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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Missione aziendale Da Wikipedia‚ l’enciclopedia libera.Vai a: Navigazione‚ cerca La missione (o scopo) di un’organizzazione o impresa (la sua "dichiarazione di intenti")‚ è il suo scopo ultimo‚ la giustificazione stessa della sua esistenza‚ e al tempo stesso ciò che la contraddistingue da tutte le altre. Il mission statement è il "manifesto" della missione ed è in molti sensi analogo alla visione aziendale (vision statement). Tuttavia‚ a differenza di questo‚ tende a focalizzarsi più sul presente
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PHEIDIAS (fl. c. 490-430 BC)‚ Athenian sculptor‚ the artistic director of the construction of the Parthenon‚ who created its most important religious images and supervised and probably designed its overall sculptural decoration. It is said of Phidias that he alone had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man. He established forever general conceptions of Zeus and Athena. Little is known about Phidias’ life. When Pericles rose to power in 449‚ he initiated a great building
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Dove with olive leaf A number of peace symbols have been used in various cultures and contexts‚ one of the most ancient being the olive branch. The symbol of the dove and olive branch was used by early Christians and was later adopted as a secular symbol. It was popularized by Pablo Picasso in 1949 and became widely used in the post-war peace movement. In the 20th century the peace sign was adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The V hand signal and the peace flag became international
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The Spratly Islands Dispute in the South China Sea: Problems‚ Policies‚ and Prospects for Diplomatic Accommodation Christopher C. Joyner INTRODUCTION he end of the Cold War created a strategic vacuum in the South China Sea. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its departure from Cam Ranh Bay; the closure of United States’ naval bases in the Philippines; and Vietnam’s withdrawal from Cambodia diminished superpower influence in the region. These events also prompted several East Asian littoral
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"The Unknown Southern Land" Even in medieval times there were stories about a large continent in the Southerh Hemisphere. But Europeans had never seen it. They wondered what it was like and whether it inhabited. They called this land terra australis incognita 1 or «the unknown souther land» – Australia. Nowdays when people speak of Australia they can mean three things: 1) Australia as a continent; 2) Australia as an island and 3) Australia as an indenendent country. Australia is
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The author‚ Joseph Brodsky‚ of this passage taken from “How to Read a Book” from On Grief and Reason‚ presents the reader with an enigmatic literature dilemma that individuals face in determining what they should read. This dilemma questions how to manage all the literature material that is presented continuously and how to decide what one should read‚ as there is limited time of one existence. This passage has an educative‚ informative‚ and didactic tone to present this dilemma‚ as it tries to inform
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Kingdom were derived almost exclusively from the works of the Bronze Age (4500-3000 B.C.). Made in that period‚ there were sculptures of animals that were the predecessors of the statues of Egyptian gods and goddesses in the shape of animals. There were terra-cotta figures of women--probably the slaves from the African tribes--which probably were to represent the Mother Goddesses. However the art of the Old Kingdom had much more to borrow from that prehistoric period than just bits and pieces of ideas here
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PLOT SUMMARY: Gagamba Tranquilino Penoy‚ better known as Gagamba to the populace of Ermita‚ at the heart of Manila particularly in the outskirts of M.H. Del Pilar nearby the grandiose Camarin restaurant‚ was one of the few people who have survived the 1990 Luzon killer earthquake. On July 15‚ 1990‚ the often crowded city of Manila was struck by the strongest earthquake recorded in the Philippine history. The whole city was under a big shock for some minutes especially those who are inside
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Depression‚ when fewer people could afford to attend performances‚ the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result‚ a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building‚ for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered
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