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    occurred in many places around the globe. The urbanisation is something that people sometimes did not realize the changes. This paper will discuss about the urbanisation that are rapidly happen in our world today and how the roles of landscape architecture professions could also take a major part in the situation. 2. Definition of Urbanisation 1. Definition According to Nsiah-Gyaabah (retrieved on 24 October 2011)‚ urbanisation is the shift from a rural to an urban society

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    Egyptian Architecture Due to the scarcity of wood the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud bricks and stone‚ mainly limestone but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities. From the Old Kingdom onward‚ stone was generally reserved for tombs and temples‚ while bricks were used even for royal palaces‚ fortresses‚ the walls of temple precincts and towns‚ and for subsidiary buildings in temple complexes. The core of the pyramids came from stone quarried

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    Innovation in Religious Roman Architecture Throughout human history man has been finding ways of doing art and figuring different ways of doing over time‚ one such form of architecture that man has discovered long ago and has extensively worked hard in is the art of architecture. One of the definitions of “architecture” is the profession of designing‚ communities‚ open areas‚ and other artificial constructions and environments.[1] Architecture also involves the design or selection of furnishings

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    The Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) URL/ website: www.architectureboard.ph Republic of the Philippines Department of Labor & Employment Professional Regulation Commission Manila ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) Email Address: prboa.prc.gov.ph@gmail.com URL/ website: www.architectureboard.ph or c/o Telefax: 02.286

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    Religious Architecture: Comparative Study (Wells Cathedral and Friday Mosque‚ Isfahan) The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast two selected religious buildings‚ one of which Islamic‚ and another that is Christian. This will respectively exemplify and illustrate the development of Christian and Islamic styles of religious architecture before the end of the 14th century. The research will mainly focus on the importance of furniture design and interior decoration in each of the two

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    In addition to the Pantheon‚ the Temple of Antoninus and Fautina became Christian churches in the Middle Ages. The Romans built amphitheaters of all sizes‚ but most of which employed great architecture. An early amphitheater was located in Italica. It was dedicated to Hadrian and could seat 25‚000. Another large theater built by the Romans was the one at Augusta. Amphitheaters changed as communities grew. This amphitheater was no exception

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    Introduction: In modern society‚ architecture is one of the key elements of contemporary cities. People are fascinated by impressive buildings and the relationship between these objects and their surrounding. Zaha Hadid has been a key contributor to this development and is directly responsible for many inspiring sights. When I experienced her work‚ I was fascinated by her ability to design a building and how she connected it to the surrounding elements. She used simple figures and fused these forms

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    of the ancient world. The Romans were known for their advancement to society in architecture‚ art‚ and engineering. Many of the advancements in the Roman society we still use in our everyday lives. Because of its world renowned architecture‚ cuisine‚ and historical significance‚ Rome is a place I have always wanted to visit. One of the most famous things we remember about Rome is its architecture. Rome’s architecture over the centuries has great developed‚ especially for the Classical and Imperial

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    As a modern poem”The Wasteland” “Eliot’s Waste Land is I think the justification of the ‘movement‚’ of our modern experiment‚ since 1900‚” wrote Ezra Pound shortly after the poem was published in 1922. T.S. Eliot’s poem describes a mood of deep disillusionment stemming both from the collective experience of the first world war and from Eliot’s personal travails. Born in St. Louis‚ Eliot had studied at Harvard‚ the Sorbonne‚ and Oxford before moving to London‚ where he completed his doctoral dissertation

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    Gothic Architecture in Medieval France As with most modernizations‚ new concepts are often refined versions of previous techniques. Although structural design during the Middle Ages was already advancing at a large scale‚ distortions of the classical style were not too apparent until the Gothic era occurred. Taking place during a time of turmoil with the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Plague‚ the Gothic age emerged right as European society was forced into a reflective change. With an increase

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