored. This paper argues that the revival of antiquity in latefifteenth and early- sixteenth century Rome relied not only on the resurgence of ancient forms but also the employment of ancient materials‚ specifically spoliated granite. Granite columns quarried in Egypt were a common feature of Imperial Roman architecture. In Rome‚ the abundance of durable ancient granite
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Ever since I was little‚ I expressed energetic interests in architecture and art‚ ranging from my obsession with origami to countless trips to The Getty Center in Los Angeles to my admiration of the towering skyscrapers in New York City and classic Colonial homes in Connecticut. Additionally‚ I have been devoting a significant portion of my life studying classical piano since I was four years old‚ and I have earned many notable honors throughout my music career so far. Origami has been an integral
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and social justice. (Cradle) The architecture is an important part of our well-being‚ but if you take a closer look at the actual user of a dwelling compared with the studies Camilla Brunsgaard(Lecture 9) have researched in user behavior of the passive houses in Vejle‚ I also think that it is very important that users are briefed to use an energy efficient house so it will work as intended and through that be sustainable. So if you want to live in architecture where energy is one of the main things
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academic interests‚ purpose‚ objectives and motivation in undertaking this postgraduate study My decision to apply for the MArch at the Edinburgh College of Art is directly linked to my intended career plans. I wish to continue pursuing a career in Architecture‚ and I consider this degree to be indispensable as a means of acquiring those analytical‚ technical‚ creative and workspace skills and that theoretical and practical knowledge that will assist me with my ambition of achieving membership of the
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the city and you see all these amazing structures‚ but where did they come from. If you look at the some of the buildings in New York City‚ and look at the buildings from Ancient Greece you can see a pretty clear resemblance. The influence on the architecture in the world today came from those first major architectural accomplishments made by the Greeks. From the times of 600 BCE- 600 CE‚ classical civilizations have existed throughout the world. Classical civilizations are civilizations that had a
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Department of Architecture SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AR1102 Architectural Design 1 Academic Year 2012/2013 Project 02 – The room and a ‘village’ Project 02 The room and a ‘village’ Understanding architectural language Using architectural language and Making architectural language Arguably the room or its approximation is the basic construct of an architectural space. How it is defined‚ enclosed and what elements are used to do this is the architecture
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