Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Beyond Mies and the Modern Movement Philip Johnson (b. 1906) began his career in the 1930s as a critic and curator. In 1932‚ during his time at The Museum of Modern Art‚ he oversaw an exhibition he titled The International Style‚ which featured the work of the avant-garde architects‚ designers and theorists of Europe led by Le Corbusier‚ Walter Gropius and his mentor‚ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was Johnson and this exhibition that helped to define and articulate
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alleyway‚ past all the gated post-modern mansions that seem to each exist in their own worlds behind lines of lush green foliage and stark white concrete walls. At the end of the road is The Eames House‚ Case Study House #8—the archetypal symbol of post-modernism. The moment you walk onto the grounds of the house‚ the world changes—removed from the bustling traffic of Pacific Coast Highway‚ away from the beachgoers indulging in the California summer in the middle of winter. The birds chirp‚ sing‚ and flutter
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Korean Traditional House: Grass Roofed House In Korea there was a traditional house called ‘Choga house’ which ‘Choga’ means grass roof and it had a lot of benefits for poor people. It is made of red clay so it was cool in summer and warm in winter. Also it was really easy and cheap to get those materials so many poor people used to make Choga house. The roof was made of grass so it was easy to get it‚ and it was good in both summer and winter because it protected hotness in summer and
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Burning House In the parable of The Burning House it explains a story about a father saving his children. It pictures a neighborhood with a huge mansion that only has one entrance. The mansion is in poor condition‚ the pillars are tilted‚ the walls and fences are crumbling‚ and one day the house catches on fire. The father knew that he was capable of leaving the burning house safely‚ so he went outside. From outside the house the father told his children that the needed to leave the house because
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a series of 44 vignettes describing the adolescence of Esperanza. These 44 vignettes‚ though at some points seem unconnected and unrelated‚ come back to the central symbol of the house. The homes described are a symbol of poverty and shame as well as a symbol of imprisonment‚ and this symbol reveals Esperanza’s future aspirations and themes of spousal abuse. The houses on Mango Street are a symbol of poverty and shame‚ and Esperanza realizing this
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Generally‚ near the sea‚ in the coast‚ the temperature is softer than in the centre of a country‚ so I would like to live in a house next to the beach‚ where I can see the sea from the windows‚ hear the sound of water‚ enjoy a warm weather and walk on the sand every morning. If the house had a garden I would sow a lot of pine trees because on the one hand they have sweet-smelling and on the other hand they are evergreen trees which keep nice throughout the year. I would enjoy reading and listening
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heartbroken and distraught that her stepfather had done that to her . She has so many questions for her stepfather trying to understand. Lakshmi was sold to a lady named Mumtaz . Mumtaz was the owner of the “Happiness House“ and she was explaining Lakshmi how things were run in the house and if she didn’t follow as she was told bad things will happen to her . Lakshmi was new to this lifestyle. She felt that she was too young to be having sex with
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of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe’s famously titled work “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a piece of short horror fiction that effectively utilizes symbolism. There are many examples within the text where objects‚ incidents and imagery are effectively utilized to give meaning to the reader beyond that which is being described. In this essay‚ I will analyze how the state of the house‚ the eye-like windows‚ the collapse of the house‚ the presence of a tarn that encircles the house as well
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DEBBIE AND GEORGE CALVERT ARE THINKING OF MAKING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE A HOUSE IN SHAKER HEIGHTS‚ OHIO. BOTH GEORGE AND DEBBIE SAW THE HOUSE THIS MORNING AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. THE ASKING PRICE FOR THE HOUSE IS $4000‚000.00 AND IT HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR ONLY ONE DAY. THEIR BROKER TOLD THEM THAT WERE MORE THAN 20 POTENTIAL BUYERS WHO SAW THE HOUSE THAT DAY. SHE ALSO ADDED THAT ANOTHER BROKER TOLD HER THAT AND OFFER ON THE HOUSE WAS GOING TO PRESENTED BY THAT BROKER THIS AFTERNOON. THEIR BROKER HAS
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My Dream House Everyone must hope they will have a dream house. The dream house can keep them in the condition they wanted. In my mind‚ I hope that my dream house is far from main city and industrial area due to I like quiet environment. I also like fresh air around me. Every day I can woke up by the sound of birds and see them perched in the branches if the trees. Inside the house will be a big‚ spacious hall. I will decorate the walls of the hall with paintings like green color and more. I always
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