Together old and new buildings show the change in the way of living over centuries. Jane Jacobs (1961‚ p.189) talks about how with continuous rehabilitation of old buildings‚ there is a continuous mixture of the styles of architecture from different movements taking place. This becomes a dynamic process as what was once a new mixture eventually becomes old. With the help of gentrification of urban areas‚ these spaces are given life again. Gentrification is the process by which buying and refurbishing
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The Fifth International Conference of the Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR 2008B): Responsibilities and Opportunities in Architectural Conservation: Theory‚ Education‚ and Practice‚ (CSAAR)‚ 3-5 November‚ 2008‚ Amman‚ Jordan‚ Vol 1‚ pp. 421-434. Reviving the Architectural and Acoustical Theatre Heritage: the Role of ERATO Project Naif Adel Haddad Department of Conservation Science‚ Queen Rania Institute of Tourism and Heritage‚ the Hashemite University‚ Zarqa ‚
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work‚ showing a cavernous hall‚ based on the Mosaic Room in the New Reich Chancellery. The painting captures the Nazi architecture‚ focusing on the rigid grid sky light and the repetition of vertical lines along the walls‚ the neo-classical style reflecting the Nazi ideals of authority‚ discipline‚ order and permanence. While this is clear in the painting‚ and the architecture alone gives a very overpowering atmosphere to the piece the use of black on the walls creates a very grim and ominous feeling
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LIFE-CYCLE OF BUILDINGS A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE ‚ UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELORS OF SCIENCE (BSc) IN ARCHITECTURE BY WHENU MAUTON .A. 100501059 OCTOBER
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around the country‚ but it was his visions for the ideal city‚ particularly as illustrated in his book The Metropolis of Tomorrow‚ that would earn him his fame and legacy‚ which still resonates today. Born in 1889‚ Ferriss earned his degree in architecture from Washington University (MO) in 1911. The following year‚ he moved to New York and worked for Cass Gilbert as a draftsman until 1915‚ when he set out on his own and worked as a free-lance delineator (an artist who creates renderings of other
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of its buildings were destroyed. The genesis of Washington architecture started with the McMillan plans which helped to restore downtown Washington and elect new buildings. Charles L’Enfant is a French engineer who was appointed by President George Washington to come up with new plans for the new city. Today‚ Washington dc is a force to reckon within the architectural domain. Washington is a combination of medieval and modern architecture. Change is inevitable. The dynamism of technology and the need
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The Bauhaus Design Movement The Bauhaus is one of the most important design movements in the twentieth century. It took place in Germany in the 1920’s and 30’s and is considered one of the birthplaces of the Modern Movement in architecture‚ design and art. The horrible experiences of WWI‚ poverty and inflation were strong influences. The movement known as Bauhaus was a reaction to social change and resulted in a purism approach with an emphasis in design on straight edges‚ smooth slim forms‚
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Allen) “A diagram architecture is not necessary an architecture produced through diagrams.... Instead‚ diagram architecture is an architecture that behaves like a diagram‚ indifferent to the specific means of its realization." (Par. 13) This paragraph points out the answer that beginners architecture students struggled to find. In the process of design‚ I try to find the potential through the translation from reality to the abstract diagram. While I wonder if the architecture should carefully be
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starring role towards urban transformation and revitalization of the site and the immediate extent area. Once the project was finalized‚ it turned out to be the emblem of the city of Bilbao in Spain. The structure is put together in Avant-garden architecture ordinarily an exemplification of the twentieth century. The structure forms a framework for the exposition of modern art. The architectural design is a masterpiece both domestically and abroad. The Museum building can be depicted as a masterpiece
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Do We Learn from our Mistakes? Architecturally speaking‚ I think we learn very little from our mistakes‚ as there are so many thousands of mistakes to make in architecture without repeating a single one. A child may learn not to touch a hot stove‚ but that is because the child receives an immediate response for doing so. This is not true with the mistakes we make as architects. Sometimes years go by before we learn the results of our errors; mostly our ethical errors. Most of the time this
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