Greek Architecture: History and Mechanics Throughout history‚ there have been several significant architectural movements. The last‚ and perhaps most enduring movement is that of Classic Greece. Although for centuries‚ the architecture of ancient Greece has been admired‚ mimicked‚ and replicated‚ its beginnings are somewhat surprising to one unfamiliar with the history of the region. It is important to understand the history and mechanics of Classic Greek architecture in order to fully appreciate
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Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture was an architectural idiom that emerged in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. It consists primarily of temples with pyramid shaped towers and are constructed of sandstone‚ soapstone or granite. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in the ancient book Vastu shastra‚ the majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ and Andhra pradesh. Various kingdoms
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Association of Researchers in Construction Management‚ pp465-72. Halfawy‚ M R and Froese‚ T (2002) Modelling and implementation of smart AEC objects: an IFC perspective‚ CIB W78 conference – Distributing Knowledge in Building”‚ Aarhus School of Architecture‚ Denmark‚ pp1-8. Howard‚ R and Björk‚ B C (2007) Use of standards for CAD layers in building‚ Automation in Construction16 (3)‚ 290-297. Jeong‚ Y S‚ Eastman‚ C M‚ Sacks‚ R and Kaner‚ I (2009) Benchmark tests for BIM data exchanges of precast concrete
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Baroque Architecture Works of famous architects and sculptors What is Baroque Architecture? • A Style originating in late 16th Century Italy • Consists of complex Architectural plan shapes‚ often based on the oval. • Dynamic opposition and inter penetration of spaces were favored to highlighten the feeling of motion and sensuality. • Other characteristic qualities include:– Grandeur – Drama and Contrast – Curvaceousness – Twisting elements – Gilded statuary FRANCESCO BORROMINI • He was the son
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Buildings are products of the imagination‚ that is what connects us to them. Some go further than that and become just a romantic obsession. Throughout time we have begun to modify the landscape in which surround us‚ This leading us to create large industrial cities with many buildings of disuse. As time passes buildings are being left derelict due to many factors such as dying trades‚ for example‚ coal and mining villages. Buildings to this day have been changed and modified and have housed so many
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focus: the unification of traditional temple form and the new domed space‚ the technical development of concrete constructions‚ and the tendency to obscure construction and structural elements. This paper discusses the Pantheon by analyzing the architecture from various aspects such as its three distinctive spaces and the experience they brings‚ the lighting of the interior‚ innovation such as coffering‚ the skillful use of concrete‚ and the Roman’s attempt to conceal the construction. Furthermore
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JOB DESCRIPTION Architects use their knowledge of physics to make sure the building is a safe place‚ and people are comfortable to be inside the building. They don’t necessarily need to actually do the physics calculations‚ but they do need to understand the concepts in order to meet certain requirements. There are normally engineers and specialists who work with the numbers. For example‚ physics comes in when architects are trying to design an energy efficient building. Architects use their
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Texture – the rose seilder house is a modernist architecture masterpiece‚ to which would cater to a relaxing lifestyle in a quite suburb‚ while maintaining a creative modernist design toward the house. Colour – the colour main colour of the rose seidler house is white with many creative pieces of its bold coloured palettes. Materials - laminate‚ stainless steel‚ large-scale glass panes‚ plastics and also natural and textural surfaces of interest such as wood panelling Scale – Dimensions
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Renaissance Architecture Between 1400 and 1600 AD classical ideas of an ’’ age of awakening’’ took place in Italy and northern Europe. This period was called ’’ The Renaissance’’ which means ’’born anew’’ in French. Renaissance architecture was inspired by the architecture of classic/ancient Greece and Rome. Before Gothic architecture was very asymmetrical and complex. The renaissance architecture was highly symmetrical and very proportioned. Features Of Renaissance Buildings: •symmetrical
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Kawalan Bangunan. Retrieved on Disember 26‚ 2012 from http://www.mbmb.gov.my/jbtkawalanbangunan 13 14. Malvika‚ B. (2000). “Adaptive Reuse of Historic Architecture: The Case of Institutional Buildings” 15 16. Masran‚ S. (1983). "Pemeliharaan ‚ pengekalan ‚ pemulihan dan pengawetan bangunan-bangunan bersejarah di Kuala Lumpur" Faculty of Architecture‚ Planning & Surveying. 17. Peter A. Bullen‚ Peter E.D. Love‚ (2011) "Adaptive reuse of heritage buildings"‚ Structural Survey 18 19. Ramli‚ S.F. (2011)
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