in Chennai for the first time. So it was inevitable that I would pursue a career in design. Architecture is a combination of ‘Art’ and ‘Science’‚ and is probably the only art form where an individual can transform one’s imagination into living spaces. This fact invoked an interest in me towards Architecture. Growing up in one of the world’s most Heritage-abundant city - Hyderabad‚ its native Architecture style fascinated me. For Instance‚ the Golconda Fort which was built in the 13th century. I
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Architecture Thesis Manual EMCVillanueva.GRLajom “If I had to teach architecture....I would strive to inculcate in my pupils a keen sense of control--unbiased judgment and of the “how” and the “why.” I would encourage them to cultivate this sense till their dying day. But I would want them to base it on an objective series of facts. Facts are fluid and changeable especially nowadays‚ so I would teach them to distrust formulas and impress on them that everything is relative.” --Le Corbusier FOREWORD
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1. Abstract The assignment will be exploring some design approaches on environmentally friendly buildings and to define what is mean by the term “sustainable architecture”? Green architecture is a sustainable method of green building design: it is design and construction with the environment in mind. Green architects generally work with the key concepts of creating an energy efficient‚ environmentally friendly house. The environmentally friendly building materials and construction methods will
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lingering ammonia smell was a doodling sheet for me. I have always been familiar with the world of architecture as my father is an architect. Although I have wandered quite a lot‚ I have till now developed my architectural philosophy and talent in my own way by getting experiences from school through a construction company to an architectural designer’s office. I entered the department of architecture on a scholarship in 1996. But I consciously saw myself as a victim of my father’s expectations because
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BAÜ FBE Dergisi Cilt:9‚ Sayı:1‚ 3-18 Temmuz 2007 Type and typology in architectural discourse Yasemin Đ. GÜNEY* Balıkesir University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering‚ Department of Architecture Çağış BALIKESĐR Abstract Typology is the comparative study of physical or other characteristics of the built environment into distinct types. In this paper‚ the historical transformation of type and typology concepts since the Enlightenment has been examined in three developing stages based
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most common form of architecture‚ but they were used for worship gods and politics‚ there existed two different types of architecture in the Ancient Greece; The Doric order‚ and The Ionic order‚ these two orders were the most common type of architecture used in the Ancient Greece. The Doric columns were the simplest‚ having the capitol which is the top or crown‚ they are circular with a square on top‚ but they do not contain a base. The Doric was very simple yet powerful architecture. The Parthenon is
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Deering service building’ was a new corporate headquarters for Hasting Deering Ltd however is now known as City Ford‚ a showroom for Ford cars. The name‚ identical with the motor industry and Ford vehicle sales‚ serviced for over 60 years. The architecture of the building is interesting as the elevators were simple horizontal bands of walls and steel framed glazing‚ and the rounded columns were set back from the external walls‚ so as to emphasise the sleek curved lines. Max Dupain photographed this
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From sea to shining sea‚ Frederick Law Olmsted constructed hundreds of parks and public spaces across America. He transformed the field of landscape architecture‚ and through his work‚ sought to provide the antidote for the increasingly crowded cities with parks. Olmsted changed the way the society viewed public spaces. The ingenious architect and city planner built the America we know today‚ advocating for the conservation of green spaces‚ which contributes to America’s vast and diverse landscape
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Architecture is a form of knowledge that requires practice and rational thought. Practice is accomplished with the hands work and rational thought is an intellectual activity‚ which allows interpreting and discovering the already built works. Vitruvius stated that focusing only in one would not allow the architect to have success. If the architect doesn’t have enough intellectual and cultural knowledge‚ his works would lack of prestige and admiration. On the other hand‚ if he only focuses in the
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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