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    Wallaton Hall

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    the Renaissance relied more upon observations and would ultimately leading to the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. Architectural reforms were brought about as well during the Renaissance. Before the renaissance‚ asymmetrical gothic architectures dominate Europe. However‚ it was during the Renaissance‚ buildings of high symmetry and proportion of the Classical Roman and Greek buildings that inspired architects of that time. The plans of the building have symmetrical appearance and the proportion

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    is an inevitable thing in writing. Le Corbusiers Manifesto as a whole is a successful breakdown of architecture with a strong influence of scientific terminology to support his views but also has the ability to guide you into the construction and design elements of architecture. Unlike some of the other reads such as ——(other writings by Le Corbusier)— a basic foundational understanding of architecture isn’t needed. Le Corbusier has an effective way in allowing readers to relate to his words by referring

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    Surface Design

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    Weinstock provides information about the methods that can be followed to apply the inspirations from biology to architecture in the intro of the book Emergent Technologies and design: Towards a biological paradigm for architecture. A self-organization without external control necessitates non-linear‚ complex adaptive systems‚ and thereby the sciences of complexity. To generate dynamical architecture‚ now‚ design software enables the architect to write and script codes. Mathematical structure turns

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    Critical Regionism

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    regionalism was first introduced as an architectural concept in the early 1980s in essays by Alexander Tzonis‚ Liane Lefaivre and subsequently‚ Kenneth Frampton. It was describe as a contemporary architecture which could neither be branded as internationalism nor as a historical concept of region and architecture. Over the last twenty years‚ along with the rise of the internet and global finance‚ the global has become the prevailing regime of art production and exhibition. When architect Kenneth Frampton

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    TRINITY CHURCH OF BOSTON Ever since Trinity Church was introduced to American architecture‚ historians and architectural critics alike unite with the idea that it is a masterpiece. As Juhani Pallasma writes in Architecture and the Senses‚ ?Architecture has the capacity to be inspiring‚ engaging‚ and life-changing?- for example‚ creating an experience filled with emotion‚ hope‚ and light for those in need. Did architect Henry Richardson in fact create a masterpiece? And if so‚ how did he accomplish

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    Becoming an Architect

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    drawings and somehow the drawings turn into reality in the forms of buildings and other structure. Many people have a dislike for modern architecture and say “they don’t get it.” To them‚ these buildings and other structures look weird and they do not comprehend the entire design concept. The field of architecture is more than what meets the eye. Architecture is a great field to enter. This field allows the architect to express himself creatively while getting paid for it. For people who enjoy drawing

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    Achyut Kanvinde

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    cultivate and appreciate values so that they can experience and sharpen their senses through observation and practice” - Kanvinde ACHYUT KANVINDE Father of Modern Indian Architecture Achyut Kanvinde | Born: 1916 Died: 2003 Gender: Male Country of Origin: India Biography: He entered the Architecture Department at Sir J.J. School of Art in 1935 then headed by Claude Batley‚ who was also the premier architect of the country. He passed out in 1941. 1943‚ he joined the newly formed Council

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    Sample Personal Statement

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    Sample Personal Statement for Architecture People once asked me: “Why did you choose architecture?” I couldn’t give a simple answer for that. Maybe it was because I like painting and construction since childhood. I also earnestly yearn to create beautiful things on my own and architecture can satisfy my imagination in space‚ materials‚ and color. My born interest in this sector is also because of my parents‚ who are both structural engineer and electrical engineer‚ influencing me gradually and

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    ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMME. ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY (A.T.B.U) BAUCHI‚ NIGERIA. KADUMA‚ LOT AKUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE‚ SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY‚ ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY‚ BAUCHI NIGERIA. AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS - IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B. Tech) IN ARCHITECTURE.

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    Patron and Community

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    various arguments brought forth in the two readings “Morality with Regard to the Commission” by Oriol Bohigas and “Patrons or Clients?” by Robert Gutman. Both the readings discuss the patronage of architecture in earlier days and how in the recent years clientage and capitalism has taken over architecture. How today the architects are harassed by the demands of the narrow minded clients contrary to the earlier centuries where architects enjoyed the trust and respect of the patrons who granted them

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