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    and the playground are places for which children can develop a strong sentiment early in their lives. Some mountaineers climb Mt. Everest to experience the highest point in the world‚ often describing it as a special place. The practice of architecture involves the design and creation of place in a given space for its users (Portugali‚2006). It is thus important to consider the purpose and emotions of users attached to that place. Religious monuments exemplify the expression of the emotions and

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    OML 310: Human Settlements and Urbanism Juanique Horak u11098440 Guga S ’thebe Arts and Culture Centre in Langa by Carin Smuts Architect: Carin Smuts Architectural Firm: CS STUDIO Year of implementation: 1996-1999 Client/ Organisation: Langa community‚ Western Cape Reason: Community empowerment What is the balance of power? During 1996 the Langa Development Forum asked CS Studio to work on a Cultural Centre to create a space for community and culture upliftment. Firstly‚ house

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    The Vitruvian Man

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    The Vitruvian Man a symbol of movement to realism and modern science in an era of humanism. (Karl – Hans laermann) Conclusion Art and humanities has changed over centuries bringing new meaning and life to what is viewed in today’s society. Architecture is broad and ever expanding to new ideas however without the history and philosophies of our ancestors such as the great Da Vinci modernization may not be as it is today. Bibliography Leonardo da Vinci’s Foot: Historical Evidence of Concept

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    The Vanna Venturi House

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    The exterior of the house is simple and looks like a house‚ and it is connected to the interior. For some elements outside of the house like the chimney‚ it is easy to tell where it is located. It’s usually on either sides of the house‚ but in the Vanna Venturi House’s case it is in the middle. There are different sizes of windows placed in the house‚ which are designed instead of having repetitive shapes of windows. Robert Venturi used the invention of having those asymmetrical windows randomly

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    Bibliography: 1. Douglass D‚ B‚ 2008. Defining a Sustainable Aesthetic: a New Paradigm for Architecture‚ MSc. Thesis‚ The School of Architecture‚ University of Southern California. 2. Hermann‚ B.G.‚ Kroeze‚ C.‚ Jawjit‚ W.‚ 2007. Assessing environmental performance by combining life cycle assessment‚ multi-criteria analysis and environmental performance indicators .J

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    In 2004 DreamWorks Pictures released Shrek 2‚ a well-known American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film dedicated towards a mature audience due to its post modernistic approach. It is the second segment to the Shrek film series and is followed by another two films. The film starts right where the first movie finished. After Shrek and Princess Fiona’s honeymoon they are invited to the kingdom of Far Far Away to meet the princess’ royal parents. But then tension builds up when the couple arrives

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    – 1992 Kalibo‚ Aklan College Roxas Memorial College of Arts & Trades 1992 – 1998 Kalibo‚ Aklan Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Aklan State University 2003 – 2009 Kalibo‚ Aklan Bachelor of Science in Architecture ELIGIBILITY: Certificate of Eligibility given by Civil Service Commission as Architectural Draftsman – I (category – I) Certificate No. 26060138 Issued : June 14‚ 2000 WORK EXPERIENCE: D. P. Maagma‚ Jr. & Associates OJT – Architectural

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    maintain historic buildings and environments without any damage by examining three important interrelated topics – architecture‚ materials and conservation. Through this book‚ information has been given about development of architecture within its social context chronologically‚ from the Ancient civilisations‚ through renaissance to modern architecture spanning vernacular architecture as well. After discussing the history of various conservation movements and their philosophies in brief‚ the book

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    journey to Rome to study the ruins‚ and while I simply saw crumbling building‚ Filipo saw more- he was inspired by the architecture‚ and has pursued architectural innovation ever since. I could go on and on about Brunelleschi’s projects- but you should be more concerned about what makes his structures unique- and what makes him brilliant. Remarkably‚ he revolutionized architecture by incorporating art‚ anyone could see the similarities between his sculptures and buildings. Instead of an erratic

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    Mesopotamian Ziggurats were not colorful or diverse. Buildings where shades of brown with small engravings. They looked mostly the same‚ with small designs‚ trying to make the certain city-state stand out. That is what I have learned about the architecture and design of early Mesopotamian Ziggurat. And how did this impact the religion and the purpose of

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