he was born in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington and he is the Pulitzer Prize. He views Seattle as a new and interesting city which has changed a lot in the last century. Declining hills‚ losing salmon stream‚ building new skyscrapers by month‚ and the forested edge of the city is deforested for new neighborhoods as well. No wonder he describes Seattle as “a city that can’t decide what to wear”(127). He also interprets Seattle
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Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) In 1881‚ Alfred Stieglitz went to Berlin to study mechanical engineering and met Hermann Wilhelm Vogel whose experiments with orthochromatic emulsions and active role in photographic societies convinced Stieglitz to pursue in photography. In 1890‚ Stieglitz decided to pursue a life as an independent medium. His role was as a “choose one” guiding his people out of the slavery of old practices. Stieglitz desired to produce a major exhibition reflecting the principal
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Chicago Tribune competition of 1922 was an application of these principles to skyscraper design. In contrast to the winning Gothic design by Raymond Hood‚ Gropius’s solution was free of all eclectic or historical detail. Using the rectangular Chicago window employed by architects like Louis Sullivan‚ Gropius offered a significant European solution to the design problem posed by America’s most innovative structure‚ the skyscraper. Gropius’s educational philosophy encompassed the designing of all functional
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My coming to America Leaving your country is always a difficult decision‚ and whoever has experienced it understands the sacrifice it entails. When I left Poland at 18‚ I thought I was going to be in paradise‚ but to my disappointment it was far from that. I had to learn a new language and work hard to provide for myself. What kept me motivated was the hope for a better future and an independent life. Independence is something thаt Ι hаve worked hаrd to achieve. My mom always said
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properly because they are trying to deal with the fear of heights. (Fritscher‚ 2011). An example could be that someone went on vacation‚ they went to New York with their family. Anyone that goes to New York more than likely knows about the many skyscrapers‚ one being The Empire State building. That building in particular has 102 floors and has about 1‚ 860 steps from top to bottom and stands tall at 1‚ 454 feet (www.esbnyc.com). Now‚ most that have acrophobia‚ their unconditioned responses kick in
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The inspiration of nature in design created a movement of Organic Architecture through functionalism and minimalism since the 1800’s influencing some of the greatest architects to emerge. Functionalist architects and artists design utilitarian structures in which the Organic Architecture dictates the development within and moves outward in harmony with its surroundings‚ without regard to such traditional devices as axial symmetry and classical proportions or any other heavy ornamentation. Louis
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Vertical Farming Vertical Farming is a modern way of farming‚ is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers‚ or on vertically inclined surfaces. Land and population: It is estimated that by the year 2050‚ close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield
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URBAN PATTERN Settlements of any size and type can always be formally synthesized by their patterns‚ so it means pattern identify the settlements. Town houses in gridiron blocks‚ high-rise office structures‚ academic campuses‚ suburban estates‚ and highway retail sprawl are good examples. Urban form‚ then‚ is a result of the bringing together of many elements in a composite totality:the urban pattern. Patterns are the outstanding formal features of urban areas. A pattern can be defined as
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The summer before my junior year in high school‚ my family and I took a trip to a completely new world. Being from a small town‚ I had never really been exposed to the elements of a large city such as New York City. My trip there was like discovering an entirely new way of life that I had only heard stories of previously. For about the tenth time the morning of the flight‚ I checked my room to make sure I didn’t leave anything essential behind. My stomach was doing flips as we arrived at the
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rebuilding the World Trade Center‚ which means wealthy people are coming back to down town Manhattan. This is a great opportunity to start a restaurant around the area‚ since the population will significantly increase due to the rising of a 105 stories skyscraper. Oyi-Shi sushi restaurant is design for consumer to have a relaxed and pleasant environment for brunch‚ lunch‚ happy hour‚ and dinner. We serve variety style of Japanese sushi‚ Such as Aburi Sushi‚ Gunkan-Maki‚ Maki Sushi and Nigiri Sushi‚ Plus
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