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    Michel Foucault and Pp

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    Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ London: Thames & Hudson‚ pp. 256-75. 720.108 FOR Koolhaas‚ R. (2001) Junk space: The Debris of Modernization’‚ in C.J. Chung et al. (eds)‚ The Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping‚ Köln: Taschen‚ 408-21 POWER / POLITICS Foucault‚ M. (1995) ‘Panopticism’‚ in Discipline and Punish‚ New York: Vintage‚ pp. 195-228. Forty‚ A. (1995) 364.60944 FOU Being or Nothingness: Private Experience and Public Architecture in Post War Britain’‚ Architectural

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    Modernism in Art

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    A proliferation of varying styles characterized the world of American art and architecture in the period between 1880 and the outbreak of World War 2 in 1939. In spite of the fact that these various styles often had little in common with each other‚ they are traditionally clusted under the label of Modernism. It is thus rather difficult to give a precise definition of modernism‚ one that encompasses all the characteristics of the aritists and architects who are commonly grouped under this

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    primary parental forces in the nurturing of a budding architect’s soul Ar. Antara Nandy bubuildersconsultants@gmail.com Abstract Architecture is a creative and extremely challenging profession. An architect needs to possess the talents and prodigy of an artist as well as the stead-fastness and accurate decision-making abilities of a true professional. The study of architecture comprises of a unique blend of art and science. Thus the role of architectural education is highly significant in honing the

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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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    courses - academic degrees conferred by a college or university 2.5.5 Minimalist Architecture – field of architecture that uses minimal elements in design yet produces a unified and sophisticated result. 2.5.6 Green Architecturearchitecture that stimulates environmental sustainability‚ minimizes impact and integrates the power of nature in the design proficiently. 2.5.7 Modern Architecture – a uprising in architecture characterized by the elements of glass‚ steel and

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    Ancient Mediterranean Art

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    secondary textual sources. At the center of this paper will be one of three different “object” types: an original work of art in the Oriental Institute Museum‚ an ancient-inspired architectural work in Chicago‚ or the ancient-inspired art and architecture of a movie (more on these below). All papers must include a description of the “object’s” formal elements (such as line‚ color‚ texture‚ spatial qualities‚ and composition) and medium and how they contribute to the function of the “object” and

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    Green Tropical Design

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    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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    Image and Representation

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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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    Geoffrey Bawa

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    INTRODUCTION The Architecture of Geoffrey Bawa has influenced not only Sri Lanka but also the south Asian countries. His works have been described as regional‚ traditional‚ culturally rich and often though with some qualification‚ modern. His projects are a synthesis of Modernist vocabulary and distinct contextual elements‚ rooted in regional identity and lifestyle of users. Bawa is very much a man of the end of the era - especially when seen in the context of modern movement in the west - because

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